[Sportsandrec] Legally blind South Korean archer

Tue Aug 7 02:56:13 UTC 2012

I don't take away from his accomplishment.  Its truly a great feat but the 
write-ups on this kill me!  He is what I call a fake blind person, and in my 
opinion, there  is a huge difference between having no sight BS having 
usable sight.
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> Hmmm?
> This guy is lucky, and I'm glad that he can win in the Olympics.  I'm 
> guessing that he is not an independent traveler, and probably is not safe 
> walking to local stores, post office, etc. in day light.  At night, he is 
> probably even less independent.
> Fred
>
>
>>Isn't this the saddest friggen thing you ever heard? a high partial 
>>needing to get so close, the his target  he can actually tongue kiss his 
>>target?
>>I would hate to imagine how close a real blind person would need to get, 
>>in order to even hit the side of a barn!  I dunno about you but my heart 
>>is bleeding!
>>  08:27 AM 8/6/2012, Sean Whalen wrote:
>>>Poor bastards with their sticks and blind dogs. If he's 20/100 in the 
>>>better
>>>eye, is he even legally blind anyway?
>>>
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>>>
>>>Legally blind South Korean archer Im Dong-Hyun eyes gold medal at the 
>>>Games
>>>
>>>Friday, July 27, 2012 8:37 AM
>>>
>>>London 2012 Olympics: legally blind South Korean archer Im Dong-Hyun eyes
>>>gold medal at the Games
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>He may not be able to read a newspaper at arms-length, being legally 
>>>blind,
>>>but South Korean Im Dong-Hyun is one of the favourites in the individual
>>>archery gold medal at the London Games.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>REUTERS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>By Oliver Pickup
>>>
>>>10:22AM BST 26 Jul 2012
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The 26 year-old, who hails from Chungbuk, already has two Olympic gold
>>>medals to his name, having won the team event in Athens - aged only 18 - 
>>>and
>>>Beijing four years ago.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>It is a staggering feat when one considers that he has 20/200 vision in 
>>>his
>>>left eye, meaning he needs to be 10 times closer to see an object than
>>>someone with perfect 20/20 vision.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>His right eye, meanwhile, is not much better - he has 20/100 vision in 
>>>that
>>>one - and yet he has no problem in hitting a 122cm target from 70 metres.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>His emergence as one of the best archers in the world is remarkable,
>>>considering his distinct disadvantage - though Im is prickly when people
>>>take pity on him.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"I don't have a stick, I don't have a blind dog," he said after a 
>>>practice
>>>session at Lord's, where the archery competition will take place, on
>>>Wednesday. "It's unpleasant when people say I'm disabled. All this 
>>>interest
>>>in my sight is not welcome."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>In addition to his Olympic medals he has a cabinet packed with other
>>>trophies, including four world titles and another four Asian Games golds.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Im says firing his pointed arrows at the board is much like an archer 
>>>trying
>>>to pinpoint the fruit in a still life painting in which the colours have 
>>>run
>>>after being left out in the rain.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"With my vision, when I look at the target, it looks as if different 
>>>colour
>>>paints have been dropped in water," he continued.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"The boundaries are not that clear and the lines between the colours are
>>>very blurred."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The archer has dismissed the notion of wearing glasses or undergoing eye
>>>surgery, and instead prefers to rely on "feel" and his ability to pick 
>>>out
>>>the bright colours.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"I've practised using glasses before but actually it makes me feel less
>>>comfortable when I shoot," he said.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"When I look down the range at the target all I can do is try to 
>>>distinguish
>>>between the different colours. If I couldn't see the colours, now that 
>>>would
>>>be a problem."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>One colour he does not have trouble picking out is gold, and he added: 
>>>"This
>>>is my third attempt at getting the individual medal and if I'm lucky I'll 
>>>do
>>>it."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Blind South Korean sets world marks
>>>
>>>July 27, 2012, 7:04 AM ET
>>>
>>>Associated Press
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>LONDON -- A legally blind archer has helped South Korea set the first 
>>>world
>>>records of the Olympics.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Im Dong-hyun broke the 72-arrow mark with 699 points in men's archery.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>He also took part in the team shoot Friday, teaming with Kim Bub-min and 
>>>Oh
>>>Jin-hyek. They broke the world record, scoring 2,087 points with 216 
>>>arrows.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Barbara
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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