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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...

Fearnley wins fifth Chicago Marathon

Kurt Fearnley has won his fifth Chicago Marathon title in an eleven man sprint finish. Runner-up in 2013 and 2014, Fearnley was looking to get back on top of the podium and did so

Rollers and Gliders off to a perfect start at AOZ ...

The Australian men’s and women’s wheelchair teams have both begun their Asia Oceania Zone (AOZ) Paralympic qualifying tournament in style, defeating Chinese Taipei and

Doha 2015 to welcome 50 of Australia’s best para...

An Australian Flame team of 50 para-athletes has today been confirmed to lead the green and gold charge at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha (QAT) next month. reig

Australia’s Paralympic athletes fuelled by the b...

It has never been harder to win a Paralympic medal and now is the time to recognise that success lies in the hands of each and every member of the Australian public, says 2016 Chef

Perrine dominates Worlds with all five podium fini...

Vision-impaired skier Melissa Perrine has achieved what no other Australian female in her sport has achieved before – a podium finish in all five events at the IPC Alpine Skiing

IPC to eliminate need to classify athletes at a Pa...

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has adopted a `zero classification' policy in an effort to minimise the number of athletes who need to be classified in the final days