Rumary described that decision as “hard and upsetting”, and added: ”I wanted to give up on life. It was, like, what was the point?”

Skelley has a degenerative eye condition called ocular albinism, which means his sight is affected by the light and his vision is very poor.

“This year, for some reason, the classifiers wanted a little bit more information on it – even though I’ve been classified for the last 14 years in Paralympic judo,” he said.

He added that he “stuck to the process” and some “amazing people” got involved, and ultimately his classification was changed, allowing him to compete in Paris.

“I felt a bit upset, I felt a bit hurt – but it’s how you react to it,” he said.

“You’ve just got to be confident and stick to who you are. I’m just Chris Skelley, the judo athlete.”