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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...

Donovan smashes world record at IPC Athletics Gran...

Australia's Kobie Donovan took centre stage with a new world record in the field as Australia played host to the IPC Athletics Grand Prix series for the first time ever on Saturday

Two days, two World Championships for Perrine

Australian vision-impaired skier Melissa Perrine has collected her second gold medal in two days by surging to victory in the women’s Super-G at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World

IPC Athletics Grand Prix arrives in Brisbane

Australia will play host to the IPC Athletics Grand Prix series for the first time ever this weekend as more than 100 para-athletes from seven countries line up in Brisbane for the

Perrine wins first world title at the 2015 IPC Alp...

Australian vision-impaired skier Melissa Perrine has collected her first career world championship overnight in the women’s visually impaired downhill race.

Reardon & McCracken to chase records at IPC Grand ...

Statisticians have been put on notice ahead of the IPC Grand Prix in Brisbane this Saturday, 7 March, with Para-athletics world champion Scott Reardon (NSW) and two-time London 201

2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships to get ...

The stage is set for the first races of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, the biggest gathering of Para-alpine skiers since the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, wh