Blind woman runs 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7 days
Ireland's Sinead Kane has become the world's first visually-impaired athlete to complete the World Marathon Challenge of seven marathons in seven continents in seven days. Kane, who has 5% vision, started her challenge with her guide runner in Antarctica on January 23, before progressing to Chile, USA, Spain, Morocco and Dubai. Kane was joint-first in Asia and sixth in Australia.