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Neil Simpson caps golden Games as GB flagbearer at closing ceremony

Simpson was joined by brother and guide Andrew after the pair delivered ParalympicsGB’s only gold of the Games

The Independent UK

Elite athletes shouldn't have to choose between their sport and pregnancy

Every two years the world watches in awe as incredible athletes compete during the Olympic and Paralympic games. Olympians inspire the nation, and serve as role models to all young athletes. But after inspiring so many, and as the Olympics close, athletes are faced with a new question. What’s next?

The Conversation

COVID-19 blamed for 34-year Para medal low

Australia have delivered just one medal at the Beijing Winter Paralympics, the lowest haul in 34 years after a build-up smashed by COVID-19 restrictions.

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Snowboard sensation Ollie Hill reveals secret to securing history-making Paralympic bronze medal in Beijing

Hill, from Reading, became the first British snowboarder to win a Paralympic medal after a scintillating banked slalom run on Friday

Wales Online

Winter Paralympics: Ukraine claim 10th gold as Brian McKeever makes history

Oleksandra Kononova added another gold for Ukraine as Brian McKeever equalled the record for most Paralympic gold medals

The Guardian - UK

Menna Fitzpatrick eager to cement status as Britain’s greatest Winter Paralympian

The six-time Paralympic medallist wrapped up her Beijing campaign on Saturday with a disappointing fourth-place finish in the slalom

The Independent UK

Rae Anderson impresses in Beijing as Australian teammate Melissa Perrine bows out of Winter Paralympics

Para-alpine skier Rae Anderson places seventh in the slalom standing category in Beijing, while fellow Australian Melissa Perrine finishes her Paralympic career on an emotional note.

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Canadian Skier Brian McKeever Makes History with 16th Paralympic Gold

Canada's Brian McKeever raced into the history books and grabbed his 16th Paralympic gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Games Saturday. McKeever won the middle distance race, and in doing so equaled the gold-medal haul of German former para alpine skier Gerd Schonfelder -- the most decorated…

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Canadian skier Brian McKeever makes history with 16th Paralympic gold

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Canada's Brian McKeever raced into the history books and grabbed his 16th Paralympic gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Games Saturday.

AFP

Canadian skier Brian McKeever aims for 16th Paralympic gold

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Canada's Brian McKeever has a chance to race into the history books and grab his 16th Paralympic gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Games Saturday.

AFP

Ukraine Paralympic athletes to help war-torn homeland

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - There will be no welcome parade when Ukraine's most successful Winter Paralympics team returns to its war-torn homeland from Beijing -- some members may not even be able to reach their bombed cities.

AFP

Snowboarder Ollie Hill blocks out social media buzz to make Winter Paralympic history

The 32-year-old became the first British snowboarder to win a Paralympic medal as he took bronze in the banked slalom event

The Independent UK

Oldest British Paralympic skier Shona Brownlee feels part of GB ‘family’ in Beijing

The 42-year-old sitting skier has notched two top-ten finishes at the 2022 Games

The Independent UK

GB wheelchair curlers conclude calamitous Winter Paralympic campaign but hopeful for future

GB suffered six defeats from ten round-robin matches and had one of the team, David Melrose, rushed to hospital after he fell out of his wheelchair

The Independent UK

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The joy of six: France increase gold medal tally at Beijing Paralympic Winter Games

Benjamin Daviet and Maxime Montaggioni were France's heroes on Friday at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games with victories in the biathlon cross-country skiing and snowboarding to push their country's gold medal tally up to six.

AAP

Impressive Perrine raring for Para slalom

Melissa Perrine finished sixth in the vision-impaired giant slalom while Rae Anderson was 10th on her Winter Paralympics debut in the standing classification.

Wales Online

Paralympic chief Andrew Parsons unleashes unprecedented political rallying cry at Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony

In one of the most overtly political speeches at a Games’ Opening Ceremony for decades, the IPC boss condemned war and ‘hate’ and re-enforced his desire for a peaceful solution following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Wales Online

Skiing sensation Menna Fitzpatrick reveals the secret ingredient that solidified her status as Britain's greatest Winter Paralympian

The visually impaired skiing star, 23, racked up her sixth Paralympic medal in Beijing to move two clear of Jade Etherington, who won three silvers and a bronze in Sochi, at the summit

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AFP

Slushy snow and T-shirts as Winter Paralympics feels the heat

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Cross-country skiers ploughed through slushy snow wearing T-shirts on day five of the Beijing Winter Paralympics Wednesday as spring-like weather pushed temperatures well above freezing.

AFP

Norwegian great Ulset to bow out of Paralympics for play dates

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - After two decades of Paralympic greatness, Norway's Nils Erik Ulset is hanging up his skis and gun and heading into retirement for some important play dates with his toddler son.

ABC News

Melissa Perrine, Rae Anderson and Kate McLoughlin: Meet the women of Australia’s 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics team

There are only a few women in Australia's Winter Paralympics team in Beijing, but they are making sure they stand out in the snow.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Gold-winning Kawayoke as tough as 'American car'

The 161-centimeter Taiki Kawayoke pushed ahead in the 20-kilometer cross-country skiing course on Monday at the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

The Independent UK

Winter Paralympics: Nordic skier Scott Meenagh feeling inspired in Beijing heat

Meenagh, who shattered new ground by becoming the first Nordic skier to represent ParalympicsGB at a Games for 20 years at PyeongChang 2018, stopped the clock in a time of 33:11.7

The Guardian - UK

Winter Paralympics: Ukraine complete double biathlon podium sweep

Iryna Bui and Vitaliy Lukyanenko took gold as Ukrainian athletes dominated at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre

The Conversation

Sports are political: Reaction and inaction to Putin's war of aggression

On March 3, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that all athletes from Russia and Belarus would be barred from competing at the 2022 Paralympics. The decision came less than a day after the IPC announced it was permitting athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals. The IPC’s ban,…

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