{"id":60868,"date":"2020-12-18T14:57:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=60868"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:27:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:27:14","slug":"being-registered-blind-was-a-really-hard-pill-to-swallow-partially-blind-man-turns-into-sports-to-boost-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/being-registered-blind-was-a-really-hard-pill-to-swallow-partially-blind-man-turns-into-sports-to-boost-confidence","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Being registered blind was a really hard pill to swallow&#8217;: Partially blind man turns into sports to boost confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Gareth Davies, a partially blind man gets nominated for the Disability Sports Wales awards under the \u2018Inspiring my Journey\u2019 category.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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visually impaired rugby team in Wales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A partially blind man gets nominated for a sports award as he inspires people to indulge themselves in sports during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/001.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/001-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/001-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img 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I feel very positive\u201d, said Davies. He has been a part of the visually impaired rugby team for the past three years. He used to play actual rugby before he got diagnosed with a sight loss condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was a rugby player throughout my youth and teenage years until my 20s when I was then diagnosed with this sight loss condition called retinitis pigmentosa. I had been into sport up until that time but then found that diagnosis and being registered blind was a really hard pill to swallow\u201d, said Davies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-1024x621.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-770x467.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-293x178.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM.png 1095w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-1024x621.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-770x467.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM-293x178.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-18-at-11.32.21-AM.png 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Gareth Davies in action during a rugby match<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Change Foundation introduced visually impaired rugby in 2015. Talking about the sport, Davies said, \u201cLuckily I found Change foundation who introduced the visually impaired rugby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat I love about this is that it is so close to the real game. You actually feel like you\u2019re playing rugby again even though all the other guys have sight loss as I have, you don\u2019t notice that. The most important thing about that for me is that when we\u2019re on that pitch, we\u2019re just rugby players.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Davies has been a part of the visually impaired rugby team for the past three years. He said, \u201cI was looking for a team sport because I really missed the camaraderie that you have with rugby, the banter, the teamwork, the laughs, and everything that goes on in the rugby club on and off the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/016-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>James Ledger, an athlete who took part in Commonwealth Games 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James Ledger, a visually impaired athlete who is currently training for the next Commonwealth Games said, \u201c The Disability Sports awards are virtual this time. 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