An Iranian Para-cyclist has died following a crash in the men's road race Saturday.
Bahman Golbarnezhad crashed on the downhill slope of the C4-5 classification road race.
"The athlete received treatment at the
scene and was in the process of being taken to the athlete hospital when
he suffered a cardiac arrest," said the International Paralympic
Committee (IPC).
"The ambulance then diverted to the nearby Unimed Rio Hospital in Barra where he passed away soon after arrival."
Forty-eight-year-old Golbarnezhad had also competed in the London 2012 Paralympics.
"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 the IPC president Sir Philip Craven.
"This is truly
heart-breaking news and the thoughts and condolences of the whole
Paralympic Movement are with Bahman's family, friends, and teammates as
well as the whole of the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Iran."
The
IPC's director of media and communications Craig Spence added: "A truly
heartbreaking and tragic day and one I hope I never have to experience
again."
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