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Meet totally blind Australian para-triathletes and chocolate makers with titanium ribs

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Gerrard Gosens has represented Australia in various sports for more than 30 years. He’s competed at three Paralympic Games and more than a dozen world championships — and climbed Everest, and danced with the stars, and launched a thriving business, and was awarded an OAM… the list goes on. There’s not much these para-triathlons can’t do—except look. He was completely blind all his life. One of the oldest members of the Australian team in Birmingham, Gosens will make his Commonwealth Games debut in the men’s PTVI triathlon. He told the ABC it would also be his last major international gathering. Gerrard Gosens ran the T11 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. ( Reuters ) Birmingham will be a unique and bitter first final The para-triathlon for athletes who use a wheelchair made its debut at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Birmingham will be the first visually impaired athlete to be able to compete at the event, and while Gosens is classified as PT

'We talk about kids': Our best Blind Dating score EVER

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Did we hear the wedding bells for teacher Tehlia and tiler Alex? Both say they can introduce their families to each other. Alex, 29, says: I got into Mt Lawley a bit early simply because it was difficult to find a parking space for my car. It’s a LandCruiser, like my baby. So I’m actually half an hour early. I went to Bar Rogue, just sat down and ordered a drink and waited for it. I was facing the door, so everyone who walked in, I wondered if it was him. When she comes in, she’s hot, so I’m happy. We introduce ourselves. He is easygoing, easy to talk to. Some people don’t, but he makes a good conversation. Camera Icon Thought her date was ‘hot’: Alex. Credit: John Koh / Western Australia When he first said he was Italian and Macedonian, it was pretty cool because my parents are Italian. So we both have European backgrounds, so he understands family dynamics. He’s got what I call old school moral wog. He is close to his family. When I sometimes take people home to meet fam

Reggie's blind side shocks housemates in 'worst case' eviction

Older brother getting to the pointy end – with only five housemates left. And of the five, it was Johnson and Aleisha who dreamed of reaching the final together. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Best friends are torn apart by Reggie’s shocking expulsion move Watch Big Brother on Channel 7 and free streaming on 7plus >> However, Taras’ ‘beast challenge’ had other plans, nominating a side-by-side partner for eviction. When Aleisha’s name was announced, the desperate housemates left the living room, running outside to have some alone time. “Give him some time,” Johnson said to the other housemates before turning to Taras and asking him: “Are you trying to blackmail me?” Taras nominated Johnson for eviction. Credit: Seven Aleisha hugged Johnson. Credit: Seven “Yes,” Taras said matter-of-factly. “I wanted Johnson home today. If he persists, then my ability to break into the top three is much lower,” Taras said to Big Brother. Later, Aleisha was seen crying in the diary room, where sh