Orla Comerford pays tribute to Elaine Moran and Brian Corcoran after winning Paralympic bronze.
First Róisín Ní Riain at La Défense Arena. Then Orla Comerford at Stade de France.
Ní Riain reacted similarly at the pool. “Oh, that’s absolutely wonderful, both at the same time. That’s wonderful to hear for Orla. I couldn’t be happier!This was Comerford’s first Paralympic medal at her third Games. The Dubliner, who has Stargardt’s disease, a degenerative condition that affects her central vision, clocked a time of 11.94 — 0.04 of a second off her personal best — to take a brilliant bronze.
Corcoran’s wife Connie and son Rob watched on amidst huge Irish support in the stands, and Comerford thinks Brian would be proud. “I hope they are proud,” she smiled amidst tears. “Her parents set up a foundation with Heart Children Ireland called the Blue Ribbon Fund, so every time I step out on the track for the big moments, I always have her in my hair. “This morning I had her on my spikes, I had them tied into my laces. It is always on a backpack or something, I always like to carry her with me. We had her 10-year anniversary last year, which feels incredibly surreal, I like to have her with me.
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