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An Iranian Para-cyclist has died following a crash in the men's road race Saturday.

The Dutch cyclist crashed on the same descent that left Italy's Vincenzo Nibali with two broken collarbones in the men's race.

On Wednesday, Golbarnezhad had finished 14th in the time trial event.

At the Paralympic Village the Iranian flag has been lowered to half-mast and a moment of silence will also be held for Golbarnerzhad during Sunday's Closing Ceremony

Bahman Golbarnezhad crashed on the downhill slope of the C4-5 classification road race.

"The athlete received treatment at the scene and was in the process of being taken to the athlete hospital when he suffered a cardiac arrest," said the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

"The ambulance then diverted to the nearby Unimed Rio Hospital in Barra where he passed away soon after arrival."

Forty-eight-year-old Golbarnezhad had also competed in the London 2012 Paralympics.

"The Paralympic family is united in grief at this horrendous tragedy which casts a shadow over what have been great Paralympic Games here in Rio," said the IPC president Sir Philip Craven.

.This is very sad news for sport and for the Paralympic movement, said Carlos Nuzman, President of Rio 2016. "Our hearts and prayers are with Bahman's family, his teammates and all the people of Iran."