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Ashleigh McConnell etched her name in Paralympic history at her first Paralympic Games in 2016, when she and her women’s 4x100m freestyle relay 34 Points teammates – Ellie Cole, Maddison…

Widely considered the future of wheelchair basketball in Australia, Darwin teenager Tom O’Neill Thorne was the youngest ever Roller to compete in a world championship when he represented Australia at…

Six Australian sailors have been the given the chance to race for the final Paralympic medals on offer in their sport, before it is removed from the Paralympic Games following…

Obsessed with horses from a young age, Emma Booth’s dream of riding one came true when she won a competition run by the TV show The Saddle Club to win…

No matter which way you cut it, Susan Seipel is a competitor. For more than 20 years, she nurtured a dream of representing Australia at the Paralympic Games, and finally…

AJ Jennings lived with chronic pain, depression and an addiction to prescription medication for two decades before bravely deciding to amputate her right leg through the knee. She hoped that…

With millions of eyes glued to the TV during the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Andrea McDonnell introduced thousands of Australians to the exciting, fast-paced world of Para-table tennis. Despite an opening…

Optus and the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) have today announced a ten-year agreement that sees Optus become the official telecommunications partner of Australian Paralympic Team. Optus’ relationship is further strengthened…

At just 14, Timothy Hodge achieved selection to his first Australian team, travelling to Glasgow, Scotland, for the 2015 International Paralympic Committee Swimming World Championships. It was a bittersweet moment…