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How do I “Get Involved” in Paralympic Sport or Get Classified
There are lots of ways to support the Paralympic movement! First, make sure you check out the Paralympics Australia…
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Kane Perris - Athlete
Kane Perris is a vision impaired athlete with great ambitions of pursuing a career in Para sprint cycling on the tandem bike on the Velodrome.
Kane embarked on his cycling…
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Record-Breakers, Change-Makers: Australian Paralympic Team Finalised For Paris 2024 - News
The compelling stories of 160 athletes across 17 sports will form the next chapter of Australia’s vibrant Paralympic story at the Paris Paralympic Games, starting on August 28.
The 2024…
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Taking The Virtual Seats Campaign To The Next Level - News
This week we were excited to launch our 2024 Virtual Seats campaign alongside the Paris 2024 Games. The aim of this campaign is to get behind your Australian Paralympic team…
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Wheelchair Tennis Trio Named To Represent Australia at Paris 2024 - News
Heath Davidson will compete at his third Paralympic Games with a better understanding of himself and his wheelchair tennis after his former doubles partner Dylan Alcott’s retirement.
Davidson is one…
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Grant Patterson - Athlete
Scooter – named after the scooter he uses to get around – first hit the pool as an 11-year-old. Para-swimming wasn’t necessarily his first choice – rather, it was one…
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Powerlifting Resurgence Gains Pace With Paris 2024 Selections - News
Australian powerlifting is back after a 12-year absence from Paralympic competition.
The nation’s two leading lifters, Hani Watson and Ben Wright, were confirmed by Paralympics Australia as the newest members…
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Australia’s Sole Judoka For Paris 2024 Means Business - News
Taylor Gosens is set to become the just the second woman to represent Australia in Paralympic judo after she was confirmed by Paralympics Australia as the latest Paris-bound athlete.
Gosens…
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Mali Lovell - Athlete
When Mali Lovell was a child, a doctor told her family she would never be an Olympian.
She had just been diagnosed with ataxia, a rare type of cerebral palsy…
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