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The Golden Day When Dreamers Became Legends  There were so many exceptional performances by Australian Para-athletes on the penultimate day of Sydney 2000. Perhaps the most appropriate reflection comes from…

The outstanding achievements of Australia’s Para-athletes and consistent success at past Paralympic Games will be rewarded with a significant funding boost ahead of next year’s Tokyo Games, the  Winter Paralympics…

Gliders go down fighting while Australia leads the fleet home on Sydney Harbour   Australia’s women’s wheelchair basketball team, the Gliders, progressed through the group stage undefeated and accounted for Japan…

The painful wait that ended in glory  Three months before the Sydney Paralympics, Julie Higgins’ hip pain returned with a vengeance. However, after a 16-year break from the sport, forced…

This article originally appeared in the Sydney 2000 20-year anniversary addition of the Australian Paralympian magazine – download your copy today (PDF, 6,526KB). Sitting in the stands wiping away tears…

When Anton Zappelli was a rising teenage golfer playing in Graham Marsh Junior Golf Foundation events in Western Australia off a handicap of three, he never dreamt that one day…

Chris Pitt loves fishing. He’s been doing it for decades in Queensland’s tropical north.  For the Bundaberg local, there is nothing better than trundling out onto the water with some…

Australia’s first-ever Paralympic Games gold medal was secured on this day, 60 years ago, and the captivating story of its winner only adds to its mystique. At the first Paralympic…

As the gun was pointed at Liesl Tesch, instead of being consumed by fear, her many years as an advocate for social justice kicked in.  It was about six weeks…