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Coach Education Series helping to drive Para-table tennis - News
Educating the next generation of world-class athletes and coaches is the driving force behind an exciting new project led by Table Tennis Australia (TTA) in partnership with Paralympics Australia.
TTA…
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A Golden Haul 12 Years In The Making - News
These days you’ll find Greg Smith taking Australia’s wheelchair rugby team through their strength and conditioning routines and mentoring the players about what it takes to succeed. It’s hard to…
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The World Record That Wasn’t - News
Of Australia’s 135 Paralympic swimming gold medals, only one came at the 1972 Games in Heidelberg – and the athlete who won it was driven by a technical injustice.
Eric…
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Turning A Let Down Into A Launch Pad - News
The image suggests an almighty feat. Yet, approaching three decades since he lifted close to triple his bodyweight at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, Ray Epstein concedes it’s a memory tinged…
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AIS confirms funding boost for seven Paralympic sports - News
The Tokyo 2020 aspirations of seven Paralympic sports have been given a timely and important boost today by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
Paralympics Australia (PA) has commended today’s…
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The Heartbreak of Tokyo - News
By Jaryd Clifford.
I found out at my kitchen table. I thought I was ready. I wasn’t.
All night, I couldn’t sleep. There was no panic, no despair – only…
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Rowing Australia announce Row to the Moon Challenge - News
Rowing Australia, Rowing Canada Aviron, British Rowing and Rowing New Zealand yesterday (20 May) announced the launch of the Row to the Moon Challenge, inviting indoor rowers worldwide to log…
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Australian Paralympic Team mascot set to soar with Qantas - News
Qantas is giving Paralympic sport fans a unique role in the return journey of the Australian Paralympic Team from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
As proud partners of Paralympics Australia,…
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Leading sports organisations join forces to create alliance for sport recovery following bushfires - News
Paralympics Australia, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) have joined forces with the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) to form the Alliance for Sport Recovery. The goal…
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