Boots Opticians sports event brings children together

Partially sighted sisters Hana and Zara Ajaz were among 100 visually impaired youngsters that competed in the Boots Opticians Actionnaires Athletics Day in Sheffield recently.

Run by Action for Blind People, the track and field event was said to be the biggest in the UK for blind and partially sighted children aged 4-16, and took place at the English Institute of Sport.

The sisters are members of Manchester Actionnaires; one of the charity’s 23 multi-activity clubs for blind and partially sighted children. Hana said: ‘Making friends and doing new things is what I love about Actionnaires and this event is the highlight of the year.”