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Recording of the event held in the Grimaldi building in London to celebrate the British Paralympics Team's fantastic success in Paris. Attending the event as guest speakers for the fireside chat we had David Clarke, Chief Executive of Paralympics GB, swimmers and twin sisters Scarlett and Eliza Humphrey, as well as javelin athlete Dan Pembroke. Image shows: Sitting on high chairs from left to right: David, Scarlett, Eliza, and Dan. They're smiling and the sisters are clapping.

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At the final Paralympics GB press conference of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, 124 medals with 49 gold, 44 silver and 31 bronze, Penny Briscoe, Paralympics GB Chef de Mission reflects on how the Paris games have gone for Paralympics GB with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey. Penny talks to Toby about the amazing achievements of all Paralympics GB athletes across the board, the number of Paralympic World Records that have been broken and how the great success in Paris will help to inspire many visually impaired people back home to get into sport at whatever level they want too. (Image shows Penny with the press conference stage behind her at Paralympics GB house smiling towards the camera) Credit ParalympicsGB

As the curtain came down on the 2024 Paralympic Games, held in Paris.RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke with David Clarke, CEO of the British Paralympic Association, to discuss the athletes success, the search for new Paralympians and a look ahead to the next Games in Los Angeles in 2028.#RNIBConnectImages Shows RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell Chatting with David Clarke, CEO of the British Paralympic Association

With over 17 million viewers tuning into Channel 4’s coverage of the 2014 Paralympic Games, what were the thoughts on the audio described coverage? RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Jonathan Penny, Channel 4’s Access Services Manager, to discuss the work that went into making the coverage the most accessible so far. #RNIBConnect Image Shows RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell Chatting With Jonathan Penny, Channel 4’s Access Services Manager on Paralympics GB House Terrace

In the last day of competitions in the swimming pool on Saturday evening (7 September 2024) of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Stephen Clegg wins another Gold for Paralympics GB in the S12 Men’s 100 Metres Butterfly. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Stephen just after the final of the Men’s S12 100 Metres Butterfly to find out how the race had gone for him with a very close finish. Stephen also reflects on his Gold and World Record earlier in the games in the S12 Men’s 100 Metres Back Stroke and how swimming and sport have helped him through some difficult times and how the success of the whole of the Paralympics GB swimming team will help to encourage visually impaired young people into sport whether that might be swimming or other sports. (Image shows Stephen at the La Défense arena with his medal around his neck) Credit ParalympicsGB

Rob Davies, from Wales, will be taking home a silver medal from the Paris Paralympics. He spoke to Allan Russell before taking a well deserved break. Rob with his silver medal around his neck sits in his wheelchair, whilst Allan holds up a microphone, sitting to his right. Rob has short dark hair and a bit of a stubble.

After scooping 4 medals on the tandem, Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl spoke to Allan Russell about their incredibly successful Paralympic Games in Paris. Image shows Jenny on the left, with Allan sitting across from her and Sophie on a comfy terrace chair across from them. Jenny has light brown hair sleeked back into a low bun and Sophie has a short dark tousled pixie cut.

We’re here at Paralympics GB House where we’re joined by swimmers Poppy Maskill and Will Ellard, teen swimmers that made a splash in the pool. Between them, they’re not just bringing home 8 medals but have also smashed world records.Let’s hear more as our Paulina spoke with them on the terrace.Image shows Will and Poppy smiling and holding up their medals as they sit on the terrace of Paralympics GB House. Will is on the left, has short dark hair, and is holding up two Gold and one Silver medal. Poppy is next to him, has long dark blonde hair, and is holding up one gold medal, another one in her lap and the third one around her neck. Her two silver medals are held in her other hand, just out of shot.

And we’re back at the terrace of Paralympics GB House were Paulina spoke with a 14-year-old table tennis star, Bly Twomey ahead of her return home with two Bronze medals. Image shows Bly sitting on the terrace. She's smiling and has her two medals around her neck.

An amazing achievement for Sophie Unwin and her Pilot Jenny Holl on winning Gold in the women’s Para Cycling Road Race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Friday 6 September 2024. Coming in to the last 1000 metres of the just over 99km race it was between Sophie and Jenny and the Irish Team of Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly but a fantastic flying downhill sprint finish from Sophie and Jenny to win the Gold. (Image shows Sophie and Jenny crossing the finish line with their right hands in the air smiling) Credit ParalympicsGB

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More from the swimming at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey chats with a a very joyful Rebecca Redfern just after she had been presented with her SB13 100 Metres Breaststroke Gold medal.Rebecca previously had won Silver at both the Rio and Tokyo Paralympic Games and to finally come away with a Gold is such an amazing result for Rebecca. Reflecting on winning her Gold medal, Rebecca tells Toby how that final race was for her coming in to the race being the fastest in the heats and how good it was to have her family and friends there in Paris to see her win the Gold medal.(Image shows Rebecca holding her gold medal and Phryge mascot at the la Défense Arena) Credit: ParalympicsGB

VI Sports-lover Geoff Smith was at the Paralympics to watch GB play Wheelchair Rugby.He was offered a Touch2See tablet for the games and told Amelia about his experience using the tech and the atmosphere around the games.Image shows Geoff smiling at the camera. He is a white man with cropped brown hair, blue eyes and glasses and there is a clay-coloured wall behind him.

After trying different sports, Anna Nicholson settled on throwing the shot put. She told Allan Russell about her win in Paris. Image shows Anna sitting on the left as she's interviewed by Allan. Her blonde hair is braided and she's wearing Team Britain's white and navy hoodie and track bottom set. Her medal is around her neck and she wears glasses.

Zoe Newson didn’t want to try power lifting but after some encouragement, she’s a Paralympic medal winner.She spoke to Allan Russell in Paris.Image shows Zoe sitting down with Allan for an interview. Zoe is on the left, has long brown hair and is wearing a white Great Britain long sleeve and navy track bottoms. The silver medal is around her neck.

Let’s cross over to the terrace at Paralympics GB House, where Paulina spoke with Britain's Dan Pembroke following his gold-medal win in Paris. Image shows Dan smiling as he poses on the terrace. His face is lit with the morning sunlight and he's wearing a white Great Britain hoodie. His head is shaved and he has a short-trimmed ginger beard.

More from the swimming at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey catches up with Scarlett Humphrey just after competing in her final race of her first games with a 6th in the SB11 Women’s 100 Metre Breaststroke final in a time of 1:30.61.Scarlet reflects on her first Paralympic Games for her and twin sister Eliza, competing in the 4 x 100 metres relay the night before with fellow visually impaired Paralympics GB swimmers Rebecca Redfern, Matthew Redfern and Stephen Clegg and a great showcase from the swimming in Paris which Scarlet hopes will encourage other visually impaired people to take up the sport too.(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Football-loving members of RNIB ‘Community Connections’ telephone groups get together each week to talk about the latest going on in leagues across Scotland and England. This week they reflect on an exciting week of domestic fixtures then look ahead to some tough international games.

As we arrive at the midway point of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, Allan Russell spoke with British Paralympic Association’s CEO David Clarke to get his thoughts on the story so far.Image shows a close up of David Clarke with a microphone held up for Allan just off from the left side.

More medals for Paralympics GB Para Cyclists as Lora Fachie and her Pilot win a bronze medal in the Individual Road Time Trials at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and not that far behind Sophie Unwin and her Pilot Jenny Holl with their Silver medal.RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Lora and Corrine just after the road time trials had finished to find out how they got on in the heat of the afternoon out on the roads of Clichy-Sous-Bois.(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

More Paris 2024 Paralympic Games now with the road cycling time trials as our Toby Davey chats with Sophie Unwin and her pilot Jenny Holl just after they won Silver in the Individual Road Time Trials.Image shows Toby in his RNIB white t-shirt, with headphones around his neck as he smiles, posing in front of the road race track.

What is it like to celebrate a medal win at Paralympics GB House? Join Paulina as para swimmers Grace Harvey, Callie-Ann Warrington, and Ellie Challis get cheered on as they get to ring the Paralympics GB House Bell. Image shows a crowd of people cheering and clapping in the foreground with athletes draped in British flags walking in the distance. From the left side you can see an arm with a long selfie stick holding up a phone high to film the athletes walking towards the bell.

Let's check in with Paralympics GB House as Allan Russell chats with Krysten Coombs, who won silver in para badminton at the Paralympic Games this year.Image shows Allan interviewing Krysten at one of the couches at Paralympics GB terrace. Allan is on the left dressed in a pink RNIB t-shirt and is holding up his recorder to Krysten who is decked out in Great Britain white sports shirts and navy track bottoms. His medal is draped over his neck.

In the final of the Men’s SL3 Para Badminton at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Tuesday (3 September 2024) Bethell in his second Paralympic Games won a Silver with just missing out on Gold to Kumar Nitesh of India. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Dan on the terrace of Paralympics GB House to find out how the competition for Dan had been over the whole games and how he was feeling winning his Silver medal and just missing out on Gold. (Image shows Toby interview Dan. Dan is sitting on the left with Toby next to him laughing at one of Dan's answers. Toby is holding up a big microphone with a fluffy pop shield.)

Robert Doorington is one of the Paralympics GB Volunteers who has been helping to ensure that everything runs smoothly at Paralympics GB House in Paris, meeting some of the Paralympics GB Athletes and ensuring that they get to there press interviews on time. Robert tells RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey why he wanted to become a Paralympics GB Volunteer in Paris, what it has been like meeting some of the athletes and what he will take away from the experience being out here in Paris and being a Volunteer for Paralympics GB.(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

It takes a lot of organisation to look after all the athletes competing in the Paralympics 2024 in Paris and Allan Russell got to head behind the scenes with House Co-Ordinator Terry Race for a tour of GB House. Image shows Allan standing on front of the Trinity House Bell gold bell at Paralympics GB House. You can see that the bell has been signed in white marker pen. Allan is smiling, holding his white cane and he's wearing a pink 'RNIB See differently' t-shirt.

On the terrace of Paralympics GB House RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Dave Ellis and his pilot Luke Pollard who won a Gold in the Paratriathlon PTVI classification at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.Following a few moves of the start of the Paratriathlon Dave and Luke’s start got away at 12 noon on Monday 2 September 2024 and about half an hour before Dave’s partner Claire Cashmore competed in the PTS5 classification and coming away with a Silver medal too.Image shows Toby talking with Dave and Luke on the terrace at GB house

And more form the terrace at Paralympics GB House were Allan Russell chats with gold winning cyclists Neil Fachie and his pilot Matthew Rotherham.Image shows from left to right: Neil, Allan, and Matthew sitting on a couch at the Paralympics GB House terrace. Neil is holding up his gold medal and everyone is smiling.

And more form the terrace at Paralympics GB House were Allan Russell chats with gold winning cyclists James Ball and his pilot Steffan Lloyd. Image shows James and Steffan posing in their white 'Great Britain' t-shirts and showing off their gold medals, which hang on a red ribbon.

Let’s check in with the Velodrome in Paris, where Allan spoke with Ireland’s paracycling duo Martin Gordon and Eoin Mullen.Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath.

We're at Paralympics GB House in Paris where our Paulina Kuchorew spoke with Sabrina Fortune, who not only won gold at the Paralympics for the F20 shot put, but also broke her own world record. Image shows Sabrina on the terrace of Paralympics GB House, she is holding up her gold medal and a plushie of the official mascot, The Phryge.

At the Velodrome, Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall win bronze in Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit. Allan Russell spoke with them shortly after their race. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Allan Russell chats with Neil Fachie and pilot Matthew Rotherham, following their men’s B 1000m time trial silver win.(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

James Ball and pilot Steffan Lloyd won gold in the men’s B 1000m time trial at the Paris Paralympic Games.Our Allan Russell spoke with them following their tense and very successful race.(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Allan Russell speaks with Para Cyclist Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl following their B 3000m individual pursuit gold. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Following on from a first in the second repechage on Saturday (31 August 2024) of the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls rowing category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, on Sunday (1 September 2024) Annie Caddick and Sam Murray who is visually impaired win Silver in the final of this new rowing category for the Paralympic Games which was a close race between them and Australia who won the Gold.RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Annie and Sam just after they had been presented with their Silver medals to find out how that final race had gone for them and how their achievements in this new rowing category at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games will help to encourage other visually impaired and disabled people to get in to rowing.Image shows Toby interviewing Sam and Annie with their silver medals stood next to the rowing lake at Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne

Pool side at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games as Stephen Clegg not only wins a Gold but a Paralympics World Record in the Men’s S12 100 Metres Back Stroke final on Saturday evening 31 August 2024.RNIB Connect radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Stephen just after he had been awarded his Gold medal to find out how the race had gone for him and what it feels like not only winning Gold but also smashing the Paralympics World Record too.(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

At the Paralympic GB House in Paris we caught up with para table tennis stars Bly Twomey and Fliss Pickard, following their bronze medal win in the women’s class 14 event.Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' written in bold black letters, underlined with a bold pink line and with 'Connect Radio' written in smaller font before.

With the swimming in full swing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with twins Scarlet and Eliza Humphrey who were competing in the Women’s S11 400 Metres Free Style final on Friday Night (30 August 2024). Sadly no medals so far for Scarlet and Eliza at their first Paralympic Games with 6 place for Scarlet (just over 23 seconds behind the leader) and 8th place for Eliza (just over 40 seconds behind the leader).There will be more than likely Paralympic medals for the Humphrey Twins in the future as they continue on their Paralympic swimming career.(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Following on from a second in the heats on Friday (30 August 2024)in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls rowing category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, on Saturday morning (31 August 2024) in the second repechage Annie Caddick and Sam Murray who is visually impaired make it into the final on Sunday (1 September 2024) after an incredible win.RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Annie and Sam just after they had won the second repechage with that massive lead to find out how the race had gone for them and how they are feeling going into the final on Sunday.Image shows Toby interviewing Sam and Annie by the rowing lake at Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne.

As the 2024 Paralympics get underway in Paris, Allan Russell chats with British Paralympics Association CEO David Clarke. Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' written in black, underlined with a bold pink line and with 'Connect Radio' written below.

Hubert has been visiting the flag ship paralympic fan zone at Battersea Power Station, which was opened by Paralympians Danielle Brown MBE and Kylie Grimes. In this podcast Hubert speaks to Kylie about the personal impact of her paralympic achievements, what impact she feels they have on women’s sport and the impact she hopes the fan zones will have. Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' written in black, underlined with a bold pink line and with 'Connect Radio' written below.

Hubert has been visiting the flag ship Paralympic fan zone location at Battersea Power Station, which was opened by Paralympians Danielle Brown MBE, and Kylie Grimes, here Hubert speaks to Danielle about her experience at the Paralympic games, and what these sorts of locations launching means to her and paralympic sports.Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' written in black, underlined with a bold pink line and with 'Connect Radio' written below.

Ocean Outdoor and Paralympics GB have launched for the first time paralympic fan zone locations around England for fans to get together, watch the games, socialist and try out various different sports. Hubert has visited the flag ship location at Battersea Power station, and he managed to grab a chat with the Power Station’s marketing director Louise Errington-Thomas.

Our Paralympics correspondent Toby Davey checks in from Paris during Thursday's Afternoon Edition show with David Hogg.Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' written in black, underlined with a bold pink line and with 'Connect Radio' written below.

Our sports correspondent Toby Davey checks in from Paris during Thursday's Daily Connect with Barry Snell. Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' written in black, underlined with a bold pink line and with 'Connect Radio' written below.