A blind runner from Hong Kong has become the first visually impaired athlete to complete a special 100km race in the South Pole, overcoming an injury he suffered at the 40km mark. Gary Leung Siu-wai, 49, and running partner Jennifer Cheung Sze-ying, 42, ran the event in a bid to raise funds for the Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong following a wave of student suicides last year. Running in Antarctica, and not a soul to be seen in any direction The pair withstood freezing temperatures to take on......
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