Paralympics day ten: Fatal crash in men’s road race
Day ten of the Rio Paralympics was overshadowed by the tragic news of the death of an Iranian Para cyclist.
Forty-eight year old Bahman Golbarnezhad suffered a cardiac arrest after a serious crash on the downhill slope of the men’s C4-5 road race.
He was treated at the scene and rushed to hospital where he died shortly after.
“The Paralympic Family is united in grief at this horrendous tragedy which casts a shadow over what have been great Paralympic Games here in Rio,” said IPC President Sir Philip Craven.
As the Iranian team mourned, many athletes were yet to compete on the penultimate day of events in Rio.
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