Google+ Running in Cork, Ireland: Orla Barry from Ladysbridge wins Gold at the European Paralympic Championships

Monday, June 13, 2016

Orla Barry from Ladysbridge wins Gold at the European Paralympic Championships


Cork para-athlete Orla Barry has secured Ireland’s third medal of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships this afternoon in Grosseto, Italy, when she took home gold in the F57 Discus final.

Orla who is from Ladysbridge in East Cork threw a Personal Best distance of 31.18m to ensure her place at the top of the podium.

Full report HERE



This success follows on from the Gold that 16 year old Noelle Lenihan from North Cork won at the same games last Sunday. Report HERE

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