Up and running: Rawalpindi arranges the first-ever marathon for the blind | Dialogue
Photo courtesy: depositphotos.com “I’m Faryad Gujjar, chairperson of Lyallpur Athletics Club and I’ve with me blind athletes. They’re here in Rawalpindi to run in the world’s first-ever blind marathon,” Gujjar tells The News on Sunday (TNS). Blind people run in marathons across the world but January 10 marks the first time that a marathon is being held exclusively for the blind. The main 16-km marathon from T Chowk to Liaqat Bagh Sports Complex on Rawalpindi is grabbing attention of the public. By Thursday,over 600 people had registered, more than 50 of whom were blind participan...