Paralympic Games
Lässer narrowly misses out on a medal
Track cyclist Franz-Josef Lässer missed out on a medal at the Paralympic Games in the velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on Saturday.
The 23-year-old Styrian lost out to the US American Elouan Gardon by 6.129 seconds in the single pursuit over 4,000 m in the race for bronze. In the final, Lässer was almost four seconds slower than in qualifying with a time of 4:25.009.
The bronze medal of javelin thrower Natalija Eder remains the only medal of the ÖPC team in Paris so far. Lässer had already finished fourth in the qualifying on Saturday morning. In 4:21.084 minutes, he set a red-white-red record, never before has an Austrian been faster over this distance.
Dream not fulfilled
Lässer, who has had four fingers on his left arm severely shortened since birth, had secretly hoped for a medal. The Styrian has quietly and secretly worked his way up to the top of the world rankings in recent years. His preparations for his first Paralympics also went perfectly. In January, Lässer won his first World Cup, and at the Para World Championships in March he won four medals.
At the Paralympics, he still has a chance of winning a medal on the road. The individual time trial takes place on Wednesday, the road race on Friday.
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