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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...

McGrath, Reynolds and Seipel impress at Canoe Spri...

The Queensland Canoe Sprint Championships were held on the weekend at Lake Kawana with more than 100 athletes in action.

Kellerman earns Australian Open wild card

Adam Kellerman earned his place in his third straight Australian Open men's singles main draw on Monday (26 January), when the 24-year-old beat fellow Sydneysider Ben Weekes 6-4, 6

David Hall inducted into Australian Tennis Hall of...

Former wheelchair tennis player David Hall took his place among the pantheon of greats on Monday when he was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.

Hokinoue stuns Oz Day 10k field

Nine-time champion Kurt Fearnley missed a place on the podium as Japan’s Kota Hokinoue surged to a sensational Oz Day 10k victory in Sydney on Monday.

Home Advantage for Para-equestrian Nicole Blanks a...

For International Para-equestrian rider Nicole Blanks the 2015 Boneo Classic will mark her first competition on Australian soil aboard her 12-year-old warmblood Vledder.

IPC Athletics lists three Australians as ones to w...

To mark nine months to go until the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, IPC Athletics has released its Ones to Watch list for the forthcoming season, which inclu