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Paralympic long jump champion Vanessa Low will return to the World Para-athletics Grand Prix circuit when the series kicks off in Dubai, UAE, on Sunday (24 February). The German-born star,…

While the annual Newcastle City Triathlon has been a staple in the triathlon calendar for 26 consecutive years, this year’s event will include the international Para-triathlon circuit for the first…

As they begin a rebuilding phase ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, a new-look Australian Gliders outfit has completed the 2019 Osaka Cup in Japan. Taking on the current…

Ron Finneran OAM was Australia’s only representative at the inaugural Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games, but it was his work in sport administration which earned him an induction into Paralympics…

As the founding Chief Executive Officer of Paralympics Australia (then the Australian Paralympic Federation), Adrienne Smith OAM guided the organisation through its tumultuous early years to transform Australia’s sporting landscape.…

Tracey Freeman was one of Australia’s most dominant Para-athletics competitors. At just two Paralympic appearances in 1972 and 1976, Freeman won six gold and four silver medals, and broke six…

As the first Indigenous athlete to represent Australia at a Paralympic or Olympic Games, Kevin Coombs OAM is one of Australia’s most notable wheelchair basketball players. Despite never winning a…

Anton Zappelli, Natalie Smith and Glen McMurtrie will all return home from the World Shooting Para-sport World Cup in Al Ain, UAE, with bronze medals in their hand luggage. Zappelli…

Australia added four gold, six silver and six bronze medals to its tally on the final night of the 2019 World Para-swimming World Series in Melbourne. In the first event…