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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...

icare launches Paralympic mentor program

Minister for Finance, Services and Property Dominic Perrottet today launched Back on Track, a world-first mentoring program delivered by icare – the NSW Government’s wo

Donohoe takes out Para Performance of the Year

Para-cyclist Alistair Donohoe has been awarded the 2015 AIS Sport Performance Awards (ASPAs) Para Performance of the Year at a gala awards night at Star City in Sydney. Donohoe who

Blade runner Brant in need of a leg up for Rio

Australia’s all-conquering Para-triathlon troops were on show at the Devonport Triathlon today and for one of this year’s Rio Paralympic hopefuls he was just pleased to get thr

Fitzgibbon and Tesch crowned NSW Sports Team of th...

Paralympic and World Champions Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch were crowned the NSW Sports Team of the Year with Disability Award at last night’s NSW Sports Awards Night. Fitzg

Next stop Devonport in Para-triathlon's Road to Ri...

Australia’s Para-triathletes will take another step towards this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio when they line up in the 2016 Devonport ITU Oceania Championships in Devonport

Gliders win bronze at 2016 Osaka Cup

A relatively inexperienced Australian Gliders team has finished in third place at the 2016 Osaka Cup, defeating Japan in the bronze-medal playoff game. The Gliders played three rou