Australia kunngjør historisk para nordic-lag til Milano Cortina Paralympics

Australia stiller i para biathlon for første gang på 20 år under Milano Cortina vinterparalympics, som starter 6. mars. Laget med fire utøvere og én seende guide er også oppnevnt for para langrenn, noe som markerer retur til øvelsen siden 2010. To ganger sommerparalympics gullvinner Lauren Parker leder troppen i sin vinterdebut.

Paralympics Australia annonserte para nordic-laget under en presentasjon i Obertilliach, Østerrike, der utøverne forbereder seg til lekene. Utvalget inkluderer Matt Brumby (LW10), Taryn Dickens med guide Lynn Maree Cullen (NS3), Dave Miln (LW12), og Lauren Parker (LW10 eller LS10 avhengig av øvelse). ⏎⏎I para biathlon vil utøverne konkurrere i herre- og kvinners individuelle, sprint og jaktstart. For para langrenn er Brumby meldt på herre 10 km og 20 km intervallstart pluss sprint; Dickens og Cullen i dame 10 km klassisk, 20 km fri, og sprint klassisk; Miln i tilsvarende herreøvelser; og Parker i dame 10 km og 20 km intervallstart pluss sprint. Laget deltar også i 4 x 2,5 km mixed stafett. ⏎⏎Lauren Parker, regjerende australske paralympier av året, bringer ekspertise fra para triatlon og para sykling, der hun vant to gull på sommerparalympics. Hun debuterer i vinterlekene. Dave Miln, en løytnantkommandør i Royal Australian Navy, og Taryn Dickens, en able seaman, representerer vernepliktige militære i laget. ⏎⏎Denne kunngjøringen følger opp navngivningen av para snowboard-laget onsdag kveld australsk tid, med para alpinlaget som avsløres fredag kveld. Para nordic-sportene representerer et historisk skritt for Australia, fraværende fra biathlon siden 2006 og langrenn siden 2010.

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