McCarthy storms to Silver on another hugely successful day in Rio
A day that began with a silver medal for Ireland courtesy of Orla Barry in the F57 Discus final ended in fantastic fashion as fellow Cork athlete, Niamh McCarthy, also secured silver in a hugely competitive F41 Discus final with a throw of 26.67 meters. In a tightly fought competition, McCarthy opened cautiously with her […]
Orla Barry takes Discus silver for Ireland
At the Olympic stadium in Rio today Cork’s Orla Barry won silver in the Women’s Discus Final F57, to improve on her Bronze medal which she won in this event four years ago in London. The twenty five year old, had a second round throw of 30.06m which was enough to claim her podium place […]
