Ukraine tops the Winter Paralympic Video games | GB received the primary medal

 Ukraine tops the Winter Paralympic Games |  GB won the first medal

Millie Knight and information Brett Wilde take Nice Britain’s first medal on the Video games with a bronze medal in alpine snowboarding for the visually impaired.

Final replace: 05/22/03 at 01:06 PM

Grygorii Vovchynskyi won the first gold medal for Ukraine

Grygorii Vovchynskyi received the primary gold medal for Ukraine

Ukraine completed the primary day of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Video games on prime of the leaderboard by successful seven medals, together with three gold.

Grygorii Vovchynskyi emerged victorious within the males’s dash biathlon earlier than dedicating his gold to Ukraine as his nation continues to defend itself in opposition to the Russian invasion.

Vitaly Lukyanenko, Oleksandr Kazik and Dmytro Soyarko received gold, silver and bronze medals respectively within the males’s visually impaired biathlon, whereas Taras Rad received the silver within the males’s dash dash.

Oksana Shishkova took gold within the girls’s blind biathlon, and Lyudmila Lyachenko took second place within the girls’s dash dash.

“It was exhausting for me when the warfare began. I cry day by day,” Vovchinsky was quoted by the BBC as saying.

“I didn’t perceive what occurred. What ought to I do? I can dedicate this race to Ukraine for peace [for the] folks in Ukraine.

“Please cease the warfare, it is rather necessary to our kids.”

Ukrainian Paralympians gathered before the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics to call for peace in their country amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

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Ukrainian Paralympians gathered earlier than the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics to name for peace of their nation amid the continuing Russian invasion.

Ukrainian Paralympians gathered earlier than the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics to name for peace of their nation amid the continuing Russian invasion.

GB off tag

Millie Knight and mentor Brett Wilde take residence Nice Britain’s first medal on the Video games, successful a bronze within the girls’s visually impaired downhill race, up from the silver they took 4 years earlier.

Mina Fitzpatrick and mentor Gary Smith have been fifth, whereas Neil Simpson and his brother Andrew completed seventh within the males’s visually impaired downhill race.

Millie Knight playing during an alpine ski race for women with Barra handicap in the Alps

Millie Knight taking part in throughout an alpine ski race for ladies with Barra handicap within the Alps

mentioned Knight, who beforehand questioned her future within the sport after a number of accidents.

“This bronze is one thing very particular. It beats the silver we had 4 years in the past in Pyeongchang.

“We have been by way of some powerful issues and it has modified us.

“Brett’s religion and belief in me have impressed me a lot and made me wish to do that, not only for me, my household, buddies and sponsors, however for him.

“Crossing the purpose line with a smile on my face was our primary purpose. We actually did not assume we have been on the degree that will get a medal, particularly with the file degree proper now.

“I really feel like I am on cloud 9 and I actually cannot imagine that is taking place to us.”

James Wheatley was ninth within the males’s standing class, and Scott Minaj completed ninth within the males’s biathlon.