Iranian para-cyclist dies after crash at Rio Paralympics
 

Iranian para-cyclist dies after crash at Rio Paralympics
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An Iranian para-cyclist died Saturday after a crash during a race at the Rio Paralympics.*

Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, was involved in a crash in a mountai**us part of his race's course. He received treatment at the side of the road and was on his way to the Paralympics' athlete hospital when he went into cardiac arrest, the International Paralympic Committee said. He was rushed to a Rio hospital where he died soon after arriving.*

“This is truly heartbreaking news and the thoughts and condolences of the whole Paralympic Movement are with Bahman’s family, friends, and teammates as well as the whole of the National Paralympic Committee of Iran," IPC President Philip Craven said in a statement.* Read more...

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