Italian Paralympic Rower Disqualified for Phone in Boat

Giacomo Perini loses bronze medal after being found with a mobile phone during the PR1 men's single sculls final at Paris 2024.

World Rowing disqualified Perini for violating rules against communication devices in the boat.
Perini claims the phone was an oversight and not used during the race.
The Italian Rowing Federation's appeal against the disqualification was rejected.
Australian Erik Horrie moved up to bronze, with Britain's Benjamin Pritchard winning gold and Ukraine's Roman Polianskyi taking silver.
The Italian Federation plans to appeal to the World Rowing Executive Board.