Paralympian Jason Smyth is the final celebrity to be revealed for next season's Dancing with the Stars on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.
The six-time Paralympic gold medal-winning sprinter is legally blind, with his central vision being affected by Stargardt's disease.
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Jason won two gold medals for Ireland, setting records at the Men's 100 metres T13 and the Men's 200 metres T13, which led some Irish and international news sources, including CNN, to compare his feat to that of Usain Bolt, who achieved a similar feat at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Jason said of joining Dancing with the Stars: "It's quite a step away from the world on the athletics track to the dancefloor. So, I think there are elements I'm excited about and elements that I'm just a little bit nervous about as well.
"I wouldn't even say I was someone who dances loads, I have two girls, eight and five, and they both love to dance so, I've had to learn to bop around more and more, but it's usually to princess songs or something slightly different!"
Jason, who in 2017 was described as "the world's fastest Paralympian" on the International Paralympic Committee's website, announced his retirement from competing in 2023 to take up a full-time role within Paralympics Ireland.
Also taking part in the new series of Dancing with the Stars are: Fair City actor and former Mrs Brown's Boys star Rory Cowan, The Six O'Clock Show presenter Katja Mia, jockey Davy Russell, Fair City actor Shane Quigley Murphy, 2FM and Ireland's Fittest Family presenter Laura Fox, former Miss World Rosanna Davison, newscaster Eileen Dunne, Wild Youth singer David Whelan, drag queen superstar Blu Hydrangea, and TikTok sensation Miriam Mullins.
Dancing with the Stars will return to RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player in January.
