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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...

Athletics - Day 10

The Australian athletics team enjoyed its biggest daily medal haul – five – on the last day of competition in track and field at Rio’s Olympic Stadium. A gold to James Turner

Three gold and one silver for Australia's sailing ...

The Australian sailing team will leave the Paralympics in Rio with a remarkable haul of two gold medals and one silver medal after 2.4mR single-person keelboat sailor Matt Bugg sto

Sailing out of Games

Veteran Australian Paralympian Liesl Tesch has spoken of her dismay at the removal of “possibly the most equitable and inclusive” Paralympic sport from the program for the Toky

Cycling - Day 10

Victorian Alistair Donohoe was a Paralympic gold medallist for 15 minutes today before officials ruled against him in the men’s C4-5 road race that was marred by tragedy. Iranian

Steelers earn another shot at Paralympic gold

Ask any member of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby Team what their dream outcome would be at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the answer would be the same … to beat the United State

Tesch and Fitzgibbon successfully defend a Paralym...

The chair from which champion sailor Dan Fitzgibbon navigated his dominating victory at the Rio Paralympic Games is a triumph of hi-tech ingenuity more than a decade in the making.