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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...

Lucy captains the Australian Global Games team

Champion swimmer Jade Lucy has just been named women’s captain of the Australian team that will compete at the 2019 International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impair

Alcott nominated for 'The Don'

Nine of Australia’s best athletes, including wheelchair tennis star Dylan Alcott, will vie for the 2019 ‘The Don’ Award on Australian sport's 'Night of Nights'.

Just 10 days until the Global Games multicultural ...

Forty-seven countries will be represented by 1,000 elite athletes with an intellectual impairment heading to Brisbane, QLD, for the 2019 International Federation for Athletes with

2020 World Series calendar announced

World Para-swimming has announced the 2020 World Para-swimming Series calendar, with seven cities across four continents hosting the competition from February to June.

37 athletes set to don the green and gold in Dubai

Athletics Australia have today (30 September) named 37 athletes to compete at the 2019 World Para-athletics Championships in Dubai, UAE, from 7-15 November.

2019 Global Games medals revealed at Royal Austral...

The gold, silver and bronze medals to be presented at over 200 medal ceremonies at the 2019 International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) Global Games