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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...

Australia’s Para-Alpine World Cup Program Set fo...

Australia has a proud history in Para-Alpine Skiing that is set to continue with medal aspirations for the next Winter Paralympic Games in 2018. Leading the charge this Northern Wi

Australian team for 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track Wo...

Cycling Australia is pleased to announce a 14-rider team for the 2016 Para-cycling Track World Championships to be held in Montichiari/ Italy from 17-20 March. The Championships pr

Bill Chaffey “slows down” as pace hots up for ...

Five-time ITU Paratriathlon champion Bill Chaffey knows he’ll be ready to go as fast as he can in Rio later this year, if he slows down. Chaffey, the remarkable 40-year-old wheel

Australia’s Para-alpine future in good hands

The Head Coach of Australia’s Para-Alpine Skiing program, Christian Geiger, has big expectations for the future of the sport. “I hope to see the Paralympic team grow over the n

Para-cycling Track Nationals open in a scorcher in...

The 2016 time trial national titles were decided in sweltering conditions at the Adelaide Super-drome on Wednesday afternoon on the opening day of the 2016 Cycling Australia Para-C

World champions primed for Para-cycling Nationals ...

The Road to Rio for Australia’s Para-cyclists moves up a gear this week with the 2016 Cycling Australia Para-Cycling Track National Championships in Adelaide. The two-day Champio