Paralympic athlete Roża Kozakowska was stripped of a gold medal in the Women’s Club Throw F32 event in Paris for using a pillow that did not meet regulation standards.
Kozakowska, who won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, registered a new record with a throw of 31.30 meters, beating the 28.74 meter distance she registered four years ago.
However, the Polish athlete’s goal of adding another medal to her collection was thwarted after officials ruled that the pillow she used to support her head during the event violated regulations due to its size.
