Britain’s James Barnes-Miller has a real incentive to do the business in Beijing

British snowboarder James Barnes-Miller hopes to cement his name in the history books by doing “the business” in Beijing.

Barnes-Miller is bidding to become the first GB athlete to win a Paralympic medal in the sport after his selection for a second successive Games was confirmed on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old from Broadstairs in Kent, who was born without a right hand, finished seventh in the snowboard cross SB-UL and 11th in the banked slalom at PyeongChang in 2018.

He feels far better equipped this time around and heads to China buoyed by winning a silver and two bronze medals in January at the World Championships in Lillehammer, Norway.

“To go in and get three medals is a really good stepping stone for the Games,” he told the PA news agency.

“I feel really good and in a good place at the moment.

“A gold would be incredible but to be the first Paralympic snowboarder from Great Britain to get a medal would be an achievement on it’s own, so I would be super stoked with that.

“I’m going for the gold but I’ll be really happy with the podium.

“Before (in 2018) I didn’t know what I was going into really. You don’t really know it until you get there of what it’s all about. It is a big show.

“Hopefully this year I can go in and do the business.”

The opening ceremony for the Games is due to take place on Friday, March 4, with competition starting the following day and continuing until Sunday, March 13.

Barnes-Miller secured a small piece of history in South Korea four years ago, becoming the first snowboarder to represent Britain at the Paralympics after leaving the gate ahead of compatriots Ben Moore and Owen Pick.

Since then, the self-confessed adrenaline junkie – who skateboarded and surfed from an early age before discovering