An Aleph Consolidated company (opens in a new tab) Johannesburg
Africa

She lost her sight – now she is fighting to make history for Africa

Photo: BBC News, Africa

After losing her sight in 2009, Nigeria’s Rukayat Suleimon has overcome isolation and limited support to make history as the first blind woman to win gold at the World Sambo Cup.

Read the full story at BBC News, Africa (opens in a new tab)

This summary is the opening of the publisher's own description, trimmed. We have not added to it. The full report, and the credit for it, belong to BBC News, Africa. See something wrong? Tell us.

More from Africa

All Africa