THE PARALYMPICS have been hit by a cheating scandal after an athlete was stripped of his medal in Paris.
Italian rower Giacomo Perini was stripped of his bronze medal following an investigation that deemed he had used a banned device.
Italian rower Giacomo Perini has been stripped of his bronze medal[/caption]
The 28-year-old was disqualified after officials found he had been using a communication device, such as a walky-talky or phone, during the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls event.
A statement from World Rowing said: “In the final of the PR1 M1x, the ITA PR1 MRX was found to be using communications equipment during the race, in breach of Rule 28 and Appendix R2, Bye-Law to Rule 28.
“As a result, the crew has been excluded from the event and will be ranked last.”
More to follow.
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