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Australian medal magnet Madison de Rozario admits to being slightly daunted at the prospect of racing through the cobbled streets of Paris in a bid to defend her Paralympic marathon gold. So much so the decorated Paralympian could feel her “heart sinking” when she first laid eyes on the challenge that awaits her. T53 racer de Rozario was a flagbearer along with swimmer Brenden Hall at Wednesday night’s opening ceremony on the Champs Elysees.
“We’ve been preparing for them back home and the race chair has been adjusted to try to cater to it as much as possible,” de Rozario said. “We’ve been trying to find some difficult bits of road back home in Australia to train on. “ at the end of the day we’re in the exact same position, a bunch of race chairs over cobbles that we’re not terribly used to.
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