Paralympics Day 6: Orla Comerford no longer happy being a finalist, she wants a medal

Ireland’s other pool medalist from Tokyo, Nicole Turner, will this evening attempt to again climb the podium of the S6 50m butterfly that she was second in three years ago.

Orla Comerford of Ireland competes in the final of the 100m T13 on day three of the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Photo by Sandra Ruhaut/Sportsfile

On the June Sunday at Morton Stadium when Rhasidat Adeleke finally put her name beside the 100m Irish record, there was an equally significant clocking back the field. Not that anyone paid much attention at the time. Rhasidat and her record hogging the spotlight and headlines.

Orla Comerford was eighth across the line in the 100m final at nationals. She crossed the line in under 12 seconds. New ground broken. Her lifetime best elevated. Her medal aspirations for Paris elevated too.