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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...

Joany Badenhorst announces retirement

Australia’s first female representative in Para-snowboard, Joany Badenhorst, has today announced her retirement from elite competition.

Five rainbow jerseys for Australian Para-cyclists ...

The sun shone on Team Australia on the opening day of the 2019 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Championships in the Netherlands, with five world titles

Bronze shines bright on Thursday night

Australia secured another two bronze medals on the fourth night of the 2019 World Para-swimming Championships, courtesy of Rowan Crothers and the mixed 4x100m freestyle S14 relay t

Para-cyclists primed for Worlds

The Australian team will open its 2019 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Championships campaign tonight (12 September) in Emmen, Netherlands.

Global Games launch family-friendly tickets

The 2019 International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) Global Games today (12 September) launched ticket sales to the international sporting competitio

Tiffany Kanes the field

Paralympian Tiffany Thomas Kane has claimed Australia’s first gold medal of the 2019 World Para-swimming Championships, with a stunning performance in the women’s 100m breastst