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Warm Welcome For Aussies At Spectacular Games Opening 

Warm Welcome For Aussies At Spectacular Games Open...

Two of France’s most iconic pieces of real estate – the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde – were the stage for the 17th Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony. Like the Olym
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PREVIEW: 1,095 Days Of An Insatiable Wheelchair Rugby Grudge

PREVIEW: 1,095 Days Of An Insatiable Wheelchair Ru...

The Australian Steelers are aiming to write a perfect ending to a redemption story three years in the making when their Paris Paralympic Games campaign begins on Thursday.  Th
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PREVIEW: The Moneyball Strategy That Has Basketballers On A Roll 

PREVIEW: The Moneyball Strategy That Has Basketbal...

When Brad Ness took over as coach of Australia’s men’s wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, he invited his Western Australian Institute of Sport colleague, data analyst Luk
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Medals, Crowds And A One-Legged Emu Named Bruce 

Medals, Crowds And A One-Legged Emu Named Bruce 

Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin said every result from the 160 athletes on the Australian Paralympic Team would be celebrated in Paris, so aiming for a certain medal tally was not
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PREVIEW: Aussie Shooters Locked And Loaded For Paris  

PREVIEW: Aussie Shooters Locked And Loaded For Par...

It’s nearly time to go at Chateauroux!  Experienced Para-shooters Natalie Smith and Anton Zappelli are set to take centre stage at Chateauroux Shooting Centre this week, pul
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PREVIEW: Facebook Post That Led To Paralympic Tennis Selection   

PREVIEW: Facebook Post That Led To Paralympic Tenn...

The road to the red dirt of Roland-Garros for Australia’s wheelchair tennis athletes has been long and  winding.   The nation’s two competitors in the men’s open event,
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