Paralympics: Róisín Ní Riain and Nicole Turner both finish eighth in Tokyo

There were gold medals for Ukraine and Italy in races with Irish interest in Tokyo on Wednesday
Paralympics: Róisín Ní Riain and Nicole Turner both finish eighth in Tokyo

Roisin Ni Riain during the Women's 100m Butterfly - S13 Final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Picture: John Walton

Limerick teenager Róisín Ní Riain has finished in eighth place in her Paralympic final at Tokyo.

Earlier in the morning, the 16-year-old took three seconds off her personal best with a time of 1:08:18 to finish her heat in third place.

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