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Powerlifting Resurgence Gains Pace With Paris 2024 Selections

Australian powerlifting is back after a 12-year absence from Paralympic competition. The nation’s two leading lifters, Hani Watson and Ben Wright, were confirmed by Paralympics Australia as the newest members of the Australian Paralympic Team for Paris 2024 at a ceremony in Melbourne. “It’s like my mum said to me before she passed away last...

Australia wins inaugural ‘Para-canoe Ashes’

Australia’s Para-canoe team has kicked off the international season in style by taking home the inaugural ‘Para-canoe Ashes’ trophy following a great day of racing ag

Aussies clinch two silvers, one bronze in Yokohama

Albury’s Justin Godfrey has continued his PTS3 category dominance with a season opening victory in the first round of the World Para-triathlon Series in Yokohama, Japan. It was G

PyeongChang star takes top honours at 2018 Austral...

Australia’s elite ski and snowboard athletes have gathered in Melbourne to recognise the best achievements from the 2017-2018 season. Australia’s top performers at the 2018 Pye

Vale Jan Cameron

It is with great sadness that Swimming Australia advises of the sudden passing of National Para-sport Mentor Coach Jan Cameron in the early hours of 30 April, aged 70.

Fearnley makes history as Commonwealth Games flag-...

His family and the people of Carcoar, NSW, will be most prominent in Kurt Fearnley's thoughts tonight (15 April) when he becomes the first Para-sport athlete to carry the Australia

Marathon gold brings a perfect ending

In search of a fairy tale ending to his remarkable career and with the expectation of a host nation on his shoulders, Kurt Fearnley did what he does best. He found a way to succeed