Richael Timothy - Paralympics

Age: 29

Hometown: Ballymoe, Co. Galway

Club: Spin the Bean Powered by Coffee/Castlerea Cycling Club

Disability: Hemiplegia

Sport Class: C3

Richael played schoolgirl soccer for Ireland at U15 and U17 levels alongside current Irish captain Katie McCabe, and also represented Roscommon in Gaelic football. Her promising career was tragically cut short by an acquired brain injury, a result of treatment for a rare condition called Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), which affects the veins and arteries. The injury left her with only 30 percent strength in her left leg.

She made her Irish debut in 2017 and claimed her first international medal at the Manchester Para-Cycling International in December 2019, securing silver in the Scratch race. In 2020, she earned a bronze medal at the World Track Championships in the non-Paralympic Scratch Race. The following year, she achieved fourth place in the Road Race and fifth in the Time Trial at the World Road Championships.

She made her Paralympic debut at the Tokyo Games, and Paris will mark her second appearance at the Paralympic Games.

Richael holds a degree in Sports Science from Athlone IT and is the owner of RT Fitness in Ballymoe, where she offers personal training, strength and conditioning services, along with a dedicated recovery suite.

Schedule:

Day 1 – August 29th

Track: C1 – 3 3000m Women’s Individual Pursuit (qualifying and final) Q: 11:58 F: 15:29

Day 3 – August 31st

Track: C1 – 3 500m Time Trial (qualifying and final) Q: 09:00 F: 12:40

Day 7 – September 4th

Road: C1 – 3 Individual Time Trial 07:00 – 17:00

Day 10 – September 7th

Road: C1 – 3 Women’s Road Race 08:30 – 16:00

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