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Smith, Kosmala miss shooting medals on day one - News
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…
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Rollers captain to lead the whole Australian Team at Opening Ceremony - News
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…
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Australian sport stars 'believe' in our Paralympians - News
Australia’s highest profile sports stars have shown their support and belief of the Australian Paralympic Team in a Community Service Announcement (CSA) which will be broadcast nationally across TV networks…
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Tyan Taylor - Athlete
While watching the Aussie Belles compete at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, Tyan Taylor promised her grandmother that she too would represent Australia in goalball at a future Paralympic Games.…
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Raissa Martin - Athlete
Raissa competed in athletics at local and state level from the age of nine through to the end of high school. She was aware of goalball, but didn’t have access…
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Meica Horsburgh - Athlete
As a young girl, Meica Horsburgh (nee Christensen) threw herself into a range of sports and knew that she would one day represent Australia on the world stage. However, it…
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Jenny Blow - Athlete
With three Paralympic Games under her belt, Jenny Blow is one of the Australian goalball team’s most experienced competitors.
She first hit the court more than a decade ago at…
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2016 Australian Paralympic Team receives nine extra spots - News
The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has today named a further nine athletes on the 2016 Australian Paralympic Team today, bringing the total and final number of selected athletes to 178.…
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Tamsin Colley - Athlete
Every day millions of young Australians dream of representing their country. Two days after Tamsin Colley turned 14, she did just that.
There was a time when Tamsin did not…
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