“Running gave the motivation and outlet that ... “It wasn’t until I arrived that I realised how massive the Paralympics actually were,” said Fachie. “It was all overwhelming.

This is how runners who are blind or severely visually impaired race in the Paralympics: alongside a running guide who is connected to them with a rope tether around their fingers. Not all ...

Take, for instance, first-time Paralympic runner Chaz Davis, who spoke with INSIDER earlier this summer. "Farther away I can't make anything out at all," he said. "But when it comes to running ...

Dan D. Lion is the mascot of the Paralympic Games of New York 1984, wearing jogging clothes with the logo of the Games and a pair of running shoes. The Paralympic mascot of the New York 1984 Games, ...