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Glenallen School in Glen Waverley is naming its swimming pool in honour of a former student who has done his old school proud by winning a trio of medals at…

Wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott has today been named Australian Paralympian of the Year for his outstanding achievements at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The announcement, which comes ahead of…

The Australian Steelers have rewritten the history book on their way to an emotional Paralympic gold medal at Rio 2016. The Steelers defeated the United States 59-58 in the most…

Paracanoe gold medalist Curtis McGrath will cap off a remarkable four year journey to Rio, when he carries the Australian flag into the Maracanã during the closing ceremony on Sunday…

Shortly before Matt Bugg left for Rio – the culmination of an 11-year quest to become the best Paralympic solo sailor in the world – he had his 90-year-old grandfather…

Australia has wrapped up its swimming campaign at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games with a gold medal to Rachael Watson – finishing the meet with a total of nine gold,…

The Australian athletics team enjoyed its biggest daily medal haul – five – on the last day of competition in track and field at Rio’s Olympic Stadium. A gold to…

The Australian sailing team will leave the Paralympics in Rio with a remarkable haul of two gold medals and one silver medal after 2.4mR single-person keelboat sailor Matt Bugg stormed…

Veteran Australian Paralympian Liesl Tesch has spoken of her dismay at the removal of “possibly the most equitable and inclusive” Paralympic sport from the program for the Tokyo 2020 Games.…