The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has welcomed the announcement that Sydney will host the 2013 Asia Oceania Boccia Championships this October.
To be delivered in partnership with the newly created Boccia International Sports Federation and Boccia Australia, it will be the first international boccia event staged in Australia since the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.
The announcement is an exciting boost for boccia in Australia, which has experienced a greater focus on...
After six Paralympic Games and two Paralympic medals, Australian shot putter Hamish Macdonald has called an end to his glittering athletics career.
Having represented Australia 11 times at a Paralympic or World Championship level, Macdonald was a dominant figure globally in F34 shot put competitions from the late nineties, winning gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games and silver at the 2004 Athens Games, on top of bronze at the 1998 World Championships and gold at the 2002 and 2006 World...
The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Quentin Bryce AC CVO, has been presented with a memento of her visit to the London 2012 Paralympic Games by Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) President Greg Hartung.
Her Excellency is the Patron of the APC and travelled to London with Mr Michael Bryce to throw their full support behind the 2012 Australian Paralympic Team.
“The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce, was very generous in her support for...
IPC Athletics, the global governing body of para-athletics, has today (28 January) outlined plans to stage a number of high profile events that will give athletes greater opportunities to compete against the world's best whilst also developing a framework of excellence in competition management.
In addition to recent announcements confirming the host cities of the next three World Championships through to 2017 and London's staging of the first IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup this...
Kurt Fearnley stormed to his ninth consecutive victory in the annual OzDay10km wheelchair race in Sydney today, but was made to fight all the way to keep his winning record intact.
With Canada’s Josh Cassidy and Japan’s Kota Hokinoue both taking the lead at different stages over the last kilometre, it took all of Fearnley’s trademark determination to repel the challengers.
It capped an amazing week for Fearnley, who delivered the official Australia Day Address on Tuesday....
Australian Paralympic Committee President Greg Hartung has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day Honours announced by Government House.
The honour recognises Mr Hartung’s outstanding contribution to Australian sport over the past 32 years, including his distinguished service to the Paralympic movement both in Australia and around the world.
Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) Chief Executive Jason Hellwig said:
“I can’t think...
After representing their country on the world stage at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, 12 Paralympians are ready to celebrate Australia’s success, as well as their own this Australia Day.
Twelve members of the 2012 Australian Paralympic Team will be Australia Day Ambassadors across New South Wales this Saturday, following Australia Day Ambassador Kurt Fearnley’s official address on Tuesday night.
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Did you enjoy ABC TV’s coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games?
The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is delighted the national broadcaster’s ‘Paralympics London 2012 Highlights’ program has been nominated for a silver Logie at this year’s Logie Awards.
The program is in the running for Most Popular Sports Program and will face stiff competition from a number of shows including the AFL and NRL Footy Shows and ABC documentary Race to London, which also featured...
Support for the introduction of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the growing significance of the Paralympic movement were key themes of the 2013 Australia Day Address delivered by Paralympian Kurt Fearnley on Tuesday evening.
Fearnley’s address from Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music was televised live nationally and drew high praise from Greg Hartung, President of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC).
“Kurt is to be congratulated for his delivery of the...
Australian athletes with a disability now have the opportunity to make it all the way to the Paralympic Games in two of Australia’s most popular sports.
Para-Triathlon and Para-Canoe will make their Paralympic debuts in Rio 2016, after the International Paralympic Committee added them to the Paralympic sports program in 2010.
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