Paralympics Open with More Success for Welsh Athletes ; First Minister Praises Success On First Day of Games in Beijing
Western Mail › September 08, 2008
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TWO Welsh athletes have continued the nation's historic success in Beijing, winning gold medals on the opening day of the Paralympic Games.
Cyclists Simon Richardson, from Porthcawl, and Ellen Hunter from Wrexham, the sighted pilot for partially-sighted Scottish cyclist Aileen McGlynn, yesterday helped the British team pick up three out of five gold medals on offer in track cycling.See the full content of this document
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Paralympics Open with More Success for Welsh Athletes ; First Minister Praises Success On First Day of Games in Beijing
Richardson, 41, who is making his Paralympic debut, smashed the world record with a time of one minute 14.936 seconds in the men's LC3/4 1km time-trial.
With reigning P...See the full content of this document
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