ATU Sligo student Shauna Bocquet has qualifies for the final of the women's T54 5000 metres at the Paralympics in Paris.
Bocquet qualified a comfortable fourth in her semi-final heat on Frdiay morning in a time of 12:44.52 to book her place for Ireland in the final.
Galway 20-year-old para athlete Shauna Bocquet - on her Paralympics debut - comes fourth in the T54 5000m heat to safely progress to the final #Paralympics2024 #Paris2024 ☘️ pic.twitter.com/tFwA9ocBhI
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The first five athletes from each semi-final qualified to contest Saturday's Paralympic final.
Bocquet is a native of Craughwell in Galway.
The 20-year-old, who has spina bifida, is a second-year Sport and Exercise Science student at ATU Sligo.
'What more could I want? An extra race at the Paralympic Games'
Shauna Bocquet only learned she had to race a heat on Wednesday - the wheelchair racer cruised into T54 5000m final#RTEparalympics #paris2024
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The final of the T54 5000m is on Saturday morning at 9:40am.
