Who is Orla Comerford? What you need to know about the Paralympic sprinter

Comerford was one of Ireland's flag bearers at this year's Paralympic opening ceremony

Orla Comerford. Picture: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Orla Comerford is a sprinter from Dublin. She was born in 1997 and was involved in sports from a young age, but athletics was always her favourite.

She began running with her club, Raheny Shamrocks, when she was just six years old.