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After a career spanning more than a decade , Dual Winter Paralympian Victoria Pendergast has today announced her retirement from the sport. The 29-year-old paved the way as Australia’s first…

Multicultural sport  Paralympics Australia partners with Welcoming Australia thanks to a grant from the Victorian Government’s Multicultural Sports Fund.  Welcome to the Game is an innovative initiative from Welcoming Australia …

The first-ever Australian Winter Paralympians were recently included in the latest Snow Australia Medal announcement. Para-alpine skiers Ron Finneran and Andrew Temple, Paralympic Cross-Country athletes Peter Rickards, Rodney Mill and…

Fate and circumstance work in mysterious ways and are often intertwined.  As a young man growing up in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs, Glen McMurtrie loved the outdoor life swimming recreationally, playing…

Paralympics Australia has partnered with the Australian Pride in Sport program, committing to further develop and enhance LGBTQ inclusion. Paralympics Australia strongly believe in equality of opportunity for all, and…

Dreams of Paralympic gold are keeping our star athletes motivated as the NSW Government provides a big boost towards their Tokyo Paralympic Games Appeal. A year out from next year’s…

Para-athletics has been contested at the Paralympic Games since the first Games, in Rome, Italy in 1960. Para-athletics is comprised of Track and Field events and is open to athletes…

Paralympics Australia, the peak body for Para-sport in Australia, has become the newest member of the Australian Pride in Sport program, committing to further develop and enhance LGBTQ inclusion. ACON…

Para-snowboard made its first appearance in Paralympic competition at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games. Para-snowboard is open to athletes with a physical impairment. It features three disciplines; banked slalom, giant…