Paralympian Zac Shaw ‘upset’ at not getting after-party invite

Shaw said he had trawled through his emails to find an invite to the after-party after one of his friends, an Olympian, mentioned it to him.

Neither Shaw nor his partner Ali Smith, also a Paralympic sprinter, could find an invite so the pair assumed it was an event for Olympians only.

He said: “It’s just hurtful and I mean you have situations like this honestly so frequently, whether it’s brands, prize money, even hosting a Paralympic race at a competition.

“You have to pick your times to actually call it out.

“For me yesterday being under the same roof as the King and all the Olympic and Paralympic medallists and in one place, but the Paralympic medallists have to get in the car and drive home while the Olympic medallists get to enjoy a four-hour after- party with champagne bottles with their names engraved into it.

“It’s just unfair.”