Longford paralympian 'gutted' after wheelchair damaged en route to Tokyo

Swimmer Patrick Flanagan Picture: Patrick Flanagan/Twitter

An Irish Paralympian has had to secure a replacement wheelchair after his was badly damaged in transit on his journey to Tokyo.

Para-swimmer Patrick Flanagan said he was “gutted” to discover his wheelchair had been “destroyed” en route from Ireland to Heathrow on the first leg of his trip to the Paralympics in Japan.