Paralympian disqualified from medal due to error just two metres from finish line
‘I have not been disqualified for cheating, but for being a person, for helping someone’ A Paralympian was disqualified because of an error just two metres from the finish line, denying her a bronze medal. Spanish marathon runner Elena Congost, who was born with degenerative vision impairment, finished third in the women’s T12 marathon event […]
1 year ago
Orla Comerford’s family give heartwarming interview following Paralympics medal
“It’s just fantastic isn’t it lads?” Viewers were loving the family of Irish Paralympic sprinter Orla Comerford for their interview on RTÉ following her bronze medal on Tuesday. Orla won bronze for Ireland in the T13 100m final at the Stade de France, which was Ireland’s second bronze medal of the night following Róisín Ní […]
1 year ago
Paralympic swimmer wrongly disqualified after being accused of breaking little-known rule
He was reinstated after being wrongly disqualified. Paralympic swimmer Ahmed Kelly won silver in the 150m medley SM3 final after facing disqualification in one of the earlier heats. The Australian swimmer has a condition called diastrophic dysplasia, and is missing both arms from the elbow down, and both legs below the knee. The Iraq-born athlete […]
1 year ago
Paralympian ‘vanishes’ just before games as disappearance sparks investigation
The para-athlete had been due to compete today. An investigation is underway in France after a paralympian was reported missing on the eve of the opening ceremony of this year’s games. The athlete is a member of the Rwanda team and was scheduled to compete in the sitting volleyball opening round match this morning against […]
1 year ago
Paralympians with Olympic ring tattoo could be banned from competing
It comes as part of a little-known rule Paralympians with an Olympic ring tattoo could be banned from competing at the Paralympic games. With the Olympics well and truly in the past after two weeks of sporting excitement and excellence, we can look forward to doing it all again next week. Starting from the 28 […]
1 year ago
Irish athlete told by Paralympic Committee he couldn’t compete as one of his arms is 1cm too long
“I felt like I didn’t fit in anywhere.” Eoin Duffy is a disabled athlete who has dedicated the last three years of his life training for the upcoming Commonwealth games. The Armagh runner was born with one arm shorter than the other, and although he received national classification as a Paralympic athlete in 2019, he […]
4 years ago