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Winter Paralympic medallists join National Paralympic Day line-up
Winter Paralympic medallists join National Paralympic Day line-up
Story 30/07/2014
With just one month to go until National Paralympic Day 2014, Britain’s most successful winter Paralympians, Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell, and one of Britain’s first ever winter gold medallists, Charlotte Evans, have joined the line-up of Paralympic stars set to be part of the celebrations on Saturday August 30.
The successful skiers will be part of the ‘meet the athletes’ part of the day at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, so that members of the public can get autographs and have their photos taken with their Paralympic heroes.
Etherington and Powell became Great Britain’s most successful ever winter Paralympians when they won three silver medals and a bronze medal at the recent winter Games in Sochi, while Evans guided Kelly Gallagher to an historic inaugural Paralympic winter gold medal.
Jade Etherington made history in Sochi as she claimed three silver and one bronze medal in Alpine Skiing with her guide, Caroline Powell, making them ParalympicsGB’s most successful Winter Paralympians.
Charlotte Evans guided Kelly Gallagher to success in Sochi, when they topped the podium in the Super-G to win GB’s first ever Olympic or Paralympic gold medal on snow.
She said: “I’m so delighted to be part of National Paralympic Day 2014. Since Sochi I have been amazed by the support that Kelly and I have received and it’s fantastic to see the interest in Paralympic sport continue to grow and grow.
Tickets are still available for spectators to enjoy Wheelchair Basketball, Swimming, Goalball and Boccia on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
For more information about how to buy tickets and for details about regional events, head to www.paralympics.org.uk/npd2014