A tough act to follow. And while the build up was far from ideal, with political scandals, a financial crisis and worries about the zika virus, brazil was always going to offer a spectacular setting for south americas first ever olympic and Paralympic Games. Thered be plenty of time for selfies after the success, and team gb had big ambitions hoping for their best ever foreign olympics. Paralympics gb hoping to better their medal haulfrom london 2012. More on their Success Stories later, but first to athletics. And Super Saturday, part two the stadium erupts three gold medals for gb what a night sydney 2000 heptathlon champion denise lewis was there in rio as mo farah, Jessica Ennis hill and Greg Rutherford bid to defend their respective olympic titles. We were all looking forward of Super Saturday from london 2012. We had mo farah going in the 10,000 metres. Not without its drama. Falls. Fallen, clip there. Bumps, barges. But mo still came through. The atmosphere in the stadium was el
Beginnings to a new age of technological innovations. Paralympic sport has come a long way. Record numbers watched the london and rio summer games. Now the Winter Paralympians are starting to make their mark, too. Sochi 2014 was undoubtedly the biggest Winter Paralympics to date. From a british perspective, britain at least dazzled, winning six medals. That was four years after drawing a blank in vancouver. But will that be good and of the podium places In Pyeongchang . Jade hetherington was one of britons biggest success stories, securing four of gbs six medals. But she has since retired. Her Paralympic Team mate Kelly Gallagher is still competing. In 2014 she claimed britains first ever winter paralympic gold and continues to win medals. A heavy crash in training for this years World Championships ended her season early. But she is determined to return stronger than ever. You tend to fall a lot in skiing, you are pushing yourself to the limit, it was a real accident. I didnt land a j
Beginnings to a new age of technological innovations. Paralympic sport has come a long way. Record numbers watched the london and rio summer games. Now the Winter Paralympians are starting to make their mark, too. Sochi 2014 was undoubtedly the biggest Winter Paralympics to date. From a british perspective, britain at least dazzled, winning six medals. That was four years after drawing a blank in vancouver. But will that be good and of the podium places In Pyeongchang . Jade hetherington was one of britons biggest success stories, securing four of gbs six medals. But she has since retired. Her Paralympic Team mate Kelly Gallagher is still competing. In 2014 she claimed britains first ever winter paralympic gold and continues to win medals. A heavy crash in training for this years World Championships ended her season early. But she is determined to return stronger than ever. You tend to fall a lot in skiing, you are pushing yourself to the limit, it was a real accident. I didnt land a j
In south korea, nick hope takes a look at paralympics gbs leading Medal Prospects and the events to watch out for in the path to pyeongchang. From rather basic beginnings to a new age of technological innovations. Paralympic sport has come a long way. Record numbers watched the london and rio summer games. Now the Winter Paralympians are starting to make their mark, too. Sochi 2014 was undoubtedly the biggest Winter Paralympics to date. From a british perspective, britain at least dazzled, winning six medals. That was four years after drawing a blank in vancouver. But will that be good enough the Podium Places In Pyeongchang . Jade hetherington was one of britons biggest success stories, securing four of gbs six medals. But she has since retired. Her Paralympic Team mate Kelly Gallagher is still competing. In 2014, she claimed britains first ever winter paralympic gold and continues to win medals. A heavy crash in training for this years World Championships ended her season early. But
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