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Paralympics Australia Announces Simon Rabbitt As New Chief Operating Officer

Paralympics Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Simon Rabbitt as the new Chief Operating Officer effective Monday 6 January 2025. Mr Rabbitt brings more than 25 years’ experience across the sport, major events , media and global interactive games sectors. In his most recent position as Chief Financial and Operating Officer with ASX...

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

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