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Shooting Tradition Continues With Experienced Duo Named For Paris

Australia’s hope for its first Paralympic medal in shooting in 12 years rests in the steady hands of two athletes who have shown extraordinary resilience and skill to reach a combined seven Paralympic Games. Paralympics Australia announced Natalie Smith and Anton Zappelli to the Australian Paralympic Team at a ceremony in Sydney, continuing our nation’s...

Survey Findings Highlight Value Of Accessibility P...

More than a quarter of the nearly three million Australians aged 18 or over who live with disability participated in a Paralympic sport in the past year, according to data in Sport

New Partnership Boost to Australian Para-athletics

A new partnership between Athletics Australia (AA) and Australia’s national disability sporting organisations is set to help athletes with a disability maximise sporting opportun

Snow Australia Launches 'Women of Winter' Program ...

Snow Australia has launched the ‘Women of Winter program (WoW), a series of development opportunities aimed at championing women involved in the snow sports industry and empoweri

‘The Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Seen’: The Ris...

As a youngster, Andrew Edmondson dreamed of playing for the Wallabies. Instead, he became a Paralympic champion in wheelchair rugby, a sport he discovered just a few years prior to

A statement from Paralympics Australia Chief Execu...

Paralympics Australia has welcomed the decision by the National Cabinet to vaccinate athletes and support staff on the Australian Paralympic Team ahead of the Tokyo Paralympic Game

Milne Secures Selection And Reveals Secret Trainin...

Jonathon Milne became Australia’s first Para-archery medallist in more than three decades at the Rio Paralympics, yet he will head to the Tokyo Games even more confident in his p