Rio Paralympics 2016: Iranian Para-cyclist dies following crash

[groundloop]

Source: BBC

An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after being involved in a crash during the men's C4-5 road race at the 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.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/disability-sport/37398333

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Thought to be a broken neck in a crash on a downhill section

There are limited details on the tragic incident at present, but it is being reported that Golbarnezhad suffered a broken neck after a crash on a downhill section of the course.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/sep/17/paralympic-games-2016-day-nine-live?page=with:block-57dda466e4b0a8cdc6238b87#block-57dda466e4b0a8cdc6238b87

[AngryAmish]

6. If he is c4-5, didn't his neck come in pre-broken?

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. lower limb functionality; he lost a leg from a mine in the Iran/Iraq war

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_%28classification%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahman_Golbarnezhad

https://uk.yahoo.com/digest/20160918/paralympics-united-grief-cyclist-dies-crash-road-race-circuit-00144968

[bullwinkle428]

2. Cycling News reporting that he went into cardiac arrest

on way to hospital. My condolences to his family and friends...

[narnian60]

3. Very sad.

[DesertRat]

4. How very tragic

[FailureToCommunicate]

5. May his family be consoled that he died doing what he loved, at that amazing level of

his sport.

We can only hope...