Scully and Streimikyte advance to Swimming and Athletics finals at Rio 2016 (Day 1 – AM)
Irish athletes commenced their 2016 Paralympic Competition with a flourish this morning following a spectacular and emotive opening ceremony. Two members of the Irish team have qualified for their respective finals after fantastic performances in their heats earlier today. Irish swimmer, Ratoath’s James Scully became Ireland’s first finalist this morning after a fantastic performance in […]
Let the Games begin! Incredible Opening Ceremony kicks off Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
A DAREDEVIL in a wheelchair fired himself down a ramp the height of a six-storey building to somersault through a giant loop that exploded into fireworks. Aaron ‘Wheelz’ Fotheringham, an American who was born with spina bifida, was the fearless ‘extreme wheelchair athlete whose dazzling entrance through the huge hoop marked the start of the […]
