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The Independent UK
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HISTORICAL FACTS: Neil simpson celebrates landmark gold for great britain at winter paralympics - Caught on Camera

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Neil Simpson won Great Britain’s first gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics in the men’s Super-G vision-impaired class and then hailed sharing the “special” moment with guide and brother Andrew.

Scotland’s Simpson brothers finished nearly half a second clear of the field to top the podium on their Paralympics debut, with 19-year-old Neil becoming the first British male athlete to win gold on snow.

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