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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…

Host Nation Thrills Record Crowds With More Success  Greg Smith’s gold medal in the 800 metres T52 on Day 4 had been the breakthrough he’d been after for years. The…

Gold rush leads Australian to top of the medal tally Sunday was no time to rest! In fact, our Team had an extremely busy and successful day, claiming a further…

‘The Best Thing You Could Ever Do’ says 2000 Paralympic champion Siobhan Paton had only been swimming competitively for three years by the time the 2000 Paralympics came around. However,…

New Aussie Cycling Sensation Upstages The World South Australia’s Sarnya Parker had been a national top 10 pentathlete before Paralympic cyclist, the late Kieran Modra, convinced Parker to switch to…

Australia’s golden start at the Velodrome The thrill of the Opening Ceremony the night before was still rippling around the world when Australia began celebrating our first gold medallist of…

Paralympics Australia President Jock O’Callaghan has officially opened a fortnight of celebrations marking 20 years since the landmark Sydney Games in 2000. Regarded worldwide as the start of a grand…

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…

Australian sport will be more inclusive of people with a disability, impairment or limitation thanks to the formation of the Australian Sporting Alliance for people with a disability. This Alliance…