Tokyo Games not the only destination on Niamh McCarthy's journey

The 2016 Paralympic silver medallist has been forced to practise throwing a tea towel in her own back garden and she is eagerly awaiting the day when she can step outdoors again when the disc can fly freely

Niamh McCarthy of Ireland in action during the Women's Discus Throw F41 Final at Olympic Stadium during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Picture: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Lockdowns have forced most elite athletes to bend to its limitations so that ambitions further down the track are not broken.

Niamh McCarthy has been no different. Training has taken her on a circuit of venues this last year or so: From Carrigaline GAA Club to the Mardyke, what was still CIT, and to the high-performance centre at Leevale AC where she has been based now for a number of months.