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Sporting Witness: Kenya's Paralympic Record-Breaker

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17/09/2016 GMT

Kenya's Paralympic Record-Breaker

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Kenya's Paralympic Record-Breaker

How blind runner, Henry Wanyoike, set world records that stand to this day

How blind runner, Henry Wanyoike, set world records that stand to this day.

In 1995, promising Kenyan runner Henry Wanyoike suffered a stroke and lost his sight. After initially feeling depressed, Henry learnt how to run tethered to a guide and went on to a set a series of long-distance running records for the blind  – many of which stand to this day. Henry Wanyoike talks to Alex Last. 

(Photo: Henry Wanyoike, with his guide, on the way to setting a marathon world record in 2005. Credit: Getty Images)

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