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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...

Equestrian Australia and RDA announce new partners...

A new partnership between Equestrian Australia (EA) and Riding for the Disabled Association of Australia (RDA) is set to help riders with a disability maximise the opportunities av

Australian Sonar Team returns to London 2012 venue...

The eyes of the sailing world are back on Weymouth and Portland with Olympic medallists returning to the venue of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition for the ISAF Sailing W

IPC Governing Board meeting finishes in Tokyo

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board concluded three days of meetings in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday (7 June) by approving the athlete and medal event quotas fo

Age not slowing Kosmala down

Libby Kosmala is 72 years old. She knows her age will draw attention come the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. But that does not bother her.

Trevor Hirth Appointed Oceania Representative Para...

Australian National AWD Squad Member Trevor Hirth has been voted as the Oceania's representative on the Para Table Tennis ITTF-PTT Players Committee.

Hong Kong on the road to Rio for Australia’s boc...

Australia will continue in its quest to qualify boccia athletes for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games when it sends a team of emerging athletes to compete at the Asia/Oceania Teams and