For 26-year old Im Dong Hyun, all he sees are blurry colors. He doesn't wear prescriptive lenses, yet he is able to hit targets about 76 yards away. That's about 3/4 of the length of a football field!
He's an amazing archer for someone that can only see blurry colors. He is so amazing that he set a world record on the first day of the Olympics. Then followed up on that by helping his team win bronze at the archery finals on Saturday.
Let me just say that the South Korean's are no joke when it comes to archery. They are a formidable opponent.
And this goes to show that being blind does not in any way limit what one can accomplish. Nor should a blind person be underestimated.
Way to go, Im Dong Hyun!
For a link to the Boston Globe article, please see below:
http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2012/07/28/legally_blind_south_korean_sets_archery_world_record/
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