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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...

Rollers find success in friendly Italy tournament

Continuing their preparations for the IWBF World Championships later this year, the Aussie Rollers have enjoyed a successful friendly tournament against Italy, winning their seven-

Australian Para-swimmers prepare for home-crowd em...

Twenty one Australian Para-swimmers are ready to embrace the expected sell-out home crowd at the Optus Aquatic Centre during the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast this week. Fro

Comeback kid Cartwright aims for Para-powerlifting...

After a long hiatus due to injury, Paralympic long jump champion Kelly Cartwright is ready to make her comeback at her first international multisport competition in five years; thi

Gallagher and Janssen race for gold

After falling short of gold not once, but twice, last month at the 2018 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Paraly

2018 IWBF World Championships schedule announced

The Australian Rollers will be aiming for a three-peat of titles when they head to the 2018 IWBF World Championships in Germany this year while the Australian Gliders will be hopin

Gold medal favourite Tapper welcomes packed schedu...

Australia’s first dual Paralympian and Olympian Melissa Tapper is primed and ready for a busy week as the table tennis star prepares to take on both the able-bodied and Para tour