During the men’s gymnastics pommel horse finals at Saturday’s Olympics, pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik abandoned his glasses before he stepped up to the apparatus.
He stuck the landing, feet squarely on the mat, capturing his second bronze medal of the Paris Games. Nedoroscik is not the only Olympic athlete with vision impairment excelling in their sport. Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen ditched his glasses before clinching the gold in the 800m freestyle on Tuesday.
“For an athlete with a visual impairment, they might have better proprioception, a better vestibular system or better audition. It really depends.” Strengthening these other senses is also a crucial component of executing a successful routine with less-than-perfect vision.
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