Below 100,000 boisterous spectators, in the mouth of London’s Olympic Stadium, Rolland Slade eases himself into a starting block, visualizing the future. The future — a 200-meter dash — should last no ...

FIVE YEARS AGO, Paralympian and world champion sprinter David Brown walked out to the 100-meter final race at the Rio Olympics to a rousing crowd of Brazilian fans. He smiled, adjusting his blinders, ...

David Brown (left), the fastest blind sprinter in the world, runs with his hand tethered by elastic to a guide, as seen in this photo from Brazil last September. The Kansas City native will be running ...

Imagine running full speed with your wrist tethered to someone else. Imagine trying to keep your strides and arm swings in sync as you sprint around a high school track. Now add in the fact that one ...

Reporting from Chula Vista — The shoelace is worn and frayed, with loops tied at each end. David Brown curls his fingers tightly around one loop, then Jerome Avery grabs the other. “Four inches,” ...

In 2016, David Brown smashed a record at the Rio Paralympics and became the first blind man to run the 100-meter race in under 11 seconds. Now, the sprinter is back to defend his title in Tokyo. The ...

FISHERS – Tahj Johnson knew Noah Malone had a vision impairment. So as the two freshman sprinters adjusted to college life at Indiana State a year ago, Johnson tried including Malone in everything. “I ...

There wasn’t much question about David Brown’s expectations for the 2015 Paralympic world championships. “Double gold,” he said. The fastest blind sprinter in history made good on half of that goal ...

The relationship between David Brown and Jerome Avery is as unique as they come in the sports world. Avery has been by Brown’s side for all of his most successful moments. They have been literally ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm based in Chicago and have written for ESPN and Rolling Stone. If you haven’t yet seen David Brown run you’ve missed out big.

WATCH ABOVE: Gavin O’Sullivan is legally blind, and that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his love of running with his high school track team. Gavin’s teammate Lyndon Bennett is his guide, and the ...

FIVE YEARS AGO, Paralympian and world champion sprinter David Brown walked out to the 100-meter final race at the Rio Olympics to a rousing crowd of Brazilian fans. He smiled, adjusting his blinders, ...