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Fri 09 Sep 2008Irish team furious at Malone decision
2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES:THE IRISH Paralympic team was in uproar yesterday after long-time Paralympian Derek Malone was deemed "not disabled enough" to compete in the seven-a-side football tournament, even though he took bronze in Athens in the 800 metres (T38 category).
The Paralympic Council of Ireland (PCI) have complained about the way the decision was reached and want clarification from the authorities on how the classification team issued the ban.
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