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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...

Team spirit reigns supreme on final night

With their teammates proudly donning the iconic green and gold and cheering in grandstands, the Dolphins' men's 4x100m freestyle 34 Points relay team captured bronze on the final n

Best mates prevail to place on the podium

The Dolphins’ dynamic duo of Ahmed Kelly and Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson prevailed in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley SM3 to proudly share the podium on night six, after cla

Matthew Cowdrey OAM inducted into Sport Australia ...

The induction of Paralympic swimming legend Matthew Cowdrey into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame this October is a great step forward, according to Paralympics Australia President

Matt Cowdrey OAM to join Para-sport greats in Spor...

Matt Cowdrey OAM captured his first Paralympic gold medal as a 15-year-old, commencing a decade long medal collecting spree that ended with the South Australian being the most succ

More rainbows for Australia

Following a five world title haul on day one, Australia has won more rainbows at the 2019 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Championships in the Netherlan

Lucky strikes on Friday the 13th

Lakeisha ‘Lucky’ Patterson is the new world champ in the Women’s 400m Freestyle S9, after blitzing the field to secure Australia’s second gold medal of the World Para Swimm