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Giacomo Perini Disqualified from Paralympic Rowing Final

Posted : 01 September 2024

Italian Paralympics rower Giacomo Perini was disqualified from the PR1 men's single sculls final and lost his bronze medal on Sunday due to the use of "communication equipment" during the race. Perini, who lost his right leg to bone cancer, initially finished third in the race, but the bronze medal was subsequently awarded to Australian rower Erik Horrie following the disqualification.

 

According to World Rowing, the disqualification was based on Perini’s use of unauthorized communication equipment during the competition. The organization confirmed that as a result, Perini's crew has been removed from the event and will be ranked last. The Italian team has filed an appeal against this decision, with a response expected by the end of the day.

 

 

British rower Ben Pritchard won gold in the event, while Ukraine’s Roman Polianskyi, a two-time champion, secured the silver medal. Pritchard alleged that Perini had a phone in his boat, which is prohibited as athletes compete with their backs to the finish line and cannot look around.

 

On the final day of rowing at Vaires-sur-Marne, Pritchard's teammates achieved three additional medals: gold in the PR2 mixed double sculls, silver in the PR3 event, and silver in the PR3 mixed coxed four.

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