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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...

Para-cyclists celebrated at star-studded awards

Four athletes on the star-studded Australian Para-cycling team were celebrated last night (16 December) at the 2019 Cyclist of the Year Awards in Brisbane, QLD.

Paralympians on track for Tokyo

Paddle Australia's top Paralympic sprint paddlers met at Adelaide's West Lakes over the weekend (6-8 December) for the first hit-out of season, the 2020 Canoe Sprint Grand Prix 1 (

Anderson wins AIS Award for Leadership

The Chief Executive of Paralympics Australia has been recognised as the best leader in Australian sport this year, with Lynne Anderson earning the Award for Leadership at tonight's

IPC statement on decision by WADA Executive Commit...

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has acknowledged today's (9 December) decision by the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee.

QLD Government bid for 2032 Games applauded by Par...

Paralympics Australia has applauded the Queensland Government on its decision to launch a 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid.

Rollers to play in gold medal match

The Australian Rollers have defeated Iran by 12 points in the 2019 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia-Oceania Championship semi-final to secure themselves a