Paralympic Games: Amputee swimmer wrongly disqualified over little-known rule as chaos descends on Paris pool

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Paralympic Games: Amputee swimmer wrongly disqualified over little-known rule as chaos descends on Paris pool

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A Paralympic Games swimmer was wrongly disqualified on Sunday before being reinstated as confusion reigned over the pool in Paris. Iraq-born Australian star Ahmed Kelly, who is missing both arms below the elbow and both legs completely, was disqualified by officials following his heat in the men's 150m medley SM3. Officials said Kelly had performed the butterfly instead of the freestyle in the final leg of the race. Swimming Australia immediately launched an appeal against the decision, before confirming that their swimmer had been reinstated and would compete in the final.
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