The Countess of Wessex has met members of a sailing club in Antigua and Barbuda which supports people with disabilities.
Great Britain finished in 14th place at the Beijing Winter Paralympics with six medals with 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze.
Ellie Simmonds is usually found swimming lanes at record speeds, but last week she tried her hand at a freezing water event, more commonly known as skiing.
GB’s Menna Fitzpatrick (pictured above with guide Katie Guest) has finished fourth in the visually impaired slalom behind Austrian sisters Veronika and Barbara Aigner who took gold and silver.
British Paralympian James Whitley has finished sixth in the men’s standing giant slalom at the Beijing games.
Canada and hosts China won double gold medals at the Beijing Winter Paralympics on day five of the competition at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.
Hope Gordon only took up skiing six months ago, but on Wednesday she became the first GB Paralympian female to compete in a Para-nordic event at the Beijing games.
Sweden beat Great Britain in the Winter Paralympics wiping the floor with a 6-4 win at the wheelchair curling event.
Team GB have won more medals at the Beijing Winter Paralympics after Menna Fitzpatrick and Neil Simpson scooped bronze in the super-G events.
Neil Simpson (pictured above) has won Britain’s first gold medal at the Beijing Winter Paralympics finishing 0.40 seconds ahead of Italian Giacomo Bertagnoll in the men’s Super-G vision impaired class.
All eyes – and hearts – are on Ukraine at this year’s Winter Paralympics after the athletes arrived in Beijing ahead of the games earlier this week amidst Russia’s invasion.
Millie Knight has won Great Britain’s first medal of the Beijing Winter Paralympics picking up bronze in the women’s visually-impaired downhill.
After a controversial build-up this week the Beijing Winter Paralympics opening ceremony takes place later today, Friday March 4.
