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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...

Australian Paralympic Winter Team for PyeongChang ...

The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has announced the 13 athletes who will hunt for Australia’s first Paralympic Winter gold medal since 2002 at the PyeongChang 2018 Games

Gliders drop two games heading into Osaka Cup bron...

The Australian Gliders have dropped consecutive games on a tough day at the 2018 Osaka Cup to set up a bronze medal playoff against host nation Japan tomorrow. Following a victory

Osaka Cup bronze medal for Gliders

The Australian Gliders have won the bronze medal at the Osaka Cup, defeating host nation Japan for the second time in three days. Bouncing back from the disappointment of Day 2 whi

Australian Commonwealth Games athletics team takes...

Commonwealth Games Australia has tonight confirmed 51 athletes for Gold Coast 2018 (GC2018). A total of 47 names have been added to the Australian Commonwealth Games team from this

Bill Chaffey throws caution to the wind in Games c...

Five-time world champion Bill Chaffey will go into April's Commonwealth Games in the best shape of his life, after using all his experience to master today's (19 February) windswep

APC celebrates 30 years since historic 1988 Paraly...

To celebrate 30 years since the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games, www.paralympic.org.au looks back on the Australian performances, and Paralympic debut of a future legend, that made th