There are several serious medal contenders in this Irish team but never has there been such depth of talent across the Paralympic Games, as 170 nations set to compete in Paris
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Ireland’s largest medal haul at a Paralympics came at the Mandeville/New York Games in 1984 when the team brought home 67 medals, including 20 golds. Paralympic Ireland triathlon athletes Judith MacCombe and Chloe MacCombe at Dublin Airport before the flight to Paris. Photograph: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
“But you’re also hoping for personal bests, season bests. We’re going to put our athletes out in front of other people who are hoping for personal bests and season bests. Only three people in each category will win a medal and I think what we’ve seen from the Olympics is actually fourth at that level is also phenomenal.
There could also be medals mined from cycling where Katie-George Dunlevy returns for her fourth Paralympics, while sprinter Orla Comerford hopes to be battling on the track for a top three spot in the 100m. Still, having at first landed at the wrong street, all you can do is dust yourself down and move on. No drama.
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