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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...

Rio 2016 medallist Isis Holt delivers Para-athleti...

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games medallist Isis Holt (VIC) has delivered the girl’s under 20 Para-athletics sprint double on day three of the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships. St

Australian Paralympian awarded NT Sport's highest ...

Paralympian wheelchair basketballer Tom O’Neill-Thorne has been named the Northern Territory Government Sportsperson of the Year at the 2017 Northern Territory Sports Awards. Min

APC celebrates 25 years since Australia’s first ...

On March 25 the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) will celebrate 25 years since Para-alpine legend Michael Milton won Australia’s first ever gold medal at a Winter Paralympic

Chaffey steals the show at Devonport

An unstoppable warhorse showed all the toughness that has made him a five-time world champion at the Oceania Triathlon Union (OTU) Triathlon Oceania Championships in Devonport, TAS

Optus launches Paralympic Think Big Challenge

Major Partner of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), Optus has come up with an innovating challenge which will look to shape the direction of the Australian Paralympic Team

Australia’s medal haul continues in PyeongChang

Australia’s fruitful medal harvest at the IPC World Cup Finals in PyeongChang continued today with Melissa Perrine climbing the podium for the second time in three days. Followin