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When he's not working and blogging abut his
experience, he's winning marathons and giving motivational speeches. And
Sarmad Tariq has plenty of more tricks up his sleeve.
Sarmad Tariq was only 15 when he had the swimming accident that left him
shoulder down paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.
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But rather than let his disability bring him down, it actually
accelerated his progress in life.
Determined to live his life to the fullest Sarmad achieved what many
regular people can’t. Today he has a job, a car and is married. And
that’s just the start.
His achievements include:
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The world record of longest non-stop drive a quadriplegic. Sarmad drove
his hand controlled car for 33 hours, covering a distance of 1,874
kilometer from Khyber to Karachi
On 30th Jan 2005 he was the first ever and only wheelchair bound athlete
in Lahore Marathon.
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By finishing the race distance of 42km in seven and a half hours he
qualified to represent his country in ING New York City Marathon 2005
and made history for Pakistan by returning with a finisher’s medal. |