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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 Untold Story Of A Gold Medal Protest

For the past 44 years, Eric Russell’s momentous decision to reject a gold medal at the 1976 Toronto Paralympics has been framed as a stance against the presence there of the Apar

Paralympic Uniforms Earned Through ‘Blood, Sweat...

The Australian Paralympic Team’s uniform for the Tokyo Games, unveiled digitally for the first time today, will give our Para-athletes a sense of national and personal pride unli

‘Doomed’ Paralympics Film To Screen In 190 Cou...

A feature-length documentary on the history of the Paralympics and nine of its current stars will “smash down barriers”, according to one of the Australians involved in the lan

I Didn't Realise How Proud He Was Of Me

The decision was easy. Even though Ameera Lee was thrilled to attend the NSW Institute of Sport Awards with her fellow Para-archers, she had good reason to make her son the fo

When A Judoka’s Respect Meant As Much As Gold

At the Atlanta Games in 1996, Anthony Clarke became the only Australian to win a gold medal in Judo in Paralympic or Olympic competition. While that achievement will always take pr

Coach Education Series helping to drive Para-table...

Educating the next generation of world-class athletes and coaches is the driving force behind an exciting new project led by Table Tennis Australia (TTA) in partnership with Paraly