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Dunlevy and McCrystal secure silver medal in Paris

Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal celebrate winning silver in Paris
Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal celebrate winning silver in Paris [Inpho]

Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Eve McCrystal have won Paralympics silver for Ireland in the women's B 3000m individual pursuit in paracyling.

The pair finished 2.166 seconds behind Great Britain's Sophie Unwin and her pilot Jenny Holl after leading Sunday's final ride-off in Paris.

Dunlevy and McCrystal clocked a time of 3:21.315 in Sunday morning's qualifying session to make the final.

It's a second medal success of the Paralympics for Ireland after Róisín Ní Ríain also secured silver in the women's S13 100m backstroke.

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