Blind surfer ready to make waves

257 views · Published 18 December 2018 · 1:34 · Indexed 1 October 2026

Channel: SABC News · 2018 · News & Politics

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A blind, 21-year old Spanish surfer won't let her disability stand in the way of her dreams. Carmen Lopez has recently become Spain's first female blind athlete in the visually-impaired section of the annual World Adaptive Surfing Championships in California in the USA.
The event was created to give surfers with physical challenges an opportunity to compete in a Paralympic-style, world-class competition. 

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