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 ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City native, who holds the title of "fastest blind man in the world," will try to defend his title Tuesday at the 2020 Toyko Paralympics. David Brown was born with Kawasaki ...

A new campaign from the International Paralympic Committee gives viewers a first-person taste of what it is like to run a 100-metres race as a vision-impaired sprinter. “Wait for the greats” is 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, ...

DES MOINES - David Brown couldn't see 14,504 fans packed into Drake Stadium in Des Moines on Saturday. He's totally blind. But the sprinter could feel them. 'Drake is an amazing atmosphere,” Brown ...

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 ...

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.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Jason Elkin has seen every level of athlete come through his doors in his 11 years as a personal trainer. And from NFL players to wannabe weekend warriors, he's found ways to make all ...

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 ...