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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...

NSW Hall of Champions honours Daphne Hilton and Tr...

NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres honoured some of the country’s most accomplished and respected athletes, including Paralympic greats Daphne Hilton and Troy Sac

Shooting Australia reveal its 2014-15 lineup

Nine shooters including Jason Maroney and living-legend Libby Kosmala have been named as part of the Shooting Australia 2014-15 Aiming4Gold (A4G) squad, hoping for selection for th

Australia to host IPC Shooting World Cup

Three IPC Shooting World Cups in France, Australia and the USA will give athletes the chance to secure a ticket to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. IPC Shooting announced on Tuesday,

Erik Horrie named World Rowing’s Para-Crew of th...

Australian rower Erik Horrie has been named as World Rowing’s Para-Crew of the Year for 2014. Horrie received his award on Friday, 8 November in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Wor

Steelers to tackle USA in a five-match series

Australia’s up and coming wheelchair rugby players will have an opportunity to fine-tune their skills as they take on the USA in a five-game series in Alabama next week. Ranked a

Qantas strengthens support of the APC as its first...

The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is pleased to announce Qantas has signed up as the first member of its new cause-related marketing initiative – the Workplace Safety All