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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...

Paralympian Perris shines light on albinism

Ahead of International Albinism Awareness Day on June 13, Paralympic bronze medallist Chad Perris has reflected on how his performance on the track in Rio impacted the wider Austra

APC welcomes new ASC high performance funding

Australia’s performances at the Rio Paralympic Games have been duly recognised by the funding allocations announced today by the Australian Sports Commission, according to Austra

Australia key to integration of Para-sport at Comm...

Following the announcement last week of the Australian Paralympic Committee’s (APC) groundbreaking partnership with Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA), we reflect on the hi

Gliders set for semi-final showdown at 2017 Contin...

The Australian Gliders have completed the group stage of the 2017 Continental Clash with a 2-1 record and will now head into a semi-final showdown against Germany for a chance to p

Ticket prices announced for PyeongChang 2018 Paral...

The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), together with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today announced the ticke

From Rio 2016 to London 2017 for Paralympic champi...

The 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships launch a summer of athletics in London next month and Team Australia will be 37-strong when competition launches at the Queen Elizabeth