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Michel begins his Paralympic debut with a win - News
Daniel Michel has today won his first Rio 2016 Paralympic Games pool match in a dream start for Australia’s first boccia athlete to qualify for the Paralympic Games since Sydney…
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Equestrians forced to battle Rio heat - News
Australia’s Para-equestrians and their horses have been forced to battle the stifling Rio de Janeiro heat, as they competed in the individual and team tests at the Equestrian Centre on…
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Shooters misfire in Rio - News
Australia’s Para-shooting team has endured a disappointing day at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games venue at Deodoro.
Natalie Smith was aiming for a top-three finish in the women’s 50m rifle…
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Alcott, Davidson set sights on Rio gold - News
Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson have earned passage to the gold medal match of the men’s quad doubles at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after a crushing 6-1, 6-2 win…
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Fireworks spook Australian Paralympic equestrian team - News
Katie Umback (Grade III) and Sharon Jarvis (Grade III) have had to compete not only with the world’s best dressage riders, but also the sound of fireworks, as the Australian…
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Kosmala's last Paralympic shot fired - News
Twelve-time Paralympian Libby Kosmala has hung up her rifle after a 37th place finish in the mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
The 74-year-old,…
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Jessica Gallagher makes Australian history - News
Jessica Gallagher realised a dream today (9 September) when she claimed the bronze medal with pilot Madison Janssen in the women’s 1000m time trial B at the Rio 2016 Paralympic…
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No luck needed for Patterson’s first gold and world record - News
It takes a lot more than luck to win a Paralympic gold medal, and for Lakeisha Patterson, nicknamed ‘Lucky’, all the hard work in preparing for the Rio 2016 Paralympic…
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Patterson delivers Australia’s first gold in Rio - News
Australia’s first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Parlaympic Games has come in the pool, with Lakeisha Patterson taking out the women’s 400m freestyle S8 in a new world record.…
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