| Venue: Beijing, China Dates: 4-13 March Time in Beijing: GMT +8 |
Millie Knight received Great Britain’s first medal of the Beijing Winter Paralympics with bronze within the girls’s visually-impaired downhill.
The 23-year-old and information Brett Wild, who took silver 4 years in the past, put in a strong run on the opening day of competitors to complete in a single minute 23.20 seconds.
Slovakia’s Henrieta Farkasova received her third gold medal in a row (1:19.50).
China’s Daquing Zhu took silver (1:21.75) on her Paralympic debut.
It was the first-ever particular person Winter Paralympic medal for the host nation.
Britain’s different competitor Menna Fitzpatrick was fifth on the Yanqing Alpine Centre in what’s one in every of her weaker occasions.
Knight has fought again from a number of concussions, most not too long ago after a crash in February 2021, which left her questioning her future within the sport
But together with Wild, Knight, who’s competing at her third Games, labored arduous to regain her confidence on the slopes and the dedication has paid off for the pair who will subsequent go in Sunday’s super-G.
More to observe.
