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NSW Para-archery athlete targets bullseye in Rio - News
For the first time in more than a decade, Australia is set to compete in archery at a Paralympic Games.
The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) today announced Mulgoa local Jonathon…
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Paralympic glory in sight for Australia’s wheelchair tennis athletes - News
The Australian wheelchair tennis team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games has today (28 July) been announced by the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), with wheelchair basketball-turned-wheelchair tennis ace Dylan Alcott…
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The APC mourns the loss of a legend: Vale Daphne Hilton - News
The Australian Paralympic movement has lost one of its true trailblazers following the passing of the legendary Daphne Hilton, aged 82.
Hilton was Australia’s only female competitor at the first…
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Nic Beveridge - Athlete
Nic Beveridge was 17 years old when he woke one morning to discover he was paralysed from the waist down. He had transverse myelitis, a rare neurological condition which attacks…
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Katie Kelly - Athlete
Katie Kelly is one of Australia’s most distinguished Para-triathletes.
Just weeks after she was declared legally blind, Katie made her international debut in Para-triathlon at the 2015 International Triathlon Union…
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Heath Davidson - Athlete
Having returned from a decade’s long hiatus just over a year out from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Heath Davidson proved that he had what it took to become one…
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City of Sydney wishes Rio Paralympians well - News
Lord Mayor Clover Moore today hosted an official farewell ceremony for local and national athletes taking part in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in September.
More than 150 Paralympic athletes,…
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Steelers aim to maintain their reign in Rio - News
They are the reigning Paralympic and world champions in wheelchair rugby, and now the Australian Steelers are hoping to extend their golden reign at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
The…
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Jonathon Milne - Athlete
Para-archery was a natural fit for Jonathon Milne, who had always enjoyed an active lifestyle, but he never could have imagined he would be the one to win Australia’s first…
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