Silver to NZ runner in deaf marathon
New Zealand’s Kevin Lawrence won silver in the World Games for the Deaf marathon yesterday, but had to survive a protest.
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1989-042
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Christchurch Star, 16 January 1989
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