There he took up athletics and at the age of 24 he qualified for the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , running in the 100m and 200m sprints .
Fachie , who has a congenital eye condition , retinitis pigmentosa , studied physics at Aberdeen University .
There Fachie took up athletics and at the age of 24 Fachie qualified for the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , running in the 100m and 200m sprints .
Fachie , who has a congenital eye condition , retinitis pigmentosa , studied physics at Aberdeen University .