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Australia’s Sole Judoka For Paris 2024 Means Business

Taylor Gosens is set to become the just the second woman to represent Australia in Paralympic judo after she was confirmed by Paralympics Australia as the latest Paris-bound athlete. Gosens will compete in the J2 70kg+ classification when the tournament begins at Champ de Mars Arena on September 5. She will follow in the footsteps...

AIS supports sports, athletes with $115m commitmen...

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is providing sports and athletes with greater certainty further into the future, committing in advance more than $115 million to Olympic, Pa

Robins, Dunross and Martin named in Australian Sai...

The Australian Sailing Hall of Fame acknowledges exceptional performance and contribution at the highest level by an individual or a team, both past and present, and covers all dis

Sydney 2000: Day 9, Tuesday 27 October

Gliders go down fighting while Australia leads the fleet home on Sydney Harbour Australia’s women’s wheelchair basketball team, the Gliders, progressed through the group s

Sydney 2000: Day 8, Monday 26 October

‘The Cheetah’ officially becomes the world’s fastest Lisa Llorens – known as ‘the cheetah’ because of her affection for the majestic animals and her ability t

Sydney 2000: Day 7, Sunday 25 October

The painful wait that ended in glory Three months before the Sydney Paralympics, Julie Higgins’ hip pain returned with a vengeance. However, after a 16-year break from the spor

Sydney 2000: Day 6, Saturday 24 October

Boomerangs and Belles go down, but gold rush continues Australia’s intellectual disability basketball side had much to be proud of in Sydney. In their pool matches, despite