The ongoing education of Australians on the value of Paralympic sport is about to be revolutionised.
Having reached more than 320,000 primary and secondary school students since its inception in 2007, the Australian Paralympic Committee’s Paralympic Education Program (PEP) will soon be launched into the nation’s tertiary institutions.
For the past five years, PEP has successfully developed awareness of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic athletes by assisting teachers...
Australian Paralympic alpine skier Mitch Gourley has won his first ever gold medal on the World Cup stage, taking out the top prize in the giant slalom at the IPC World Cup overnight.
Gourley, who competes in the men’s standing class, produced two outstanding runs to finish with a time of 2:03.15, just 0.43 of a second in front of Frenchman Vincent Gauthier-Manuel, who claimed silver.
The giant slalom win caps an amazing winter season for the 20-year-old, who won his first...
Australia’s Mitch Gourley has again impressed on the world alpine skiing stage, securing his third bronze medal for the season at the IPC World Cup in La Molina, Spain overnight.
Making his first ever World Cup podium for standing slalom, the 20-year-old crossed the line in 1:42.82 and was able to secure his place on the podium after coming close on Tuesday with the fourth fastest time in race one.
Gourley’s third World Cup bronze follows his two giant slalom bronze...
Construction on the Australian Paralympic Committee’s new Victorian headquarters commenced today at the first turning of the sod at Essendon Football Club’s new high performance centre at Melbourne Airport.
As part of the exciting partnership between the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) and Essendon, the APC will base its Victorian headquarters at the football club’s new facilities at Tullamarine.
APC President Greg Hartung believes the partnership will give Australia’...
Toby Kane has given the Australia Paralympic alpine skiing squad a terrific start to the IPC World Cup in Spain, by winning a bronze medal in the men’s standing slalom overnight.
Kane, a two-time Paralympian from Sydney, was one of three Australians in action on day one and took advantage of ideal conditions to deliver two high quality runs.
After posting a time of 50.24 first up to move into sixth place, the 25-year-old leg amputee skied brilliantly in the second run,...
Australia’s Paralympic alpine skiing squad will be looking to continue its stellar start to 2012 when the year’s second IPC World Cup event begins tonight in La Molina, Spain.
The Australians arrived in Spain buoyed by their excellent performances in the World Cup season opener last week in Italy, which saw Vancouver 2010 Paralympians Mitchell Gourley and Melissa Perrine both walk away two bronze medals.
Competitors will tackle the slalom tonight (Australian time) and...
Dual world champion Kelly Cartwright has set a new 200m world record, becoming the fourth Paralympian to do so on the track and field since October.
Competing in the T42 class for leg amputees at the Adelaide Track Classic, Cartwright crossed the line in 35.98 to shave 0.3 of a second off the previous world mark held by fellow Australian Michelle Errichiello.
“I’m so happy, it’s a bit unexpected this early in the year but my training has been fantastic on the track and I am...
Paralympic sailors Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch have picked up Australia’s first medal at the ISAF Sailing World Cup round in Miami, Florida, winning Gold in the Skud 18 class.
The pair started the day tied on points at the front of the fleet with the 2012 World Champions from Great Britain with two races left to run on Miami’s Biscayne Bay.
Fitzgibbon and Tesch were fourth in the opening race of the day, one place behind the British crew of Alexandra Rickham and Niki...
Kurt Fearnley has begun his Paralympic year with a bang after securing victory at the Oz Day 10km wheelchair race in Sydney today.
Fearnley crossed the line in 20.24, setting a new course record to capture his eighth consecutive win in the annual Australia Day race.
He believes today will set the tone for what is set to be a blockbuster year for the three-time Paralympian.
“We were going pretty quick. It was head down and I knew that time was achievable if I got...
Paralympian Kurt Fearnley will take to the road for the first time in 2012 when he headlines the Oz Day 10km wheelchair race in Sydney tomorrow.
Watch the race live tomorrow from 9am (AEDST) by clicking here...
Fresh off the back of victory from his maiden voyage in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, the seven-time defending Oz Day champion now has his sights focused squarely on marathon gold at the...
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