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Kyle Coon chases Paralympic dream
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Kyle Coon was part of a group of Paralympic hopefuls who toured the Olympic and Paralympic museum this week.
Maybe one day, he ll have his own place on the halls of history.
If that seems far fetched, you don t know Kyle Coons.
Before he was seven years old, he lost both of his eyes to cancer. Today, he s training in the triathlon, hoping to earn a spot in Tokyo for the 2021 Paralympic games. It s far cry from his first impression of the sport. 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run, and I was that person that was just like, That sounds dumb. Why would anyone want to do that? he said.