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Australia Eyes More Para-Table Tennis Success - News
Not since the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games has Australia featured in the teams gold medal playoff in Para-table tennis – but on Friday that drought will end.
In the 9-10…
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Day Eight: Bronzed Michel Celebrates Historic Boccia Success - News
Dan Michel etched his name into Australian Paralympic history when he claimed the nation’s first medal in boccia in 25 years in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Michel secured bronze in the…
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Dylan, The Slam, And Man Named Sam - News
UPDATE: Dylan Alcott’s wheelchair quad singles final against Sam Schroder will not be played as originally scheduled on Thursday. A combination of inclement weather, and backlog of matches on the…
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Butterfliers Get Set To Soar - News
Flying into day nine of the swimming schedule at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Australia has three competitors in the Men’s 100m Butterfly (S9) including Will Martin, Tim Hodge and Brenden…
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New events added to Para-canoe program puts Aussies in the hunt for more glory - News
Australia’s Para-canoe team will have their opportunity to go for gold at the Tokyo Paralympic Games when competition gets underway from Thursday 2 September.
Curtis McGrath, AJ Jennings, Dylan Littlehales…
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Para-Athletics Day 7: Former German Star Now Representing Australia - News
Long jumper Vanessa Low will begin the defence of her Rio gold medal in Tokyo on Thursday and it will be in different national colours.
But the 31-year-old is hoping…
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Tough day at the office for our Handcyclists - News
Australian hand cyclists did it tough at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as they lined up to contest the road race finals.
In the 79 kilometre H5 event, Stuart Tripp…
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Rising Stars End Aussies’ Reign - News
Generation Next announced itself to quad wheelchair tennis as relative newcomers Sam Schroder and Niels Vink de-throned Australia’s Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson in the Tokyo 2020 doubles final on…
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Para–Athletics Day 6 Review - News
Australia hit a dry patch in its medal hunt at athletics on Wednesday but it was the background stories that put some ‘life’ into the results sheets at Tokyo 2020.…
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