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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...

Dual Paralympic bronze medallist Perrine named as ...

The longer road to Paralympic glory for Mittagong’s Melissa Perrine convinced 2018 Australian Team Chef de Mission Nick Dean that she was the ideal choice to carry the flag at to

Perrine just outside the medals on the final day i...

The PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games Para-alpine skiing program came to an end today, with Australia's Melissa Perrine finishing agonisingly close to a third Paralympic medal afte

Targets reached in PyeongChang, now for Beijing 20...

Four medals won and a top 15 position on the overall medal tally means the Australian Paralympic Winter Team reached its targets at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games.

The late Stephen Hawking remembered at Paralympic ...

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons paid tribute to the late scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking in his speech to close the PyeongChang 2018 Paralymp

World records for Clifford, Roeger, Holt in Sydney

Members of Australia’s Commonwealth Games athletics team made the most of the competition as part of their final preparations for Gold Coast 2018 at Saturday night’s Sydney Gra

Paralympian Patmore thanks Gallagher for being par...

Dual medallist from the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, Simon Patmore, drew inspiration from Para-alpine skier turned Para-cyclist Jessica Gallagher, when he bit the bull