Mayo woman secures silver medal at overseas games

Pictured is Ballina's Karol Donnelly who claimed a silver medal at her first Transplant Games.placeholder image
Pictured is Ballina's Karol Donnelly who claimed a silver medal at her first Transplant Games.

The Ballina woman secured the silver medal on the opening day of the Transplant Games.

This week, the British Transplant Games got underway in Sheffield and already, one Mayo athlete has secured a silver medal.

Karol Donnelly from Ballina secured the silver medal on the opening day of the games as she excelled in the Archery event.

Karol, who is a liver recipient, is an environmental scientist, musician and water sports enthusiast, while she is a founding member and Secretary of the Liver Ireland Support Network (LISN).

Karol's transplant journey spans almost two decades and has seen her receive not one, but two life-saving liver transplants.

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