Paralympic Record Holder Will Return to Dubai
THURSDAY, 28 DECEMBER 2006
The new 5,000 and 10,000 meter Paralympic record holder will return to Dubai to compete for the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 10km race this coming January 12, 2007.
Henry Wanyoike from Kenya who loose 95 percent if his vision after suffering from a stroke in 1995 is regarded as the best visually impaired runner of all time. He has established himself as a pioneer in Paralympic athletics, setting the world marathon record for a visually-impaired runner in Hamburg in 2005 and winning either gold or silver in the marathon, half-marathon, 10km road race and in the 10,000, 5,000 and 1,500 metres during his career.
Wanyoike is also a Goodwill Ambassador for Standard Chartered's Seeing is Believing global initiative, which aims to restore the sight of 10 million people worldwide. January's marathon event promises to be the largest to date, with thousands of runners already registered across the three race categories which are the 3km, 10km and 42km marathon.
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