Silver medal for Adam

Lisburn athlete Adam Smyth has been awarded a silver medal at the 2014 Special Olympics European Summer Games in Antwerp.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Sep 2014, 13:54 BST
Team Ireland's Adam Smyth from Lisburn reacts after being presented with a fifth place ribbon at the Badminton singles event in the Antwerp Expo. 2014 Special Olympics European Games, Antwerp, Belgium. He also won a silver medal. Picture credit: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILTeam Ireland's Adam Smyth from Lisburn reacts after being presented with a fifth place ribbon at the Badminton singles event in the Antwerp Expo. 2014 Special Olympics European Games, Antwerp, Belgium. He also won a silver medal. Picture credit: Ray McManus / SPORTSFIL
Team Ireland's Adam Smyth from Lisburn reacts after being presented with a fifth place ribbon at the Badminton singles event in the Antwerp Expo. 2014 Special Olympics European Games, Antwerp, Belgium. He also won a silver medal. Picture credit: Ray McManus / SPORTSFIL

The badminton star, 18, is one of seven Special Olympics Ulster athletes that represented Team Ireland in Belgium and he certainly did his town and province proud.

The local athlete, who also picked up a fifth place relay ribbon, was part of a 46-strong Team Ireland squad that flew out to Belgium. Competing alongside 2,000 Special Olympics athletes from as many as 58 countries, the Ireland team collectively picked up a stunning total of 57 bronze, silver and gold medals.

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Shaun Cassidy, regional director, Special Olympics Ulster said: “We are delighted with the fantastic achievements of the Team Ireland squad.

“We are so proud to have had such a strong delegation of Ulster athletes represent Team Ireland in the 2014 games and to see them pick up 16 medals, as well as a further seven ribbons, is amazing.”

Special Olympics Ulster supports over 2,000 athletes with an intellectual disability in Ulster, with year-round activities in 92 clubs across the region.

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