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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...

20-medal haul for Team Australia at Junior Worlds

Team Australia will arrive home from Nottwil, Switzerland with 20 medals, the third most of any nation, after a stunning four days of competition at the 2017 World Para-athletics J

Gold to Kelly and Tapp as Aussies taste success in...

Australia has tasted success at the 2017 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Para-triathlon Series in Edmonton, Canada, with Paralympic champion Katie Kelly (PTVI) and Comm

Aussies building towards Tokyo at Edmonton World S...

Six of Australia’s top Para-triathletes have arrived in Edmonton, Canada for the third instalment of the 2017 ITU World Para-triathlon Series on July 28. Their first internationa

Australia finish in top five at London 2017

The London 2017 World Para-athletics Championships were capped off by an impressive third gold medal performance from track sensation James Turner (T36, NSW). Rising stars in P

Table tennis stars clean up at Korea PTT Open

Australia was out in force at the Korea PTT Open, with its squad of 12 cleaning up on the courts in Mungyeong, South Korea on July 21-24. After defeating her group’s top seed

Three from three for Turner as Team Australia fini...

Australia has further cemented itself as a world leader on the track and field after scooping up another three medals on the final day of competition at the 2017 World Para-athlet