Patrick Monahan completes Paralympic Games with 12th place in marathon

Patrick Monahan competing in the Men's T54 Marathon at the Olympic Stadium on day twelve during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

A 12th-place finish for Patrick Monahan in the T54 marathon brought Team Ireland’s involvement in the Paralympic Games to an end in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo today. 

The 35-year-old from Kildare, classified as T53 but racing against mostly T54 athletes, finished in a time of 1:32.54, four places higher than his Paralympic debut in Rio five years ago and in very different conditions.