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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...

The Moment That Made The CEO Weep

This article originally appeared in the Sydney 2000 20-year anniversary addition of the Australian Paralympian magazine – download your copy today (PDF, 6,526KB). Sitting in

Sydney 2000: Day 5, Friday 23 October

Host Nation Thrills Record Crowds With More Success Greg Smith’s gold medal in the 800 metres T52 on Day 4 had been the breakthrough he’d been after for years. The former

Sydney 2000: Day 4, Thursday 22 October

Gold rush leads Australian to top of the medal tally Sunday was no time to rest! In fact, our Team had an extremely busy and successful day, claiming a further eight gold medals. O

Sydney 2000: Day 3, 21 October

‘The Best Thing You Could Ever Do’ says 2000 Paralympic champion Siobhan Paton had only been swimming competitively for three years by the time the 2000 Paralympics came around

Sydney 2000: Day 2, 20 October

New Aussie Cycling Sensation Upstages The World South Australia’s Sarnya Parker had been a national top 10 pentathlete before Paralympic cyclist, the late Kieran Modra, convinced

Sydney 2000: Day 1, 19 October

Australia’s golden start at the Velodrome The thrill of the Opening Ceremony the night before was still rippling around the world when Australia began celebrating our first gold