US EditionBlind Tennis Champion Naqi Rizvi Lobbies for Sport’s Awareness and Paralympic Inclusion
- Naqi Rizvi, a 34-year-old blind tennis champion from London, is raising awareness to include blind tennis in the Paralympics.
- Rizvi, who lost his sight completely at age 7 due to congenital glaucoma, discovered blind tennis about ten years ago when he visited a specialized sports organization for visually impaired individuals in London and began playing the sport.
- Blind tennis uses tactile court lines and a foam ball with a bell so players can feel boundaries and audibly track the ball, with rules adjusted for impairment levels.
- Rizvi, the reigning world champion, expressed his aspiration to become the inaugural Paralympic winner in his sport, while also emphasizing the challenges posed by limited funding and low visibility for blind tennis.
- Rizvi’s advocacy suggests blind tennis’s growth potential, citing its global reach and parallels to wheelchair tennis’s progress toward mainstream acceptance.
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Blind tennis champion Naqi Rizvi lobbies for sport's awareness and Paralympic inclusion
LONDON (AP) — Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court.
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The Toronto StarBlind tennis champion Naqi Rizvi lobbies for sport’s awareness and Paralympic inclusion
LONDON (AP) — Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. Winning titles is fun, too. The 34-year-old blind tennis champion is on a mission to not only raise awareness but also elevate the sport into the Paralympics. “That would be the dream, and I’d love to be the first Paralympic champion if I can,” Rizvi said. The London resident, fully blind from the age of 7 because of congenital glaucoma, only took up the sport a …
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