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Paralympics Australia Announces Simon Rabbitt As New Chief Operating Officer

Paralympics Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Simon Rabbitt as the new Chief Operating Officer effective Monday 6 January 2025. Mr Rabbitt brings more than 25 years’ experience across the sport, major events , media and global interactive games sectors. In his most recent position as Chief Financial and Operating Officer with ASX...

Tough day at the office for our Handcyclists

Australian hand cyclists did it tough at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as they lined up to contest the road race finals. In the 79 kilometre H5 event, Stuart Tripp finished seven

Rising Stars End Aussies’ Reign

Generation Next announced itself to quad wheelchair tennis as relative newcomers Sam Schroder and Niels Vink de-throned Australia’s Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson in the Tokyo 2

Para–Athletics Day 6 Review

Australia hit a dry patch in its medal hunt at athletics on Wednesday but it was the background stories that put some ‘life’ into the results sheets at Tokyo 2020. After five d

Rollers Undone By Clinical Japan

The Rollers’ hopes of redemption after Rio 2016 have been dashed at the hands of a Japan side that did its homework on their more fancied opponents and took full toll of the Aust

Aussie Para-Table Tennis Teams Book Gold Medal Pla...

Australia’s women’s and men’s class 9-10 Para-table tennis teams have booked their spot in the Paralympic Games final. First up it was the men’s team of Ma Lin, Joel Coughl

Dolphins Deliver on the Dais

Australia’s gold caps soared through the water at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Wednesday night, successfully capturing one silver and three bronze medals across breaststroke, fre