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Queensland shooter Natalie Smith has finished fifth in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 41-year-old Smith won bronze in the event when she…

Two of Australia’s reigning Paralympic Champions will be in action on Day 1 of track cycling competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Sue Powell won the gold medal in…

The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony started with extreme wheelchair athlete Aaron ‘Wheelz’ Fotheringham zipping down a 17 metre-long ramp, and ended with Brazilian swimming star Clodoaldo Silva pushing…

The Australian men’s wheelchair basketball team captain, Brad Ness, will now lead a far bigger sporting contingent out into the arena with the news he will be Flag Bearer for…

Out of the 177 athletes who will represent Australia at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, more than half will be doing so for the first time. With three days to…

Michelle Rzepecki was born with rod monochromatism, meaning she can only see in black and white. Introduced to goalball as a teenager, she attracted the attention of former Australian head…

Australia’s preparations for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have received a significant boost, thanks to the work of the John Maclean Foundation. The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) today announced a…

Russia has been banned from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed it has suspended the membership of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC). The IPC…

When Jaryd Clifford made his Paralympic debut as a fresh-faced 17-year-old at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, no one could have predicted that he would be the man to beat…