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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. 

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.

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)

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.

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.  What’s the verdict after the first round of fixtures in Scotland? Image: RNIB Connect Radio logo 

This time sports fans will be able to enjoy the Paralympic game sin a very different way, as Ocean Outdoor together with Paralympics GB are putting on Fan Zone events in different locations around the country for fans to get together, connect with each other and soak up the atmosphere of the games. Hubert has been speaking to Ocean Outdoor to find out more.

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 time, looking back on the first round of action in the Premier League.

With the great British Olympic Rowing Team coming back from Paris with 8 medals and the Paralympics GB Rowing squad including visually impaired rower Sam Murray hoping for medals in Paris too. Have you ever wondered about taking up rowing as a blind or partially sighted person whether that might just be for pleasure or maybe having your sights on representing Paralympics GB at a future Paralympic Games? Well, RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey recently caught up with Nick Baker, who is Paralympic Head Coach at British Rowing to find out the best ways to start rowing as a visually impaired person whether it is at your local rowing club or looking at the pathways of getting into the Paralympics GB Rowing Squad.  For details about where to find your nearest rowing club and for more on how to get into Paralympic Rowing do visit the British Rowing website - https://www.britishrowing.org (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, wi

With the Paris Paralympic Games just around the corner here on RNIB Connect Radio we are catching up with some of the Paralympics GB visually impaired athletes who will be competing out in Paris with the hope of winning some medals too. At the home of British Rowing in Caversham just outside Reading and on the edge of the Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Paralympics GB visually impaired rower Sam Murray who will be competing in Paris in the new PR3 mixed double sculls boat class with Annie Caddic. Rowing in this new event will see Sam fulfil a Paralympic aspiration that started at a talent identification event back in 2007 where he was first noted as a potential rower.  Sam and Annie have rowed together since 2023 and were recently crowned European champions. Sam tells Toby about how he got into rowing, being inspired by tales of his Great Grandfather who was a Thames Lighterman, how he and Annie feel coming into the Paris Games as European Champions in this new b

A BBC documentary sets out to explore the intersectionality of race and disability in Welsh sport, it's hosted by ‘VI Rugby’ player Mona Jethwa. Hywel Davies has been hearing more. You can watch the documentary by following this link - New Voices from Wales - Series 7: 3. The Way I Play - BBC iPlayer

Some of the world’s best goalball players will be making their way to the UK in 2025. Hywel Davies has been hearing about the Fen Tigers’ plans for hosting the one of the biggest tournaments in the sport. You can find out more about the Fen Tigers and the  European Goalball Championship on their Facebook page - Facebook Image: Fen Tigers Goalball logo, a tiger's face in black and orange with piercing green eyes.

With the Paris Paralympic Games just around the corner here on RNIB Connect Radio we are catching up with some of the Paralympics GB visually impaired athletes who will be competing out in Paris with the hope of winning some medals too. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Tokyo 2020 Paralympics GB Judo Gold medal champion Chris Skelley MBE to find out how he and the rest of the Paralympics GB visually impaired Judo athletes are feeling with the games just around the corner.  Due to changes within Para Judo in Paris Chris will be competing in the J2+90kg category along with fellow Paralympics GB VI Judo athletes Daniel Powell in the J1 -90kg category and making his Paralympics debut in Paris Evan Molloy in the J2 -90kg category. Chris also talks about how Judo had turned his life around and the benefits of sport for anyone who is visually impaired.  To find out more about the Paris Paralympic Games do visit the games website - https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/paralympic-games Image shows Ch

With the Paris Paralympic Games just around the corner here on RNIB Connect Radio we are catching up with some of the Paralympics GB visually impaired athletes who will be competing out in Paris with the hope of winning some medals too.  With 5 Paralympics GB visually impaired swimmers competing in the swimming competition starting on 29 August 2024 in the swimming pool of the Paris La Défense Arena RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with two time Paralympics silver swimming medalist Rebecca Redfern MBE to find out how Rebecca and the rest of the Paralympics GB visually impaired swimmers are finding things at the moment with not long to go now until the start of the games. To find out more about the Paris Paralympic Games do visit the games website - https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/paralympic-games Image shows Rebecca Redfern wearing a navy team GB t-shirt with her hands on her hips smiling towards the camera. Photo Credit: ParalympicsGB

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 time, looking ahead to the start of the Premier League, along with the latest results in Scotland.

If you are looking to get into Goal Ball, or you are very much the professional in the sport, a new club has now launched in Chelmsford, and Hubert has been talking to the people behind the club launch to find out more.