Agony for emotional Ellen Keane as she narrowly misses bronze in Paralympic final

"I obviously would have loved to have made the podium on my last games but it just wasn't to be.” 

Ellen Keane of Ireland reacts after finishing fourth in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB8 Final. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Agony followed earlier ecstasy. No second Irish medal on this second evening of pool action in Paris. Ellen Keane’s attempts to follow Roísín Ní Riain onto the podium fell short by two tenths of a second.

A gutting fourth. The goodbye fourth the 29-year-old did not want. Bronze in this event in Rio and gold in Tokyo, the target was to retire with a third Paralympic podium. High performance sport, in this instance, refused to cooperate.