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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...

Table tennis - Day 2

Two Australians have been knocked out of the Paralympic table tennis tournament, leaving Melissa Tapper, Samuel von Einem and Andrea McDonnell as the remaining medal chances in the

Shooting - Day 2 wrap

Queensland shooter Chris Pitt has missed out on qualifying for the final of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games men’s 10m air pistol SH1 by just three points. The Bundaberg local start

Athletics - Day 2 wrap

“It means the world to me – it’s hard to describe. I can now say I’m a Paralympic medallist.” That’s how first-time Paralympic Games shot putter Claire Keefer described

Nicholas wins Paralympic gold

Cyclist David Nicholas vowed to improve on his fourth place on the track in Rio and he did that in style tonight with a dominant performance to win gold in the C3 3000 meter pursui

Swimming - Day 2 wrap

Brenden Hall has won Australia’s second swimming gold medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, defending his title in the process and leading all the way in the men’s S9 400m

Men's Triathlon - Preview

If there’s one thing Nic Beveridge can’t stand, it’s the word ‘inspiration’. But even he yields to the term when describing the feeling he had while watching the London P