Tom Habscheid has placed fourth in the standing shot put at the Paralympics in Tokyo.
Habscheid threw 13.92 metres on Sunday (Japan time). In a statement released via the Luxembourg Paralympic Committee, Habscheid he was disappointed not to secure a medal win: “Today I just didn’t manage to call up my performance. That’s more disappointing than the result itself. We worked so hard for this day, but unfortunately I didn’t have a good day today.”
His coach, Fernand Heintz, was more upbeat, stating: “Tom can be very proud of what he achieved here. Just a year ago Tom was injured and we thought we had to bury our Paralympic dream already.”
Habscheid placed seventh at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
“After [gaining] the titles of vice-world champion and vice-Europe champion, you have just demonstrated that your place among the world elite is more than deserved,” , Luxembourg’s deputy prime minister and sports minister (LSAP), in a congratulatory message.
This year’s medal were Aled Davies of Great Britain (15.33m), Sajad Mohammadian of Iran (14.88m) and Faisal Sorour of Kuwait (14.13m).