Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, dies after crashing on hill in Paralympic road race Iranian Para-cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad died in hospital Saturday after crashing his bike during the road race and suffering a subsequent heart attack. The ambulance was diverted to nearby Unimed Rio Hospital in Barra, where he died soon after arrival. “The Paralympic Family is united in grief at this horrendous tragedy, which casts a shadow over what have been great Paralympic Games here in Rio,” said IPC president Sir Philip Craven. Read more…RIO DE JANEIRO — The Paralympics were rocked by tragedy on Saturday, after Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad died in hospital following a serious crash during the road race and a subsequent cardiac arrest. President Hassan Rouhani wrote, “The tragic death of Golbarnejad, our beloved cyclist during the Rio Paralympic Games, leaves all of us in sorrow.

Source: National Post September 18, 2016 20:15 UTC