has apologised for a “failure of communication” to who were not invited to a party for Olympians after Paris medallists met the at Buckingham Palace. and Paralympics GB athletes were jointly hosted at a reception at the royal residence on Thursday to celebrate Britain’s success in this summer. But , a Paralympic visually impaired sprinter, said he had only discovered there was an after-party being held by the luxury department store through an Olympian friend who had received the invitation.
Mr Shaw, 29, 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 name engraved into it.
It’s just unfair.” Mr Shaw, who won silver in the mixed 4x100m and bronze in the 100m T12 in Paris, didn’t receive an invitation and neither did his Paralympic sprint partner Ali Smith. He told The Telegraph: “I think it is just upsetting – we fight so hard for equality.
When we are at an event with Olympians and these people are our friends and they ask if we are going to the event and I have to reply with ‘No we’re not .