Orla Barry and Deirdre Mongan pick up bronze medals

Orla Barry and Deirdre Mongan were the stand-out performers for the Irish team today at the IPC Paralympic Athletics World Championships.

Orla Barry and Deirdre Mongan pick up bronze medals

Orla Barry and Deirdre Mongan were the stand-out performers for the Irish team today at the IPC Paralympic Athletics World Championships in Doha.

Double Paralympian Orla Barry added to her medal collection when she threw a season’s best of 29.82 metres to claim a bronze medal in the F-57 Discus final this morning.

Meanwhile, Mongan also claimed bronze in F-53 Shot Put final after she was upgraded from fifth place.

The Galway athlete produced a best throw of 4.02 metres, but jumped from fifth to third after three nations lodged a protest over the illegal throwing actions of two of the medallists.

In the evening session, John McCarthy booked his place in the final of the men's T-51 100 metres as a fastest qualifier. He went on to finish 8th in the final with a time of 25.4 seconds.

And there was a sixth place finish for Hayley Fitzsimons her major championship debut in the F-40 Shot Put final.

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