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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...

Shadwell honoured to be living her dream

Teisha Shadwell began her basketball career like many others, following in the footsteps of her older siblings. She worked her way from domestic under 8’s to representative under

Three new Directors join Paralympics Australia Boa...

Paralympics Australia’s Board of Directors will expand to nine members after President Jock O’Callaghan today announced three new appointments. O’Callaghan said former Chief

#ThrowbackThursday: Scott bows out with gold

All sporting legends dream of the perfect end to their competitive careers. But as we know, sport is unpredictable and only on very rare occasions are legends able to retire as the

Spartans keep shining on Sunshine Coast

Overseeing the largest high-performance Para squad in Queensland, USC Spartans' coach, Nathan Doyle is keeping in close contact with his athletes while they undertake training prog

#ThrowbackThursday: Clifford crowned world champio...

By popular demand, on this #ThrowbackThursday let’s relive Jaryd Clifford boldly announcing his arrival as the new star in middle-distance running by winning two gold medals at t

Fearnley added to leadership team for Birmingham

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kurt Fearnley has been appointed to a leadership position on the Australian team for 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Fearnley will