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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...

Aussies add two silver and two bronze on Day 3 in ...

The Australian Dolphins have had another successful night in the pool at the 2015 IPC World Championships in Glasgow adding two silver and two bronze medals on night three of compe

World record for 13-year-old Tiffany Thomas Kane a...

The Australian Dolphins swim team has ignited the pool on day two of competition at the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotl

Alcott is latest Paralympian to deliver a TEDx Tal...

The wheelchair tennis player spoke to 4,000 people at Sydney Opera House following a long line of para-athletes who have given TEDx Talks.

Swimming Australia develops online tool to assist ...

Swimming Australia (SAL) has developed the Multi Class Swimming Engagement Portal to assist swimmers with a disability to “Get Classified, Get Involved and Get Discovered” in s

'Have bike, will travel' in tandem for Katie Kelly...

Australia’s budding Para-triathlon star Katie Kelly will add a further twist to the saying, 'Have bike, will travel', when she lines up in tomorrow's (18 July) International Tria

Aussie charge continues on Rio mission

Australia’s para-shooters have collected three individual medals and four quota places at the first of three qualifier International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cups this ye