{"id":106092,"date":"2024-09-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=106092"},"modified":"2024-09-13T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T00:28:06","slug":"paralympic-cyclist-wins-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/paralympic-cyclist-wins-bronze\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralympic cyclist wins bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GEORGE CLARKE\/AAP WITH EDWINA WILLIAMS<\/p>\n<p>BALLARAT para cyclist Alana Forster has claimed bronze in the women&#8217;s C5 individual time trial at Clichy-sous-bois as part of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>It was a triumphant first Paralympic medal for the medical doctor, who two years ago was in emergency care after being involved in a near-fatal car crash.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Alana-Forster_26252.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alana Forster has seen success as a para athlete in the last two years, including at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, following a car accident which left her seriously injured. 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