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Jeremy Armstrong

Neil Simpson thrilled to win historic Paralympics gold with brother by his side

Ski sensation Neil Simpson made Paralympic history on Sunday as the first Brit man to win gold at a Winter Games.

The 20-year-old triumphed in the men’s Super-G vision impaired class, with brother and guide Andrew Simpson, 21, by his side.

The pair clocked one minute 08.91 seconds, almost half-a-second clear of the rest of the field, at their first ever Paralympics in Beijing.

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