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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Paul MacInnes in Cortina

Britain to raise Winter Paralympic targets after finishing Games with solitary medal

Neil Simpson (left) and his guide Rob Poth with their silver medals
Neil Simpson (left) and his guide Rob Poth with their silver medals. Photograph: Tom Weller/Getty Images

UK Sport is set to raise performance targets for the next Winter Paralympics after Great Britain returned from Milano Cortina with only a single silver medal.

ParalympicsGB failed to hit a reduced target of two to five medals in Italy, with only Neil Simpson making the podium following a second-placed finish in the men’s visually impaired alpine combination skiing. On Sunday Simpson did not finish either of his runs in the VI slalom, putting a final end to hopes of further success.

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