And more form the terrace at Paralympics GB House were Allan Russell chats with gold winning cyclists Neil Fachie and his pilot Matthew Rotherham.

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And more form the terrace at Paralympics GB House were Allan Russell chats with gold winning cyclists James Ball and his pilot Steffan Lloyd. 

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Let’s check in with the Velodrome in Paris, where Allan spoke with Ireland’s paracycling duo Martin Gordon and Eoin Mullen.

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On the Happy Hour's Sport Special, Paulina caught up with Rob from Blind Focus with Rob Sears YouTube channel to chat about his journey into triathlon and para triathlon.

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We're at Paralympics GB House in Paris where our Paulina Kuchorew spoke with Sabrina Fortune, who not only won gold at the Paralympics for the F20 shot put, but also broke her own world record.

Image shows Sabrina on the terrace of Paralympics GB House, she is holding up her gold medal and a plushie of the official mascot, The Phryge. 

At the Velodrome, Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall win bronze in Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit. 

Allan Russell spoke with them shortly after their race. 

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Allan Russell chats with Neil Fachie and pilot Matthew Rotherham, following their men’s B 1000m time trial silver win.

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James Ball and pilot Steffan Lloyd won gold in the men’s B 1000m time trial at the Paris Paralympic Games.

Our Allan Russell spoke with them following their tense and very successful race.

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Allan Russell speaks with Para Cyclist Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl following their B 3000m individual pursuit gold.

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Following on from a first in the second repechage on Saturday (31 August 2024) of the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls rowing category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, on Sunday (1 September 2024) Annie Caddick and Sam Murray who is visually impaired win Silver in the final of this new rowing category for the Paralympic Games which was a close race between them and Australia who won the Gold.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Annie and Sam just after they had been presented with their Silver medals to find out how that final race had gone for them and how their achievements in this new rowing category at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games will help to encourage other visually impaired and disabled people to get in to rowing.


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