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De Rozario nets marathon silver, reveals father's death

Australia's Madison de Rozario claimed silver in the Paralympic wheelchair marathon in Paris. (Greg Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Madison de Rozario has revealed she considered returning to Australia and abandoning her Paralympic campaign after receiving news in the hours after she was a flagbearer in opening ceremony that her father had died. 

De Rozario won silver in the T54 marathon on Sunday, adding to a bronze she picked up in the 5000m earlier at the Games.

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