Cheating row erupts at Paralympics as Italian rower is stripped of his medal after being caught with his mobile phone - as Brit clinches gold

Giacomo Perini, 28, has been excluded from the final results after an investigation revealed that he had been using an illegal device during the race. Race officials deemed that Perini had been using an unknown communication device, like a phone or a walky-talky, during the PR1 Men's Single Sculls event. Using communications equipment during a race is a violation of the rules, Paris 2024 officials confirmed. Italian officials later confirmed that Perini had forgotten to remove his phone from the boat before the race. Perini has been excluded from the event and ranked last.