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With 34 days to go to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Paralympics Ireland has announced twelve more athletes across three sports to represent Ireland this summer in Paris. The addition of these athletes brings the team size to 24 named so far, with the remaining members of the team to be announced on August 1st.
Growing from the success of the Tokyo Games, this year’s Para cycling contingent consists of ten athletes, including four pilots.
Track racing gets underway on the first day of the Games, running from 29th of August until 1st of September. The road events will start on Wednesday 4th of September and conclude on Saturday 7th. The track events will be in the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome and the road events will take place in Clicky-Sous-Bois in Seine-Saint-Denis.
The athletes selected in alphabetic order are
The pilots that will be competing are:
Speaking about the announcement, Cycling Ireland National Para-cycling Coach Jamie Blanchfield said, “We are excited to name such a strong and experienced team for the upcoming Paralympic Games. It is always an honour to represent your country, especially on what is the biggest stage in the world. Their dedication and hard work exemplify the spirit of Irish para-cycling and we are very much looking forward to seeing them perform at their highest level in Paris.”
Preparations for the Games are going well. Riders are set to head to Anadia, Portugal in the coming weeks for their final training camp, before they make their way to Paris.
Athletes will compete in both road and track events throughout the Games. The athletes selected and the events in which they will be competing are listed below.
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