event birth_place sport birth_date article_title
various kenya paralympic athletics 19 april 1979 mary nakhumicha zakayo

mary nakhumicha zakayo

mary nakhumicha zakayo -lrb- born 19 april 1979 -rrb- is a kenyan paralympic track athlete .
she competes in the t57 class for javelin , shot put and discus throw .
her first paralympics was 1992 .
in 2008 she received the kenyan sports personality of the year award .
at the 2012 summer paralympics in london , she won the whang youn dai achievement award .
on accepting the award , she said , `` the paralympic movement is spreading in my country and opens opportunities for people with disabilities and help change the perceptions towards people with disabilities in a positive way . ''
