LONGFIELD Paralympic wheelchair sprinter Stephen Osborne narrowly missed out on a medal last night (September 3).
The 49-year-old finished in fifth place in the T51 100m final, missing out on a medal by 0.43 seconds.
Stephen, who has a spinal chord injury, finished with a time of 23.40 seconds.
Speaking after the race, he said: “I enjoyed it, I really did. I want some more. I want to keep going through to Rio.
“I’ve only been doing this a year and I think that this has come a bit early, but I enjoyed it.”
Stephen, a professional carpenter, previously competed in wheelchair rugby and was only introduced to athletics by a friend last year.
Finland’s Toni Piispanen won the T51 100m race with a Paralympic record, clocking a time of 21.71 seconds.
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