Cork woman Orla Barry scoops silver at World Paralympics

Orla Barry has secured her best ever result at a major Championship by winning silver in the F57/58 women’s discus at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon.

The thrower from Ladysbridge, Co Cork, set a new world record in her F57 category of 31.08m with her final throw, but could not overhaul the leader on points, Nassima Saifi of Algeria, whose world record throw of 42.05m in her F58 class outweighed Barry’s achievement.