An Iranian cyclist, Bahman Golbarnezhad, has become the first Paralympic athlete to die in competition, after a horrific crash in the men’s C4/C5 road race in Rio on Saturday.
A joint investigation involving Rio 2016, the International Paralympic Committee, Rio police, medical authorities and cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, has been opened to establish the full circumstances of what was described as a tragic accident.
The 48-year-old from Shiraz lost control on a descent 35km into the race, at 10.35am local time, the head of Iran’s national Paralympic committee (NPC) said.
Masoud Ashrafi, the head of the NPC, said Golbarnezhad “lost control and he hit the fence or wall”. Witness statements were being taken in an attempt to ascertain whether any other rider was involved and the exact circumstances of the accident.
The crash happened at a...
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