Australian Paralympic alpine skiers Toby Kane, Cameron Rahles-Rahbula and Mitchell Gourley know that less than a second can stand between a gold medal and a place outside the top five when it comes to a Paralympic alpine skiing race.
The trio compete in the men’s standing class, arguably the most competitive in Paralympic alpine skiing, and when just 0.48 seconds separated the three medallists in the slalom race at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup final, it was yet another example...
With 18 Paralympic gold, seven silver and 13 bronze medals between them, the Australian team named for the IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal this August is hoping to maintain its place as the number one nation in international Para-swimming.
Swimming Australia announced a 19-strong squad following selection trials at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide last week, where London Paralympians Blake Cochrane, Maddison Elliott and...
At the first full day of the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) VISTA2013 conference in Bonn, Germany on Thursday (2 May), IPC Sports Science Committee member Brendan Burkett delivered a powerful keynote speech on whether equipment in Paralympic sport is performance enhancing or necessary for performance.
Burkett, a Paralympic swimming champion for Australia, is now a biomechanics professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and captivated an audience of sport scientists...
Six new Australian boccia champions were crowned today in a thrilling conclusion to the biggest National Boccia Championships ever staged in Australia.
More than 70 athletes from around the country competed at this year’s national titles, with strong individual performances across the three Paralympic classes, as well as in the junior development and open competitions.
The pressure was on during the ultimate day of finals as athletes worked to prove themselves worthy of...
The Australian women’s and men’s wheelchair tennis teams have today been named for the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey from 20 -26 May 2013.
Janel Manns (Port Macquarie, NSW), Luba Josevski (Thomastown, Vic) and Sarah Calati (Forest Hill, Vic) will make up the Australian women’s side, whilst the men’s outfit will be comprised of Ben Weekes (Strathfield, NSW), Adam Kellerman (St Ives, NSW...
Australian Paralympic gold medallist Joann Formosa has capped off an incredible London Paralympic campaign, winning the International Athlete of the Year award at the Equestrian Australia Awards last night.
Formosa beat London Olympians Lyndal Oatley, Edwina Tops-Alexander and Chris Burton as well as world championship riders Boyd Exell and Lani Maher for the top gong, which recognised the Victorian’s outstanding London Paralympic Games.
Formosa won gold in the Grade 1b...
Cycling Australia is pleased to announce the Cyclones team for the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships to be held in Baie-Comeau Canada, 29 August – 1 September 2013.
The team is headlined by two reigning road world champions in Canberra’s Susan Powell (C4) and Queensland’s David Nicholas (C3). The pair both tasted success on the road at the 2012 London Paralympics, with Nicholas winning gold in the time trial and bronze in the road race,...
Australian Para-swimmers continue to race for a place on the IPC World Championship team headed to Montreal this August, with several impressive performances at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide this week.
With Nationals doubling as the World Championship qualifying meet for Para and able-bodied swimmers, a number of the stars from the London 2012 Paralympic Games turned it on for the Adelaide crowd in their bid to secure their spot on the plane.
Among the...
The Australian charge towards the IPC Athletics World Championships has stepped up a gear today, with Athletics Australia Selectors confirming the addition of 20 athletes to the green and gold contingent bound for Lyon (FRA).
Set to join the five London 2012 medallists who were preselected earlier in the domestic athletics season, the now confirmed starters were considered at the conclusion of the Qantas Australian Athletics Championships in accordance with the Selection Policy....
Dual Paralympian and bronze medallist from the 2011 Para Pacific Games Esther Overton has officially announced her retirement from professional swimming.
The 23-year-old was forced to consider her future in swimming after a lack of competitor interest in her classification led to the cancellation her event at this year’s IPC World Championships.
Overton began competitive swimming in 2002 with the South Australian local first representing Australia over six years ago.
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