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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Shumaila Iftikhar

Braille banners of support for visually impaired runners at London Marathon

Shalni Shood, Director of Philanthropy at the RSBC, presents runner Ruby Brown with her TCS London Marathon vest, as she plans to raise funds for the charity

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Vision impaired runners will be able to feel braille banners of support as they run at this year’s London Marathon.

The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) has linked with sports retailers Wiggle and Balance to bring messages of encouragement for the 35 vision impaired and blind runners who are set to take on the challenge on Sunday alongside their guides.

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