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Olivia Breen took a fourth-net site construct on the chin after she used to be cruelly pipped to a 2d consecutive long jump Paralympic bronze.
The 28-three hundred and sixty five days-former from Wales jumped a distance of 4.99m in Paris, the particular identical as Columbia’s Karen Palomeque Moreno.
But it surely used to be Palomeque Moreno who ultimately reached the rostrum after a countback rule came into attain, with the Colombian’s 2d easiest of 4.89m longer than Breen’s 4.79m.
No matter the disappointment, Breen admitted that she used to be already taking a stare ahead to how she can return to the rostrum.
“I’m very disenchanted, or no longer it is clearly tough coming fourth if you’ve got jumped the an identical distance because the bronze medallist,” mentioned Breen, who is half of Aldi’s Nearest and Dearest programme in partnership with ParalympicsGB, helping to maximise toughen and minimise attainable distractions for athletes so that they can point of curiosity on their performance.
“It be a tough one to swallow however I’ve correct obtained to transfer forwards surely and re-evaluate.
“I realised within the fifth spherical that I’d no longer medal. I went up to my coach and requested what we would perhaps well perhaps attain. I correct had to hope for the greatest.
“It be correct the truth of long jump and the truth of sport.
“While you extinguish up working each day for the final four years for all the pieces to approach down to one 2d and it doesn’t mosey to method or no longer it is exhausting, however I now need to approach lend a hand stronger.”
Breen used to be joined within the closing by group-mate Maddie Down who jumped to a private easiest of 4.81m on her fourth attempt to construct sixth at her maiden Paralympics.
It used to be a rain-soaked morning at the Stade de France, with the weather playing havoc on the track and within the area.
Breen nicely-known that the substances evidently affected her performance, which used to be some 16cm wanting her private easiest, however had prepped for all probabilities in Paris and held her head up high to compete in front of her guests and family all over any other time on the Paralympic stage.
“The weather used to be no longer great,” she mentioned. “Having cerebral palsy and all my attire being went made an affect however you would perhaps well perhaps perhaps no longer regulate that you correct maintain to attain what you’re going to be in a catch 22 situation to and benefit yourself heat.
“It be improbable to maintain family and guests right here and that is what made it so particular for me even supposing. I correct need to stare at the positives.
“My easiest friend Anna, who is the group obtained me some Great Britain bows for my hair as a first rate good fortune attraction so or no longer it is great to maintain her right here.”
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