Blind Kiwi wrestler

Published 29 October 2008, Posted in National

As Blind Week gets underway, one Kiwi athlete is not letting his disability get in the way.

26-year-old wrestler Clinton Hall cannot see his opponent and fights purely on instinct.

Hall lost his sight after an allergic reaction to penicillin when he was just two-years-old and is almost totally blind.

“I have just enough sight for a little bit of mobility, but not much,” he says. “Like I can see you standing in front of me, but with absolutely no detail. Just like a shade, I just know your there.”

Check out the full story and watch the video, it’s well worth it.