Track cyclist Kate O’Brien claims Canada’s first Paralympic medal in Paris
PARIS — Canada’s first medallist of the 2024 Paralympic Games struggled to lift and diaper her son just a few weeks before stepping onto the podium in Paris.
Calgary track cyclist Kate O’Brien earned a bronze medal in the women’s C4-5 500-metre time trial Thursday afternoon at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome.
“It means a huge amount,” O’Brien said. “I don’t even know to describe it.”
The 36-year-old was a silver medallist in her Paralympic debut in Tokyo three years ago.