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For nearly two decades, five-time Paralympian Brad Ness has proven time and again why he is on track to be recognised among the world’s greatest ever wheelchair basketball players. After…

Liesl Tesch was one of the most decorated and respected members of the Australian women’s wheelchair basketball team, the Gliders, when she retired in 2011 to begin a new career…

For Queensland-born Paralympian Daniel Fitzgibbon, who now lives in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Para-sailing was a natural choice. After realising his dream of winning a Paralympic medal at the Beijing 2008…

When Ellie Cole left her room at the Australian Institute of Sport and made her way to the airport for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, she told herself she would…

After nearly two decades competing internationally, Rick Pendleton is as proud a Paralympian as any. This was not always the case. For many years, he kept the fact he had…

Australia’s Para-athletes have received a further boost to preparations for the 2016 Rio Games, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) providing financial assistance of up to  $3.5 million to the Australian…

APC Volunteer Researcher Patricia Ollerenshaw arranged for two-time Paralympic World Champion Gold medal archer Tony South to visit the APC office in Sydney this week and share his experiences with…

This is a boat with a difference: four rowers, three types of disability, two genders, but one collective goal. Australia’s Legs Trunks and Arms Mixed Coxed Four are aiming to…

Para-triathlon made its first appearance at the Paralympic Games at the 2016 Rio Games. Para-triathlon is open to athletes with a physical or vision impairment. In Para-triathlon, athletes race over…