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Blind skier sets new records

by Pat Coate | March 27, 2007
"(Breaking the records) gave me a whole new lease of life and proved that my disability could not hold me back."
- Kevin 'Cannonball' Alderton, champion skier

London, England, UK - A skiing enthusiast has broken two world records - despite being blind.

Kevin lost his sight after trying to stop thugs attacking a woman near his home in Islington, North London.

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