Paralympic champion Paige Greco dies at 28
Paige Greco, a Paralympic gold medalist, has died aged 28.
AusCycling, the sport's national governing body, announced her death in an Instagram post, saying she died at her home in Adelaide after a "sudden medical episode."
Greco's family is "devastated by her loss, [but] incredibly proud of the person she was and the way she represented Australia," her mother Natalie said in a statement shared by AusCycling.
"Paige meant everything to us. Her kindness, her determination, and her warmth touched our family every single day."
AusCycling CEO Marne Fechner called her an "extraordinary athlete who achieved outstanding accomplishments at the highest levels of [the] sport."
Paralympics Australia CEO Cameron Murray, meanwhile, said "Paige's achievements on the international stage were exceptional, but it was her kindness, her quiet determination and the way she uplifted people around her that will stay with us all."
Greco missed the selection rounds for last year's Paris Paralympic Games due to health issues, but returned to elite competition this year and was in the Para Track World Championships last month, The Guardian reported.
She had cerebral palsy as she began as a track-and-field athlete before switching to cycling in 2018.
Greco won many World Cup medals and World Championship titles, including Australia's first gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
She broke the record in Tokyo for the women's C1–3 3,000m individual pursuit, and won bronze medals in the women's C1-3 road race and time trial.
