He will soon compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and hopefully the Rio Olympic games after that. Malek Chamoun qualified for the team and will be the first legally blind contestant to enter the able bodied category...
After starting to lose his vision at 7 Malek by age 15 he was declared legally blind The technical challenge of weightlifting is one thing, doing it with no way to focus visually and balance is another.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/blind-lifter-earns-commonwealth-games-berth-20140316-hvjcv.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-19/a-sydney-weightlifter-is-the-first-blind-man-to-be/5332512
After starting to lose his vision at 7 Malek by age 15 he was declared legally blind The technical challenge of weightlifting is one thing, doing it with no way to focus visually and balance is another.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/blind-lifter-earns-commonwealth-games-berth-20140316-hvjcv.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-19/a-sydney-weightlifter-is-the-first-blind-man-to-be/5332512