Double champion reveals inspiration for wins

Double Paralympic champion Mark Rohan, who won his second gold yesterday, has revealed one of the inspirations behind his success in London this week.

Tiernan O’Sullivan-Dineen, 7, has been afflicted with spina bifida since birth but the tough Cork lad doesn’t let that affect his attitude and his passion for life.

Last night, his mother Lorraine revealed he exchanged emails with Rohan offering advice. “Tiernan emailed Mark last Monday because we knew he was doing the race [individual time trial] on Wednesday and he emailed us back and he said when he was doing the race he’d be thinking of Tiernan.”