Bronze boost for Deirdre Mongan and Orla Barry in Doha

Ireland’s Deirdre Mongan was upgraded to bronze following the completion of yesterday’s F53 Shot Put final at the IPC Paralympic Athletics World Championships in Doha.

Following a protest by several nations, including Ireland, the original top two finishers; Stetsyuk of Ukraine, and Nedham of Bahrain were disqualified for illegal throwing action. Deirdre’s medal brings to an impressive six the total won by this nine-strong Irish team so far.

Mongan, who returned to top level competition this year following the birth of her daughter in 2014, recorded a best of 4.02m. Commenting on the outcome national coach Dave Sweeney said: “I’m delighted for Deirdre. She’s worked so hard, showed such commitment and dedication to get herself back to be contesting the medals at this level.