Paralympic Games: Rachel Morris admits chances slim after accident
Defending Paralympic champion Rachel Morris believes her London 2012 medal hopes disappeared when she was hit by a car despite recovering in time to compete at the Games. The 33-year-old, who won hand-cycling time-trial gold at the 2008 Paralympics, was competing near Guildford last month when her bike was struck on the offside and written off and she suffered whiplash and shoulder injuries.
Morris is set to compete in the H3 time-trial at Brands Hatch on 5 September in a brand new hand-bike and in the H1-3 road race two days later at the Kent motor-racing circuit.
Morris, who has reflex sympathetic dystrophy, said: “Due to the accident I had, I think that my medal chances have disappeared. You don’t know what’s going to happen on the day, so I won’t say definitely not.”