2023-05-07 12:57:41
Racing wheelchair driver Thomas Geierspichler denounces the development in disabled sports. Classes will be merged and medal competitions canceled for better marketing. To the chagrin of the 47-year-old.
Racing wheelchair driver Thomas Geierspichler is a Paralympic winner, world champion, European champion and world record holder over the marathon distance. Probably the greatest achievement of the man from Salzburg, who has been paraplegic since a car accident, is that he has contributed a lion’s share to making disabled sports socially acceptable in Austria. His sporting achievements are recognized in public, his word carries weight.
With anger in his stomach, Geierspichler will start the competition season next week at the traditional track meetings in Switzerland. The reason: The highly controversial decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to …
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