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Sporting Witness: Brazil's blind sprinting legend

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Brazil's blind sprinting legend

26/08/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Brazil's blind sprinting legend

How Terezinha Guilhermina went from a Brazilian favela to Paralympic glory.

Brazil’s Terezinha Guilhermina is one of the world’s fastest blind sprinters, with three Paralympic gold medals in the 100m and 200m T11 sprints. Growing up in grinding poverty, Guilhermina always dreamed of taking part in athletics but had no shoes to wear until her sister – who worked as a maid – lent her a pair. Guilhermina shares her life story with Dan Hardoon. The programme is a Whistledown Production.

PHOTO: Terezinha Guilhermina with her guide at the 2012 London Olympics (Getty Images)

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