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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...

Australians dazzle in stockmen's Opening Ceremony ...

The Australian Paralympic Team won over the crowd at the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony crowd with their traditional stockmen’s outfits to add a touch of the outback to th

Badenhorst becomes first female Australian Paralym...

The biggest Australian Paralympic Team in Winter Games history just created another milestone by naming its first female Flag Bearer, Para-snowboarder Joany Badenhorst, to lead the

Badenhorst welcomes her historic role as Paralympi...

PyeongChang Paralympic Winter Games athlete Joany Badenhorst is comfortable with her trail blazing path from promising snowboarder to Australian flag bearer for tonight’s Ope

Gift of Indigenous artwork for Paralympic Village ...

A piece of Indigenous artwork, which features prominently on the Australian athletes’ competition uniforms, was the gift Australian team Chef de Mission Nick Dean gave to Par

Australian Para-alpine skiers hit the slopes for t...

A mixed day of Downhill training results came from the six Australians, who became acquainted for the first time this season with the main ski slope at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre

70-strong Australian swim team named for Gold Coas...

Commonwealth Games Australia has named a 21-strong Australian Para-swimming team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.