Visually impaired athlete Jaryd Clifford has been disqualified over a violation of information guidelines, denying the Australian a bronze medal within the males’s 5,000m T13 on the Paris Paralympics.
Clifford led for many of the race however was overtaken by gold medallist Spain’s Yassine Ouhdadi on the ultimate lap.
It appeared he had secured third place however any ecstasy he felt rapidly turned to agony as he was knowledgeable by officers that he and information Matt Clarke had breached race guidelines.
Clifford was the one runner within the race with a information.
The 25-year-old had hoped to attraction however he was informed by the Worldwide Paralympic Committee he had no grounds to problem their verdict.
“I went to see mum and pa, and my girlfriend, and broke down and cried on the facet of the monitor,” Clifford mentioned after the ultimate.
“That was my grieving second out on the monitor. I am in all probability nonetheless a bit numb proper now.”
Clifford’s devastation was plain to see however Australia had one thing to cheer about with Michael Roeger and Madison de Rozario successful medals.
Roeger, competing within the males’s T46 1,500m last, was pipped by Russian athlete Aleksandr Iaremchuk on the ultimate stretch and claimed a silver.
“In that final 80 metres, I used to be hurting a lot and wished that gold a lot,” Roeger informed the 9 Community.
“I did all of the work within the first three laps, so tried to set it up.
“I used to be going lactic. Had sufficient of a niche to carry on for second.
“As a lot as I’d have cherished that gold medal and that was the dream, I’ve acquired to be glad. I left all of it on the market.
“Me and my coach mentioned, ‘Put it on the road early, if they will maintain with you’ … and just one ended up holding with me.”
De Rozario completed with a bronze within the ladies’s T54 5000m last.
She mentioned a restarted race knocked her out of sync as she ended up ending behind American Susannah Scaroni and Switzerland’s Catherine Debrunner.
“[My start] actually got here collectively completely after which I had this a little bit of a shock after I heard the weapons go once more and to know they have been calling again,” de Rozario mentioned.
“It was a bit daunting. I wasn’t positive what that [my second start] was going to appear to be however I am glad.”
The medal was the 30-year-old’s seventh Paralympic medal together with her consideration now turning to the 1,500m and the marathon.
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