An Iranian Para-cyclist has died
after being involved in a crash
during the men's C4-5 road race at
the Rio Paralympics. Iran's Paralympic
Committee
confirmed Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, died after receiving treatment at the
roadside and being rushed to
hospital. Golbarnezhad also competed
at the
London Paralympics in 2012.
Saturday's race began at Pontal and included the Grumari circuit used in
the Rio Olympics road races. The Vista
Chinesa circuit - which
included a treacherous descent
where Annemiek van Vleuten of the
Netherlands crashed and sustained concussion during the
Olympics - was not part of the
Paralympic course. Golbarnezhad's
death is the first in-
competition fatality at a summer/
winter Olympics or Paralympics since Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen
in the 100km team time trial at the
1960 Rome Games. A statement by the
Iranian Paralympic
Committee read: "It is difficult for us to
announce this sad news but, with immense regret, we have to say
Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad,
Iranian cycling champion, has died
after an accident while racing in
competition in the 2016 Paralympics.
"He was an exemplary Paralympic sportsman who, with love and
energy, tried his best to promote the
name of Iran and to make all of us
proud and at the end he gave his life
for this. "All members of the Iranian
cultural and sports camp here express
condolences to his family and the
Iranian nation. "The name of Bahman
Golbarnezhad
will be inscribed in the proud history
of Iranian Paralympics." l

May his soul rest in peace...Amen!

nnatex1:
May his soul rest in peace...Amen!

Amen

R I P

RIP

so sad.. rip to him...