Erik Horrie Claims Controversial Bronze After Italian Rival Disqualified for Cheating:Paralympics

Australian rower Eric Hy won a controversial bronze medal at the par Olympic Games in Paris after crossing the Finish Line in fourth place in the men's PR W single skulls final but was elevated to the bronze male position after a rival was found cheating this caused a cheating row to erupt with Italians being caught using a mysterious device during the rowing final Italian officials later confirmed that Jacko perini had forgotten to remove his phone from the boat prior to the race and as a result he was disqualified for using an unidentified communication device such as a phone or walkie-talkie during the race Perry finished last after race officials confirmed the presence of a device following an investigation and Hy benefited from the disqualification nine was informed by Hy that something took place he stated World rowing and Par Olympics officials saw it and then decided to disqualify perini and I was lucky enough to come away with the BR that really is all I can say it's the excitement of sports There are rules and as competitors we stick to them I'm simply amped up for getting the bronze I can say that this is my fourth par Olympic Games and that I have won a medal at each one Hy who took home silver medals in London Rio and Tokyo was thrilled to take home a bronze mate this implies so a lot he said all the sacrifices my family has made as well as their patience with me during both good and bad times there are a lot of bad training and injury times just like with all athletes so this is for my wife Michelle and the kids back home it's one of those hard things to explain things like that Italy's paddling Authority put out an announcement after the jury's Choice making sense of that perini had failed to remember that his telephone was still in the boat the Federation said in a proclamation decipher by Instagram after a notable and profoundly Cutthroat contest finishing with a thrilling third spot and a bronze decoration while everybody was commending the accomplishment the jury was rejected from the paralympic platform of the pr1 single hands in the last men's singles pr1 the Italian competitor was tracked down utilizing correspondence gear during the race disregarding rule 28 and supplement are2 bylaw rule 28 as a result the crew was left out of the event and ranked last the Federation is moving forward with an official claim and is providing perini's phones records claiming that perini alone was to blame for forgetting it on the boat we will in no time give insight about the result of the Allure