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# Paralympics Australia

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- [Repaired, Reclassified: Wheelchair Rugby Legend Primed For World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/08/repaired-reclassified-wheelchair-rugby-legend-primed-for-world-championships/) - Champion wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt has revealed the punishing toll of injuries that kept him sidelined for nearly a year after the Paris Paralympic Games and came perilously close to ending his career. Batt said he was told he should quit playing after he endured “excruciating” pain at the Games, where he helped the
- [Gliders Retain Repechage 12 For World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/08/gliders-retain-repechage-12-for-world-championships/) - Basketball Australia has announced the final 12 athletes selected to represent the Gliders at the 2026 IWBF World Championships in Ottawa, Canada, from September 9 to 19. Retaining the group that secured Australia's place at the World Championships through the Repechage in Madrid earlier this year was a decision Head Coach Jeremy Synot said the players had
- [Paddle Australia Names Para Canoe World Championships Team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/08/paddle-australia-names-para-canoe-world-championships-team/) - Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Curtis McGrath has been named by Paddle Australia as part of the Australian team to compete at the 2026 Paracanoe and Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznan, Poland from August 26 to 30. The team will take a wealth of international experience into the season’s pinnacle event, featuring Paralympic, Olympic and
- [Rollers Relish Tough Draw For Wheelchair Basketball World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/08/rollers-relish-tough-draw-for-wheelchair-basketball-world-championships/) - Basketball Australia has announced the final 12 athletes selected to represent the Rollers at the 2026 IWBF World Championships in Ottawa, Canada, from September 9 to 19. Ten players return from last year's Asia Oceania Zone Championships gold medal-winning team, with Jaylen Brown, Jontee Brown, Steven Elliott, Phil Evans, Tristan Knowles, Bill Latham, Tom O'Neill-Thorne,
- [Succeeding In Para-Sport Is Hard; In South Pacific Nations It’s Harder ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/succeeding-in-para-sport-is-hard-in-south-pacific-nations-its-harder/) - Far from the elaborate settings in which leading sport administrators usually find themselves, Andrew Parsons and Grant Mizens wiped away sweat as they traversed a steep descending trail on a heavily jungled remote South Pacific Island. Parsons, the President of the International Paralympic Committee, and Mizens, recently appointed President of Paralympics Australia, were taken to
- [Para Snowboard Star Named Paralympian Of The Year](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/para-snowboard-star-named-australias-paralympian-of-the-year/) - Milano Cortina 2026 dual medallist, Para snowboarder Ben Tudhope has been crowned Australia’s Paralympian of the Year at a ceremony hosted by Paralympics Australia in Melbourne on Thursday night. Competing at his fourth Paralympic Winter Games, Tudhope - who was one of Australia’s Opening Ceremony flag bearers at the Games - won the silver medal in the snowboard cross SB-LL2 and
- [World Record Lifts Aussies To Top Of Commonwealth Games Para Medal Table](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/08/world-record-lifts-aussies-to-top-of-commonwealth-games-para-medal-table/) - Tara Neyland has smashed the world record in the women’s 1000 metres time trial C4-5 to win one of Australia’s final gold medals of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Neyland’s win catapulted Australia to the top of the Para sport component of the Games medal tally with 12 gold medals, ahead of England, which finished with 11.
- [Redemption, Medals, Records As Australian Para Athletes Shine in Glasgow](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/08/redemption-medals-records-as-australian-para-athletes-shine-in-glasgow/) - Australia’s Para athletes continue to deliver in Glasgow, with more Commonwealth Games medals flowing from the velodrome and the athletics track.The most dramatic medal was secured by wheelchair racer Eliza Ault-Connell, who won bronze in the Women’s 1500m T54, a staggering 24 years after her first Commonwealth Games medal which she won in Manchester in
- [Victorian Grand Prix To Highlight Growth Of Australian Para Powerlifting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/victorian-grand-prix-to-highlight-growth-of-australian-para-powerlifting/) - Australia’s Para powerlifting community will carry the momentum of a strong Commonwealth Games campaign into the Victorian Grand Prix next month, continuing a year of immense growth for the sport. Hani Watson claimed her second consecutive Commonwealth Games bronze medal in Glasgow, while Australia’s largest-ever Para powerlifting team gained valuable experience on the international stage.
- [Day 7: World Record Leads Para Cyclists’ Medal Haul In Glasgow](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/day-7-world-record-leads-para-cyclists-medal-haul-in-glasgow/) - Australia's Para track cyclists announced themselves on the Commonwealth Games stage with authority at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, where Tara Neyland's world record and gold medal performance spearheaded a three-medal opening to the track cycling program. Neyland delivered a masterclass in the women's 4000 metres individual pursuit C4-C5, setting a new world record in
- [Watson Begins Australian Medal Haul In Glasgow ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/watson-begins-australian-medal-haul-in-glasgow/) - Hani Watson has won Australia’s first medal at Glasgow 2026, becoming the first Australian Para powerlifter to win two career Commonwealth medals as she grabbed an emotional bronze at the SEC Armadillo Arena. The Queenslander was left in tears of joy on Friday night (Saturday AEST) after three superb lifts earned her a second-straight heavyweight medal following her breakthrough
- [Day 6: Wombats Climb Podium As Lucky Charms Another Gold ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/day-6-wombats-climb-podium-as-lucky-charms-another-gold/) - Para swimmer Lakeisha Patterson and the men’s 3x3 wheelchair basketball team have helped continue Australia’s dominance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow overnight by claiming gold medals.The women’s 3x3 wheelchair team also tasted success with victory in the bronze medal final while wheelchair racer Mikaela Dingley delivered a gutsy performance to take bronze in the
- [Day 5: Mission Accomplished For Commonwealth’s New Sprint Queen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/day-5-mission-accomplished-for-commonwealths-new-sprint-queen/) - Kirralee Hayes hadn’t swum for Australia since the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. On Day 5 of the Games in Glasgow, she held court on top of the podium after emphatically claiming gold in the women’s 50 metres freestyle S13. Hayes competed at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, won bronze in the 50 at Birmingham and added
- [Paralympics Australia Expands Beyond Sport Program To Unlock More Employment Opportunities](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/paralympics-australia-expands-beyond-sport-program-to-unlock-more-employment-opportunities/) - Paralympics Australia is calling on more Australian employers to tap into an exceptional talent pool as it expands its internationally recognised Beyond Sport Mentoring and Employment Program. Acknowledged by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as global best practice, the program is entering its next phase of growth after delivering more than employment opportunities for Para athletes
- [Australia To Host World Archery Para Championships For The First Time](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/australia-to-host-world-archery-para-championships-for-the-first-time/) - Queensland will host the 2027 World Archery Para Championships on the Gold Coast from 30 August to 6 September 2027, adding another major international sporting event to the Green and Gold pathway. In a landmark achievement for Australian sport, the championships will be held in the country for the first time, another demonstration of the pull-power
- [Day 3: Para Swimmers And Para Powerlifters Deliver At Commonwealth Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/day-3-para-swimmers-and-para-powerlifters-deliver-at-commonwealth-games/) - Australia’s top Para swimmers flexed their muscles on Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with no fewer than 10 Aussies winning a medal, after crowd favourite Hani Watson claimed bronze in Para powerlifting. Watson - who along with fellow Commonwealth Games representative Ben Wright competed for Australia at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games - became the first Australian to win two Commonwealth Games medals in the
- [Day 4: Australia Adds Three Para Medals In Glasgow](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/day-4-australia-adds-three-para-medals-in-glasgow/) - Australia's Para athletes have continued their impressive Commonwealth Games, collecting a gold, silver and bronze medal across Para swimming and Para athletics while both wheelchair 3x3 basketball teams advanced to the semi-finals. The day's standout performance came from rising Para swimming star Beau Matthews, who claimed gold in the men's 100m breaststroke SB9 with an
- [Next Generation of Athlete Leaders Join Paralympics Australia Athletes' Commission  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/next-generation-of-athlete-leaders-join-pa-athletes-commision/) - Approaching its 10th year of making impact, Paralympics Australia’s Athletes’ Commission has announced changes that are set to have a vital influence on the future direction of Paralympic sport in Australia. Established in 2017 to help ensure athletes play a central role in the decision-making across Paralympics Australia and the wider Paralympic movement, the Commission
- [Rollers Hit New Levels Ahead Of World Champs](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/rollers-take-down-top-ranked-usa-to-claim-toronto-gold/) - The Australian Rollers have made a statement ahead of the IWBF World Championships to be hosted in Ottawa in September with a major triumph over heavyweights at the Toronto Invitational. The Rollers were near their formidable best to topple top-ranked USA 77–68 in the gold medal game overnight. It was vindication for Brad Ness and
- [Australian Para Canoe Team Wraps World Cup Campaign with Gold](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/australian-para-canoe-team-wraps-world-cup-campaign-with-gold/) - Ben Sainsbury will head to next month's World Championships brimming with confidence after claiming his second World Cup gold medal of the season at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint and Para Canoe World Cup in Montreal, Canada. The reigning world champion showcased his class in the Men's VL1 200m final, crossing the line in 1:03.97
- [Future Green + Gold returns in 2026 to discover Australia’s Next Generation of Brisbane 2032 Athletes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/future-green-gold-returns-in-2026-to-discover-australias-next-generation-of-brisbane-2032-athletes/) - A nationwide talent search to discover Australia’s next generation of Olympic and Paralympic athletes returns in 2026 with registrations opening today for the Future Green and Gold campaign. Delivered by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in partnership with state institutes, Paralympics Australia and more than 30 national sporting organisations, the initiative identifies athletes with
- [Reigning World Champions Francis And Parker Top Podium In Hamburg](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/reigning-world-champions-francis-and-parker-top-podium-in-hamburg/) - Australia's Para triathletes have rounded out the 2026 World Triathlon Para Series with two gold medals and a silver at the series finale in Hamburg, Germany, led by reigning world champions Anu Francis and Lauren Parker. Marking the first time Para athletes had raced on Hamburg's renowned triathlon course, the fourth and final round of
- [Lifetime Of Service To Para Equestrian Recognised With Prestigious IPC Classification Award](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/lifetime-of-service-to-para-equestrian-recognised-with-prestigious-ipc-classification-award/) - For almost three decades, few people have had a greater impact on one of the Paralympic Movement’s most important pillars than Australia’s Sharyn Gregory. That remarkable contribution has now been recognised on the world stage, with Gregory receiving the 2026 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Classification Recognition Award at the IPC Annual Classification Meeting in Bonn,
- [GOLD No.3: Champion Effort Just To Reach Start Line ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-3-champion-effort-just-to-reach-start-line/) - The tears flowing from Emily Petricola’s eyes after she claimed a consecutive women’s 3000 metres individual pursuit C4 Paralympic crown told the story of a champion who had her back to the wall but somehow found the will to win. Petricola was favourite for the event, but later revealed that complications from her Multiple Sclerosis
- [Adaptive Sport Program Turned Harriet’s Fear Into Hope And Purpose](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/07/adaptive-sport-program-turned-harriets-fear-into-hope-and-purpose/) - Three years after attending the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS) and Paralympics Australia adaptive sport program as a frightened teenager adjusting to life with a sudden spinal cord injury, Harriet Caldwell returned last week with a very different purpose No longer the participant searching for hope, the 16-year-old wheelchair basketballer spent the day encouraging children
- [Professor Brendan Burkett Honoured With IPC Scientific Award](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/06/professor-brendan-burkett-honoured-with-ipc-scientific-award/) - Australian Paralympian, coach and researcher Professor Brendan Burkett has been recognised with the International Paralympic Committee's Scientific Award, honouring a lifetime of contribution to advancing Para sport and improving outcomes for athletes with a disability. Presented every two years, the IPC Scientific Award is one of the highest honours in Para sport research, recognising individuals
- [Para Powerlifter Chasing PB To Finally Gain His Games 'Podium Experience'](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/para-powerlifter-chasing-pb-to-finally-gain-his-games-podium-experience/) - Australia’s most experienced major competition Para powerlifter, Ben Wright, has already achieved his goal of leaving the sport in a stronger position than when he started. His priority now is defending - or improving on - the breakthrough medal he won, but didn’t receive, at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. Wright was one of six lifters announced by Commonwealth Games Australia on Friday to represent the nation at the Games in Glasgow, which starts on July 23.
- [How Inclusive Programs Shape Lifelong Participation In Sport](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/how-inclusive-programs-shape-lifelong-participation-in-sport-2/) - “It is critically important that young athletes encounter a program that is prepared for them from day one,” says Daniel Pauli, Club Development Manager at South Australian Little Athletics. For many children growing up in Australia, athletics is where organised sport begins – the first bib pinned to a slightly too-big t-shirt, the first start
- [Aussies Finish Second On Medal Tally At Para Powerlifting Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/aussies-finish-second-on-medal-tally-at-parapowerlifting-championships/) - Australia has wrapped up the 2026 Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Championships in Bangkok with its strongest team result since the 2022 Championships in South Korea, finishing second on the medal tally behind China. The 10-athlete Australian team gained important experience and understanding of what is required to perform at international level. Across the Championships, Australia delivered consistent results, with nine athletes securing medals in both
- [Steelers Enter New Era At Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/steelers-enter-new-era-at-wheelchair-rugby-world-challenge/) - The Australian Steelers enter a new era in Adelaide this week. The 2026 Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge will offer the first real look at how that shift is taking shape on court, together and in front of a home crowd. After a period of significant change, it marks the group’s first international outing under acting head coach, Lewis Quinn. For captain Chris Bond, the
- [Commonwealth Bank Confirmed As Founding Partner And Official Bank For Brisbane 2032 Olympic And Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/commonwealth-bank-confirmed-as-founding-partner-and-official-bank-for-brisbane-2032-olympic-and-paralympic-games/) - The Commonwealth Bank today announced it will become the Founding Partner and Official Bank of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (the Games), supporting a defining moment on home soil and helping deliver lasting economic and community benefit. As the first domestic partner of the Games, CommBank’s commitment reflects long term investment in small
- [Engesser Set For Oceania Para Triathlon Championships As NSW Pathway Delivers ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/engesser-set-for-oceania-para-triathlon-championships-as-nsw-pathway-delivers/) - The 2026 Oceania Triathlon Para Championships in Runaway Bay, Queensland, on Friday will bring together some of the region’s strongest emerging and established Para triathletes, with Australia’s Matthew Engesser set to line up in a key test ahead of his next phase of international racing. The event forms part of a busy international period for
- [Unveiled: Australian Rollers Wheelchair Basketball Squad For 2026](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/unveiled-australian-rollers-wheelchair-basketball-squad-for-2026/) - Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the Australian Rollers wider squad for 2026, featuring a mix of experienced Paralympians, established leaders and emerging talent as part of the national men’s wheelchair basketball program. The squad will form the athlete pool for camps, tours and international competition throughout the year, as the Rollers continue their preparation
- [Paralympian Breaks World Record At Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/paralympian-breaks-world-record-at-australian-athletics-championships/) - Rising middle-distance star, Paris 2024 Paralympian Angus Hincksman has set a new world record to kick-start the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships. The 20-year-old T38 athlete won bronze at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships but on Thursday produced the fastest time ever in his classification when clocking 3:46.71 in the able-bodied men’s 1500m heats. “You have the
- [After Years On The Sidelines, This Para Powerlifter Is Back Representing Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/after-years-on-the-sidelines-this-para-powerlifter-is-back-representing-australia/) - The 2026 Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Championships are underway in Bangkok, bringing together athletes from across the region for one of the sport’s key international events. Among the Australian team is Rod Watson, whose selection marks a remarkable return to international competition. A T12 spinal cord injury changed the course of his life, but not his drive. After stepping away from
- [Leading The Charge: Matilda And The Rise Of Wheelchair Fencing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/leading-the-charge-matilda-and-the-rise-of-wheelchair-fencing/) - At its core, this story is about more than a young athlete, it’s about a sport on the rise. Wheelchair fencing in Australia has long flown under the radar, practiced in quiet corners with second or third-hand equipment and few structured opportunities to compete. Visibility and participation were limited, pathways were patchy and athletes had
- [Australia Names 10 Athletes For Para Powerlifting AsiaOceania Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/australia-names-10-athletes-for-para-powerlifting-asiaoceania-championships/) - Australia will send a 10 athlete Para Powerlifting Team to compete at the Bangkok 2026 AsiaOceania Championships, being held from April 7 to 12 at the Miracle Grand Convention Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Sanctioned by World Para Powerlifting, the championships are a key event on the international calendar and form part of the qualification pathway
- [Paralympic Great Sets Course For LA 2028, With Family Front Of Mind](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/04/paralympic-great-sets-course-for-la2028-with-family-front-of-mind/) - Curtis McGrath is back. Selected for Australia’s 2026 Para Canoe World Cup team, the four-time Paralympic gold medallist is returning to international competition - not chasing medals or proving anything, but to hopefully experience a Paralympic Games with the family he didn’t have beside him in Paris. “Paris was a difficult Games for me,” he said. “I had the opportunity to
- [Australian Paralympic Winter Team Welcomed Home In Sydney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/australian-paralympic-winter-team-welcomed-home-in-sydney/) - Members of Australia’s Paralympic Winter Team have been welcomed home from Milano Cortina 2026 with an emotional reception at Sydney International Airport on Wednesday, with support from Qantas. Athletes and team officials arrived through the international arrivals gate to cheers, embraces, and a sea of green and gold, as family, friends, and supporters came together to celebrate their
- [Milano Cortina 2026 Closes With Call to Carry Paralympic Spirit Forward](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/milano-cortina-2026-closes-with-call-to-carry-paralympic-spirit-forward/) - Paralympic athletes were urged to take their ‘brightness’ back to their home countries and ensure the spirit of the Winter Games lived on every day lives, according to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons. As the curtain came down on the Games of the XIVth Winter Paralympiad in the shadows of mighty Italian Dolomite
- [Pollard And Parker Named Australia’s Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/pollard-and-parker-named-australias-closing-ceremony-flag-bearers/) - Australian Paralympic Team captain Sean Pollard says he will reflect on his team’s outstanding campaign on and off the snow when he carries the Australian flag at the Closing Ceremony of the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games. Para snowboarder Pollard and dual Summer-Winter Paralympian Lauren Parker were named flag bearers for the Ceremony, which will
- [‘A Glimpse Into What It’s Like’: Hanlon Grateful For Loved Ones’ Support](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/a-glimpse-into-what-its-like-hanlon-grateful-for-loved-ones-support/) - Josh Hanlon will leave the Milano Cortina Paralympics with no regrets about his performances, pleased that his loved ones got a rare opportunity to see him compete and grateful for the he’s created for himself as one of the nation’s best Para alpine skiers. Hanlon’s packed program ended on Sunday, the final day of competition, with a ninth-place finish in the slalom, his best result of the Games. It follows a solid
- [Aussies Brave The Elements In Strong Finish To Cross-Country Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/aussies-brave-the-elements-in-strong-finish-power-to-strong-finishes-to-round-out-cross-country-program/) - The Italian Alps threw a little of everything at Lauren Parker and Dave Miln in their 20km cross-country final on Sunday, with the race starting in snow for the first time at these Paralympic Games, then some rain, a little sunshine, before low cloud set in. But the Australian endurance pair of sit skiers navigated
- [‘My Night With Bruce The Emu’: Slovakian Skier Breaks Silence](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/my-night-with-bruce-the-emu-slovakian-skier-breaks-silence/) - The culprit in the Bruce the Emu abduction scandal that rocked the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics has been exposed as a Slovakian Para alpine skier, who claims that holding the brass bird hostage in her bathroom brought her the good luck she needed to win three medals at the Games. Alexandra Rexova – aided and
- [France In France? Liana Is Already Aiming To Be There](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/france-in-france-liana-is-already-aiming-to-be-there/) - Liana France has spoken with a maturity beyond her years upon finishing her program at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games, paying tribute to her Paralympic predecessors, thanking her supporters and explaining what she has learned from her Games experience. France finished 14th in her slalom race, declaring herself “super, super proud” and dedicated to
- [Gunew Says She Hopes She Inspires Young Girls To Chase Their Dreams](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/gunew-says-she-hopes-she-inspires-young-girls-to-chase-their-dreams/) - Paralympic skier Georgia Gunew has described how pursuing her sporting dreams has given her incredible experiences but also taught her so much about life. Gunew and her sighted guide Ethan Jackson completed their program at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games with an 11th placing in the women’s slalom vision impaired, capping off a campaign
- [Tudhope Puts Beijing Hoodoo To Rest With Brilliant Bronze](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/tudhope-puts-beijing-hoodoo-to-rest-with-brilliant-bronze/) - Australian Para snowboard superstar Ben Tudhope can now call himself a Paralympic Games medallist in an event he considers “just something I do on the side”. Fresh from his stirring silver medal in the snowboard cross SB-LL2 on Day 2 of Milano Cortina 2026, Tudhope won the bronze medal in the banked slalom at Cortina
- [Aussie Biathletes Celebrate Milestone Efforts, As Parker Makes First Final](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/aussie-biathletes-celebrate-milestone-efforts-as-parker-makes-first-final/) - Lauren Parker made her first biathlon final at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, while Matt Brumby and Taryn Dickens wrapped up their first Paralympic experiences by punching the air at the Tesero Sports Stadium in northern Italy. Dave Miln had the heartbreaking result of finishing 25th in qualifying for the men’s sitting sprint pursuit, when
- [Hanlon Uses All His Skills To Complete Bumpy Giant Slalom](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/hanlon-uses-all-his-skills-to-complete-bumpy-giant-slalom/) - It was a tricky ride down the giant slalom course for Josh Hanlon and his fellow competitors, but the Australian sit skier did an incredible job to complete his two runs and finish 10th in a field of 37. Hanlon improved his position from 13th after the morning run to score a top 10 finish
- [Fuelled By The Love Of Their Families, Snowboard Dads Perform Well In Final Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/fuelled-by-the-love-of-their-families-snowboard-dads-perform-well-in-final-event/) - The two dads on the Australian Para snowboard team have finished their Games campaigns feeling proud of their performances and motivated for the future. Australian Paralympic Team captain Sean Pollard came 12th out of 21 riders in the SB-UL banked slalom and Aaron McCarthy came 13th out of 18 in the SB-LL1, bringing to an
- [Meet The Aussie Labradors Winning Hearts At The Paralympic Village](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/meet-the-aussie-labradors-winning-hearts-at-the-paralympic-village/) - The Australian Paralympic Winter Team has three companion dogs described by their owners as the canine equivalents of Lara Croft, Margot Robbie and any woman who loves showing their cheeky side. So, meet Gigi, Willow and Suki - they’re the three main reasons the Australian Para Nordic team is one of the most popular in the Predazzo Paralympic Village at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games. “She’s so friendly,” said Willow’s owner, Para athlete Matt Brumby. “That’s why everyone has to
- [The Depth, Skill And Friendship That Defined An Era In Australian Para Alpine Skiing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/the-depth-skill-and-friendship-that-defined-an-era-in-australian-para-alpine-skiing/) - The 12th of the 12th, 2012. Vail, Colorado. It’s the lead-up to the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships. The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games are not too far away. “It was just Tobes and I,” Mitch Gourley says, referring to his great mate and former teammate, Toby Kane. “And I just remember it was one
- [Para Alpine ‘Sisters’ Make Their Paralympic Debut ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/para-alpine-sisters-make-their-paralympic-debut/) - Two young Australian women with the world at their feet made their Paralympic debut at the Milano Cortina Games on Thursday and both have indicated they have a huge appetite for success. Georgia Gunew and Georgia’s guide Ethan Jackson in the women’s vision impaired class, and Liana France in the women’s standing class came 10th out of 15 skiers and 14th out of 22 skiers,
- [Parker’s Confidence Soars After Securing Her Best Result … So Far ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/parkers-confidence-soars-after-securing-her-best-result-so-far/) - Nordic skiers Dave Miln and Lauren Parker continue to make strides at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games, while quietly planning an assault on the next one in the French Alps in four years’ time. Both Miln and Parker are making their Winter debut in northern Italy. But they have seen improvement in results
- [The Coaches Who Bring Out The Best In Our Paralympians  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/the-coaches-who-bring-out-the-best-in-our-winter-paralympians/) - Athletes are at the centre of Paralympic performance. But, behind the scenes, across thousands of kilometres and countless early mornings and late nights, coaches provide the stability and guidance that can make the difference between success and failure. The Australian Paralympic Winter Team’s three head coaches – Ali Bombardier from Para alpine skiing, Nickie Rodger from Para snowboard and Kaspar Wirz from Para
- [Tudhope’s Silver Sparks A Nation: Green And Gold Seats Campaign Surges](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/tudhopes-silver-sparks-a-nation-green-and-gold-seats-campaign-surges/) - Momentum is building for the Australian Paralympic Team in Italy and, back home, Australians are rallying behind them in extraordinary numbers. Just two days into the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, Australia celebrated its first medal when team flag bearer Ben Tudhope battled through a dislocated shoulder to claim a courageous silver in the snowboard cross. As he stepped onto
- [Endurance Queen Parker Surprises In Sprint Classic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/endurance-queen-parker-surprises-in-sprint-classic/) - The highs and lows of elite Winter Paralympic competition hit the Australian Nordic team in the cross-country sprint on Tuesday, with two athletes taking a tumble and Lauren Parker missing the semi-finals by one spot. Matt Brumby had a mishap with his ski pole, while Taryn Dickens’ skis gripped the snow too hard causing her to lose her balance. But Parker
- [Hanlon Back In Business After Confidence-Boosting Alpine Combined ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/hanlon-back-in-business-after-confidence-boosting-alpine-combined/) - Australia’s technical wizard Josh Hanlon is primed for his Friday 13th date with destiny after a confidence-boosting showing in the second part of the alpine combined event at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games on Tuesday. Sit skier Hanlon was 16th after the super-G component of the two-discipline event before he produced a powerful slalom to push up to 12th overall in the field of 24.
- [Hilarious Mascot Theft Strikes Aussies Again](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/hilarious-mascot-theft-strikes-aussies-again/) - A multinational effort is underway to recover the Australian Paralympic Team’s beloved mascot Bruce the Emu, who has allegedly been abducted from outside the team’s residential quarters in the Paralympic Village in Cortina. A brazen ransom note was discovered by horrified Australian staff in an umbrella basket outside the team’s operations space late on Monday.
- [‘More Aggression Tomorrow’: Super Tough Super-G Tests Milton On Return](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/super-tough-super-g-leaves-milton-fighting-back-tears/) - The emotional toll of battling injury, his family’s travel challenges and the adrenaline hit of taking on one of world skiing’s most difficult mountains combined to overcome Michael Milton after the legendary Para alpine skier made his unlikely return to Paralympic competition a remarkable 20 years since he had initially retired. Milton finished 23rd in a world-class field of 33 in the men’s super-G standing at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre
- [Aussies Secure Improved Results On Day Two Of Para Biathlon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/aussies-secure-improved-results-on-day-two-of-para-biathlon/) - A top 10 finish for Lauren Parker and a top 20 for Dave Miln gave Australia a solid day of skiing and shooting in the 12.5km individual biathlon event at Tesero Cross-Country Stadium on Sunday. Parker, with barely six months on snow since transitioning from Para triathlon, and Miln with just 18 months on snow after surviving an horrific accident, showed the potential they have in winter sport
- [No Regrets For The ‘Fastest No-Handed Man On The Planet’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/no-regrets-for-the-fastest-no-handed-man-on-the-planetfans-families-and-falls-snowboard-cross-medal-day-had-it-all/) - Ben Tudhope’s stunning silver medal was the highlight, but Australia’s other three riders showed great courage and skill on snowboard cross medal day at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games. Australian Paralympic Team captain Sean Pollard looked strong in winning his pre-heat in the SB-UL classification but fell agonisingly short of progressing from the quarter
- [Courageous Tudhope Wins Sensational Snowboard Silver](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/courageous-tudhope-wins-sensational-snowboard-silver/) - Ben Tudhope’s day at the snowboard cross ended in triumph, but nearly began with disaster. The four-time Paralympian won the silver medal in the SB-LL2, charging to second place behind Italy’s Emanual Perathoner in a thrilling Big Final at Cortina Para Snowboard Park on Sunday. However, he revealed after the race, his campaign came perilously close to being upended by a shoulder
- [How Women In Para Sport Give, So the Next Girl Can Gain ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/how-women-in-para-sport-give-so-the-next-girl-can-gain/) - This Sunday, March 8, International Women’s Day invites us to reflect on the power of giving, and what can be gained when that giving is intentional. Progress for women and girls in Para sport hasn’t happened overnight; it has been built over time by those who have led, advocated and paved the way - for today’s athletes and those who came before and the next girl watching. The girl who hasn’t yet found her sport, who isn’t sure she belongs, and who needs
- [Para Snowboarders Chase Medal Glory As Tudhope Fires ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/para-snowboarders-chase-medal-glory-as-tudhope-fires/) - Australia’s Para snowboarders will be hunting medals on Day 2 of Milano Cortina 2026, led by their talisman Ben Tudhope who impressed in the seeding rounds on Saturday. All four Australian riders were in action on Day 1, joining competitors across all classifications in two qualifying runs at the Cortina Para Snowboard Park bathed in glorious Italian sunshine. Tudhope,
- [Five Proud Aussie Biathletes Make Their Winter Paralympics Debut](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/five-proud-aussie-biathletes-make-their-winter-paralympics-debut/) - Nerves were controlled, excitement was felt and life-time goals were achieved. Yes, the results on Day 1 of the Para biathlon 7.5km sprint were not podium-related but all five Australian athletes who completed three course loops, with two target-shoots in between, were making their Winter Paralympics debut. Lauren Parker was coming up against familiar faces in US duo Oksana
- [Hanlon Promises To Put First-Up Stumble Behind Him ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/hanlon-promises-to-put-first-up-stumble-behind-him/) - Josh Hanlon has vowed he will continue to ski aggressively despite a fall in his one-and-done downhill race at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on Day 1 of skiing competition at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games. Hanlon, in the men’s sitting classification, slipped up early in the race, joining a long list of competitors who did not finish the challenging course. “Obviously very
- [Milano Cortina Opens With Message Of Peace, Inclusion And Solidarity](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/milano-cortina-opens-with-message-of-peace-inclusion-and-solidarity/) - The Games of the XIVth Winter Paralympiad have opened in the historic Arena di Verona in northern Italy with the message that peace is at the very heart of the Paralympic and Olympic movements. In the shadows of the Middle East conflict and within the archways of the ancient Verona Colosseum, built in 30AD or
- [PREVIEW: Australia’s Most Diverse Para Alpine Skiing Squad Set For Take Off](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/preview-australias-most-diverse-para-alpine-skiing-squad-set-for-take-off/) - It’s a squad that features the Australian Paralympic Team’s youngest member, oldest member and one of its Opening Ceremony flag bearers. It also includes one of Australia’s best medal chances and a sighted guide who, for a short time, held one of Australian sport’s biggest secrets. Meet the Australian Para alpine skiing team, which starts
- [PREVIEW: Expanded Snowboard Squad A Sign Of Sport’s Rapid Growth](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/preview-expanded-snowboard-squad-a-sign-of-sports-rapid-growth/) - In the space of one cycle, Australia’s Paralympic snowboard team has gone from a sole competitor to four young Australians with incredible personal stories and a shared goal to compete at their best on the biggest stage. Competition at Cortina Para Snowboard Park gets underway on Saturday, with snowboard cross seeding before finals on Sunday.
- [PREVIEW: Australia’s Para Biathletes Commit To ‘Go Hard Or Go Home’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/preview-australias-para-biathletes-commit-to-go-hard-or-go-home/) - A new chapter in Australian Winter Paralympic history will unfold in the Italian Alps from Saturday when the first of six individual biathlon and cross-country events take place at the Tesero Sports Stadium. Never has Australia been able to field five athletes in the two Nordic disciplines. The team of three sit-skiers Dave Miln, Matt
- [From Equipment Grants To The Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/from-equipment-grants-to-the-paralympic-games/) - The spotlight will fall firmly on Australia’s Winter Paralympians as they launch into competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, starting on March 6. The nation will watch them soar, stumble, triumph and fall. They will feel their excitement and pride, their heartbreak and their joy. What it won’t see is everything that carried them there: the coaches, the pathways, the preparation and the unwavering belief.
- [Australian Paralympic Flag Bearers Reveal How Para Sport Changed Their Lives ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/australian-paralympic-flag-bearers-reveal-how-para-sport-changed-their-lives/) - At the age of 15, Georgia Gunew’s diminishing eyesight spelt an end to her time playing field hockey. She felt scared, alone and worried about her future. Eight years later, at a surprise announcement at the foot of the spectacular Dolomites mountain range in northeastern Italy, the Brisbane-based Para alpine skier was bestowed one of the most prestigious honours in Australian sport - carrying the Australian flag at the
- [Hanlon Shows Downhill Flair On First Practice Run ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/03/hanlon-shows-downhill-flair-on-first-practice-run/) - First run, done. Australia’s sole downhill racer, Josh Hanlon, completed his first training run on the famous Tofane slope and said, in the most Aussie way possible, he’s “keen to just give it a nudge” when the real deal starts in a few days’ time. Hanlon’s favourite events are more technical than speed. However, he said he had been happy with
- [Australian Team Finalised For Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/australian-team-finalised-for-milano-cortina-2026-paralympic-winter-games/) - Paralympics Australia has finalised its team for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. See the full Australian squad and sport breakdown.
- [Paralympics Australia Names Para Alpine Skiing Squad For Milano Cortina ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/paralympics-australia-names-para-alpine-skiing-squad-for-milano-cortina/) - Australia’s Para alpine skiing team for the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games features a sporting legend who is set to break the record for the longest ever Australian Paralympic comeback. The team also includes a skier set to become the nation’s youngest female Winter Paralympian, a Beijing 2022 representative who is ranked firmly within the world’s top 10 in his pet discipline,
- [Australia To Make Historic Return To Para Nordic Events At Milano Cortina ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/australia-to-make-historic-return-to-para-nordic-events-at-milano-cortina/) - Australia will be represented in Para biathlon at the Paralympic Winter Games for the first time in 20 years, after Paralympics Australia announced four athletes and one sighted guide to compete in the sport at the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics, which starts on March 6. The same four athletes and sighted guide were named to also compete in Para cross-country
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes Kieren Perkins’ Reappointment As ASC CEO  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/paralympics-australia-welcomes-kieren-perkins-reappointment-as-asc-ceo/) - Paralympics Australia has joined the Federal Minister for Sport the Hon Anika Wells and Australian Sports Commission Chair Kate Jenkins AO in congratulating Kieren Perkins OAM on his reappointment as the ASC Chief Executive Officer. Mr Perkins, who started in the role four years ago, was reappointed for a further five years, providing leadership stability for Australian sport as the nation continues to build towards the Brisbane 2032 Olympic
- [Snowboarder To Make History As Australia’s First Indigenous Winter Paralympian ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/snowboarder-to-make-history-as-australias-first-indigenous-winter-paralympian/) - Australia’s Para snowboard team for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games features trailblazers, world champions and record-breaking veterans, ready to shred and soar on Cortina’s snowy peaks. Among the squad is multi-sport superstar Amanda Reid, who is set to make history as Australia’s first Indigenous Winter Paralympian. Reid, a proud Wemba Wemba and Guring-gai woman, has built a career on breaking barriers. A
- [Classification Matters: The People Behind Fair Play](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/classification-matters-the-people-behind-fair-play/) - Long before the crowds cheer and medals are won, a quieter moment shapes what follows. Behind closed doors, in careful assessments and thoughtful conversations, nerves and hope sit side by side. For Para athletes, classification is one of the most significant steps in their sporting journey. It’s where ambition meets eligibility, years of preparation align with a
- [Thredbo Resort Announced as the Official Ski Resort of Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/thredbo-resort-announced-as-the-official-ski-resort-of-paralympics-australia/) - Thredbo Resort appointed Official Ski Resort of Paralympics Australia, strengthening its long-standing commitment to adaptive snowsports and accessibility. The appointment builds on Thredbo’s legacy with Disabled Wintersport Australia and support of ambassadors Michael Milton and Ben Tudhope, reinforcing pathways from grassroots to elite performance. Collaboration will deliver on-mountain activations and athlete engagement while backing Paralympics
- [Harvey Norman Extends Enduring Commitment To Advance Paralympic Movement](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/harvey-norman-extends-enduring-commitment-to-advance-paralympic-movement/) - Paralympics Australia and Harvey Norman have re-committed to a commercial partnership that will help drive Australia’s Paralympic campaign at the Milano Cortina Games next month and beyond. Harvey Norman’s support for the nation’s Winter Paralympians extends a partnership in which the Australian-owned retail giant has been a Team Partner and Official Retailer of Paralympics Australia and the Australian Paralympic Team since before the Games
- [A Pioneer, Role Model, Inspiration: Why Our Team Rides For Matty](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/a-pioneer-role-model-inspiration-why-our-team-rides-for-matty/) - ‘I Ride For Matty’. It’s a simple yet poignant tribute to a fallen friend, woven literally and figuratively into the Milano Cortina 2026 Australian Paralympic Winter Team. A patch stating those words is stitched in the lapel of the team’s Opening Ceremony blazer, as it has been in various items of the Australian team’s uniform since 2014. That was the year that Para snowboard pioneer Matthew Robinson
- [For The Love Of Lifting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/for-the-love-of-lifting/) - The Thirroul Surf Life Saving Club in Wollongong became a Valentines Day stage for strength, determination, and a little bit of love — the love of lifting. Among the athletes from across the country competing in the opening round of the 2026 Australian Para Powerlifting Grand Prix season, one young local stole the show. Just 14 years old and
- [Why Impacting Lives Was Steelers Supercoach's Greatest Joy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/why-impacting-lives-was-steelers-supercoachs-greatest-joy/) - About 25 years ago, when Brad Dubberley was a player in the Australian wheelchair rugby team, he and a teammate did a school visit where they noticed a student without legs who got around on a skateboard. That kid, Ryley Batt, would become one of the greatest players in the sport’s history. “He didn’t want anything to do with
- [Michael Milton’s Games Quest In Doubt After Serious Injury ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/michael-miltons-games-quest-in-doubt-after-serious-injury/) - Australian Paralympic legend Michael Milton’s attempt to compete at the Milano Cortina Paralympics next month has been dealt a major blow after he suffered a leg fracture while skiing in Colorado. According to a blog post on his website, Milton was skiing to the bottom of a hill after a training run when he slipped in a slick patch of snow. He
- [The Gliders Are Locked In For The Osaka Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/the-gliders-are-locked-in-for-the-osaka-cup/) - Basketball Australia has confirmed a 10-strong Gliders squad to head to Osaka Cup in Japan, continuing the program’s long-standing involvement in the international tournament. The Osaka Cup remains a key fixture on the Gliders’ yearly calendar, providing a valuable early-season international campaign. The group will complete a preparation camp in Melbourne later this week before departing
- [‘Green And Gold Seats’ Gives Aussies Chance To Join MICO Campaign ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/green-and-gold-seats-gives-aussies-chance-to-join-mico-campaign/) - Support the next generation of Paralympians and buy your Green & Gold seat today. As Australia’s Winter Paralympians prepare for the biggest competition of their lives, Paralympics Australia is offering Aussies from right across our vast continent the chance to show their support by purchasing a Green and Gold Seat. The fundraising effort is a major component in building Paralympics
- [PA Mourns Loss Of Leading Para Sport Advocate ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/pa-mourns-loss-of-leading-para-sport-advocate/) - Paralympics Australia has joined the global disability sport community in mourning the passing of World Abilitysport Chief Executive Officer Charmaine Hooper. Hooper was a tireless advocate for Para sport, whose impact was felt across continents, sports and generations of athletes. Her lifelong commitment to expanding opportunities for people with disability, strengthening international pathways and uniting the global Para sport system has
- [Queensland Academy Of Sport Para Unit Delivers Early Wins In Push Towards 2032](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/queensland-academy-of-sport-para-unit-delivers-early-wins-in-push-towards-2032/) - From comebacks after life-altering events to discovering sport for the very first time, the Queensland Academy of Sport’s (QAS) Para Unit is uncovering inspiring stories and forging the next generation of Paralympians. Celebrating it’s one-year anniversary today, the QAS Para Unit has already identified and supported 42 athletes across 17 sports, with 22 competing nationally
- [Paralympics Australia Kicks Off Para Powerlifting Grand Prix Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/02/paralympics-australia-kicks-off-para-powerlifting-grand-prix-series/) - Rising stars in one of the Paralympic Games’ fastest growing sports will gain the rare experience of competing at an internationally approved event when Paralympics Australia hosts the first of its four-part 2026 Para Powerlifting Australia Grand Prix Series on Saturday February 14. The NSW Grand Prix, at Thirroul Surf Life Saving Club, south of Sydney, will be followed Grand Prix competitions
- [Aussies Inducted Into Inaugural Wheelchair Tennis Hall Of Champions](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/01/aussies-inducted-into-inaugural-wheelchair-tennis-hall-of-champions/) - Paralympic gold medallists David Hall and Dylan Alcott, legendary eight-time Paralympian Danni Di Toro and coaching great Francois Vogelsberger are among an outstanding group of Australians who have been inducted into the inaugural Wheelchair Tennis Hall of Champions. The Hall of Champions is an initiative by the International Tennis Federation marking 50 years since skier-turned-wheelchair tennis player Brad Parks founded the sport in
- [Jill’s Story: A Legacy of Impact](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/01/jills-story-a-legacy-of-impact/) - What first inspired you to support Paralympics Australia? At the Sydney Games in 2000, I attended as many Paralympic events as I could, being my first exposure to them. It made me aware of these incredible athletes, the huge effort and discipline needed, their resilience and determination and the strength of character required to achieve success, overcoming such enormous personal
- [Meet The Team: Ellie Meyer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/01/meet-the-team/) - Name: Ellie Meyer Role: Games Delivery Coordinator Interesting fact about you? I have a twin brother and I’m the older twin! A lot of people say we look alike, but I don’t think we do. What do you like to do outside of ‘work’? I love going camping. I grew up camping with my family and have continued to do so as I’ve become older.
- [Para Snowboarder Becomes First Aussie To Win 50 World Cup Medals](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/01/para-snowboarder-becomes-first-aussie-to-win-50-world-cup-medals/) - With two silver medals at the second event of the FIS Para Snowboard World Cup in Austria on the weekend, Para snowboarding superstar Ben Tudhope became the first Australian winter athlete to win 50 medals in World Cup competition. The extraordinary achievement cements Tudhope’s place as one of the greats of Australian snow sports, alongside the likes
- [‘There’s A Lot To It, But I Work Hard’: Parker Aims To Join Summer-Winter Club ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2026/01/theres-a-lot-to-it-but-i-work-hard-parker-aims-to-join-summer-winter-club/) - While millions of Australians were enjoying a sweltering festive season, some of the nation’s best winter sport exponents were competing on snowfields in Europe and North America, seeking qualification and potential selection to the Australian Paralympic Team for Milano Cortina 2026. Among them was Lauren Parker, winner of two gold and a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics and Australia’s reigning Paralympian of
- [Tributes Flow For Paralympic Medallist Nicholas Hum ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/tributes-flow-for-paralympic-medallist-nicholas-hum/) - The Australian Paralympic community pays tribute to Nicholas Hum, a celebrated Paralympic medallist. Read heartfelt messages from teammates and supporters
- [Major Para-Sport Milestones Met Ahead of Brisbane 2032](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/major-para-sport-milestones-met-ahead-of-brisbane-2032/) - The goal to make Brisbane 2032 Australia’s most successful Paralympic Games on record is on track, with more than 150 new Para-athletes uncovered by the Para Uplift in the past 12 months. This week marks one year since the first Para Sport Unit was launched in Adelaide at the South Australian Sports Institute, with facilities now established in every
- [How Paralympics Australia’s ‘PEEP’ Could Unearth Our Next Wheelchair Fencer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/how-paralympics-australias-peep-could-unearth-our-next-wheelchair-fencer/) - The ability to effectively outline how a grant for new equipment could address barriers to participation and performance has helped the Sydney Para Fencing program secure funding through Paralympics Australia’s ‘PEEP’ project – the Paralympic Equipment Enhancement Program. Current and prospective wheelchair fencers now have access to essential equipment, such as masks, jackets and pants in a variety of sizes, a new
- [The Calm Smalltown Farmer Preparing To Snowboard For Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/the-calm-smalltown-farmer-preparing-to-snowboard-for-australia-2/) - On a quiet farm just outside the NSW Riverina town of The Rock, life moves to the rhythm of harvests, machinery and the joy of young children. It’s here, among the barley paddocks, that Para-snowboarder Aaron McCarthy has forged the qualities now defining his rise in sport: steadiness, resilience and the kind of pragmatic optimism that grounds rural Australian life. Days ago, McCarthy was racing to bring in the barley before boarding a flight
- [Olympian Futures Fund Highlights Importance Of 2032 Legacy Planning](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/olympian-future-fund-highlights-importance-of-2032-legacy-planning/) - Paralympics Australia congratulates the Australian Olympic Committee on the establishment of an Olympian Futures Fund. Paralympics Australia President Grant Mizens OAM PLY said the initiative recognises the real-world challenges faced by elite athletes and represents an important investment in their future. “This announcement shows the power of long-term legacy investment. As we work towards a
- [World Championship Powerlifters Return For Melbourne Open](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/world-championship-powerlifters-return-for-melbourne-open/) - Australia’s strongest Para-athletes are preparing for the 2025 Para Powerlifting Melbourne Open on Saturday, the final national competition of the year and a key event on the pathway to 2026 Commonwealth Games selection. The Melbourne Open, hosted at Paralympics Australia’s Victorian headquarters, will showcase athletes from across Australia and Oceania, competing under World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) rules in a high performance environment that mirrors international standards. Several athletes who recently represented Australia
- [Australian Paralympic Team Co-Captain Appointed To Brisbane 2032 Board ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/australian-paralympic-team-co-captain-appointed-to-brisbane-2032-board/) - Seven-time Paralympian Angie Ballard has been appointed to the Board of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee. Ms Ballard’s first official Brisbane 2032 Board meeting will take place in the new year. She will replace Kurt Fearnley, who is set to continue as a member of Brisbane 2032’s Athletes and Sport Advisory
- [Paralympic Great To Lead Para-Sport System And Partnerships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/paralympic-great-to-lead-para-sport-system-and-partnerships/) - A legend of the Australian Paralympic Movement will play an important role in sculpting its future following the appointment of Matthew Cowdrey OAM to a key leadership position. Paralympics Australia (PA) has confirmed Cowdrey as its new Head of Para-sport System and Partnerships, responsible for driving PA’s work to build an inclusive, sustainable Para-sport system
- [Summit Moves Para Uplift From Post-It Notes To Practical Outcomes ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/summit-moves-para-uplift-from-post-it-notes-to-practical-outcomes/) - A two-day summit featuring a wealth of Australian Para-sport knowledge has outlined the crucial link between the theory and practical implementation of the Federal Government’s historic funding injection into the national Para-sport system. The Para System Uplift Summit delivered stories of inspiration and aspiration, and the kind of conversations that need to happen if Australia is to seize the full potential of the Brisbane
- [Korey Boddington Is The 2025 Australian Cyclist Of The Year](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/korey-boddington-is-the-2025-australian-cyclist-of-the-year/) - Queensland Para-cyclist Korey Boddington has been awarded the most prestigious prize in Australian cycling, winning the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy for the 2025 Australian Cyclist of the Year. The four-time world champion was presented with the Oppy Medal at the AusCycling Awards ceremony in Brisbane on Wednesday. Boddington, 30, achieved outstanding success at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro
- [Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee Announces Games Vision ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/brisbane-2032-organising-committee-announces-games-vision/) - The Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee (Brisbane 2032) has released its Games Vision, a significant step taken by Games Hosts to guide the delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. More than 6,000 Australians had their say in developing the Games Vision and commitments for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games,
- [‘They ‘Get’ Me And I ‘Get’ Them’: Why Goalball Means So Much To Those Who Play It ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/12/they-get-me-and-i-get-them-why-goalball-means-so-much-to-those-who-play-it/) - In high performance sport, the aim is to stand out, to be the best, to win. Yet, in the furiously competitive sport of goalball, part of what makes it so appealing to those who play it is its ability to unify. “I guess for every disabled person, we can all say we've got friends who
- [Benson (And Baby) Back For Belles At Historic Camp With Korea ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/benson-and-baby-back-for-belles-at-historic-camp-with-korea/) - Paralympian goalball player Brodie Benson has started her return to the sport after becoming a mother by joining her Aussie Belles teammates at a camp with a visiting squad from South Korea. The historic camp – the first time in over 25 years that an international goalball squad has come to Australia for a training
- [Centennial Celebration Confirmed For 2030 In India ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/centennial-celebration-confirmed-for-2030-in-india/) - India will host the Commonwealth Games in 2030 after the city of Amdavad won a competitive bid process contested across multiple continents. The initial Para-sports confirmed for the integrated program in 2030 - a prominent feature at the Commonwealth Games since 20020 - include Para-athletics, Para-Bowls, Para-swimming, Para-table tennis and Para-powerlifting. With a total of
- [The Calm Smalltown Farmer Preparing To Snowboard For Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/the-calm-smalltown-farmer-preparing-to-snowboard-for-australia/) - On a quiet farm just outside the NSW Riverina town of The Rock, life moves to the rhythm of harvests, machinery and the joy of young children. It’s here, among the barley paddocks, that Para-snowboarder Aaron McCarthy has forged the qualities now defining his rise in sport: steadiness, resilience and the kind of pragmatic optimism that grounds rural Australian life. Days ago, McCarthy was racing to bring in the barley before boarding a flight
- [Steelers Qualify For Wheelchair Rugby World Championship](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/steelers-qualify-for-wheelchair-rugby-world-championship/) - The Australian Steelers have qualified for the 2026 World Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in Brazil by finishing second at the 2025 Asia Oceania Championships in Thailand. With five teams vying for only two positions in the World Championship draw for the Asia Oceania region, the Steelers secured their passage by smashing Thailand 74-21 in Sunday’s semi-final. With their
- [Australian Robyn Smith Re-Elected To IPC Governing Board ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/australian-robyn-smith-re-elected-to-ipc-governing-board/) - Paralympics Australia has congratulated leading Australian Paralympic administrator Robyn Smith on her re-election as a Member-at-Large to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board. Smith, who also serves on the Board of Brisbane 2032, was one of seven Members-at-Large elected following the completion of elections during the IPC Extraordinary General Assembly held online on Thursday.
- [NSWIS Para-Transition Program ‘Hitting The Mark’ ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/nswis-para-transition-program-hitting-the-mark/) - The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) has rolled out its first Para Transition Program, which aims to provide more support and opportunities for young people with disabilities to engage in Para-sport. The new program is in line with the national Para System Uplift, launched in late 2022 as part of the Australian Sports Commission’s Win
- [AusCycling And Paralympics Australia Pay Tribute To Paige Greco](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/auscycling-and-paralympics-australia-pay-tribute-to-paige-greco/) - The family of Australian Paralympian Paige Greco is joined by AusCycling, Paralympics Australia and the wider cycling and Para-sport communities in deeply mourning her tragic passing. It emerged on Sunday that Paige passed away in her Adelaide home after experiencing a sudden medical episode, according to South Australian authorities. She was 28 years old. Speaking
- [Rollers Strike Gold At Asia-Oceania Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/rollers-strike-gold/) - The Rollers have delivered the perfect finish to their IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships campaign, after defeating Japan 62–57 to claim the title in Bangkok.The win capped off a flawless week for the Rollers and reinforced their long-standing dominance in the Asia-Oceania zone.“This is what we came here for,” Head Coach Brad Ness said.“There’s an internal pressure,
- [Winter Games Hopeful Dave Miln Launches End Of Year Appeal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/winter-games-hopeful-dave-miln-launches-end-of-year-appeal/) - Across three years since the accident that forever changed the course of his life, Dave Miln has confronted physical and mental trauma, and the turmoil of an uncertain future. The Royal Australian Navy clearance diver was critically injured when he became trapped by a snow clearing machine while on a holiday in the US in 2022, a horrifying near-fatal incident which led to both his legs being amputated. After a long process of treatment and rehabilitation,
- [Leaders Back Australia’s First International Boccia Tournament In 13 Years](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/leaders-back-australias-first-international-boccia-tournament-in-13-years/) - For all the Governor-General’s many and varied commitments, nothing was going to stop her attending the Canberra 2025 World Boccia Challenger. “I first came across boccia when we were in Paris for the Paralympics,” Her Excellency, The Honourable Sam Mostyn, said. “In Paris, I got to watch the finals … and I hadn't seen anything
- [PA Statement On CAS Ruling](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/11/pa-statement-on-cas-ruling/) - A Statement From Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Officer Cameron Murray. Paralympics Australia acknowledges the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s recent decision in the matter relating to the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls A-Final at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. We respect the authority of CAS as the ultimate authority of sport-related disputes. During proceedings to date,
- [Wheelchair Tennis Legend Celebrates 25 Years Since Sydney 2000](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/wheelchair-tennis-legend-celebrates-25-years-since-sydney-2000/) - How special was it to win a gold medal on home soil at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games? We caught up with wheelchair tennis legend David Hall to find out. Twenty-five years ago, the world turned its eyes to the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. For Australian wheelchair tennis champion David Hall, winning gold on home soil gave him an
- [Melbourne Open Paves Way For A Huge Year In Para Powerlifting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/melbourne-open-paves-way-for-a-huge-year-in-para-powerlifting/) - The nation’s top Para-powerlifters will be vying for a place on Australia’s team for the Commonwealth Games when Paralympics Australia hosts the final sanctioned event of the year, the Para Powerlifting 2025 Melbourne Open, on December 13. Members of the national squad who competed at the recent World Championships in Egypt will headline the event,
- [What Australia’s New Boccia Coach Is Teaching Our Players – And Vice Versa  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/what-australias-new-boccia-coach-is-teaching-our-players-and-vice-versa/) - If Australia was to finally break through at LA2028 and claim an inaugural Paralympic gold medal in the fiercely competitive sport of boccia, it’s origins could be traced back to a thrilling game in round 15 of the 2016 AFL season. At the Sydney Cricket Ground that chilly Saturday night, the Western Bulldogs conjured a
- [Together We Rise: The Power Of Mentorship In Para-Sport ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/together-we-rise-the-power-of-mentorship-in-para-sport/) - My name is Zara Perry, I am a 19-year-old Para-athlete with low vision, and I have dreamt of becoming a Paralympian for what seems like forever. Para-sport is my life, whether I’m training and competing, or writing and speaking about it as an advocate. But sport is never a one-person show. Let me explain… I
- [Fire Sparked For Aussie Powerlifters Who Took On World’s Best](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/fire-sparked-for-aussie-powerlifters-who-took-on-worlds-best/) - Among the many lessons Australia’s Para-powerlifters learned at the World Championships in Egypt, the realisation of what’s required to reach the top of the sport may well be the most valuable, head coach Simon Bergner has suggested. The nation’s 14-strong squad returned from Cairo early on Tuesday to take stock after competing at the toughest
- [Australia Blitzes It At The Para-Cycling Track World Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/australia-blitzes-it-at-the-para-cycling-track-world-championships/) - The Australian Para-cycling team is celebrating a record-breaking performance at the 2025 UCI Track World Championships in Brazil, with 16 gold medals catapulting the team to No.1 on the medal table. Australia nearly doubled the number of titles won by its nearest competitor, Great Britain, while Italy, Spain and France each finished with four gold
- [Epic Paralympic Cycling Documentary Rides Into Cinemas Nationwide](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/epic-paralympic-cycling-documentary-rides-into-cinemas-nationwide/) - Book your ticket at www.changingtrack.com/tickets The compelling new documentary Changing Track – about facing disability and trauma, discovering a new ability in cycling and chasing a Paralympic dream – will hit cinemas across Australia throughout November with premieres and Q&As, culminating in special screenings on December 3 for International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD).
- [Para-Sport Legends To Mentor Rising Athletes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/para-sport-legends-to-mentor-rising-athletes/) - Louise Sauvage and Michael Milton – winners of a combined 15 Paralympic Games gold medals across their extraordinary careers – will share their experience with two lucky teenagers who have been named as recipients of the 2026 Sport Australia Hall of Fame scholarship. Para-swimmer Declan Budd and Para-rower Isobel Egan are among six young athletes
- [Inclusion, Unity, Success: Celebrating The Achievements Of The Sydney Paralympics ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/inclusion-unity-success-celebrating-the-achievements-of-the-sydney-paralympics/) - The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, which forever transformed Australian sport, will be celebrated by some of the key figures who were involved at an intimate get-together at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday. The 25th anniversary event, hosted by three-time Paralympian Kartina Webb, will reunite more than 120 athletes, coaches and staff from the 2000
- [Australia’s Milano Cortina Uniform Launched By The Governor-General ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/australias-milano-cortina-uniform-launched-by-the-governor-general/) - Australia’s representatives at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games will be kitted out in sleek and stylish ceremonial, competition and casual wear, revealed at a special event hosted by the Governor-General at Admiralty House in Sydney. Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Paralympics Australia’s Patron-in-Chief, officially launched the team uniform, which highlights innovative accessibility
- [Meet the Team - Tim Matthews](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/meet-the-team-tim-matthews/) - Role: Senior Performance and Talent Advisor Interesting fact about you: Despite being born with just one arm and playing lots of different sports throughout my school years, it wasn’t until I was 21 that I learned I was eligible to compete in Para-sport. What do you like to do outside of ‘work’? Spending time with my
- [Kids4Kids Gala: Children Unite To Champion Paralympic Values ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/kids4kids-gala-children-unite-to-champion-paralympic-values/) - The InterContinental Hotel Sydney was filled with colour, energy, and heart for the 2025 Kids4Kids Empowerment Gala last month. Led by children aged 4 to 12, the unique event brought together over 300 guests to celebrate the theme: “I Can – The things you can’t do, don’t define what you CAN.” In the lead-up to
- [How Pollard Went From Party Boy To Australian Team Captain ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/how-pollard-went-from-party-boy-to-australian-team-captain/) - Sean Pollard’s leadership of the Australian Paralympic Team at Milano Cortina 2026 will reflect the complex experience and knowledge he has gained throughout three defining periods of his adult life. As a carefree young surfer living in the nation’s south-west, Pollard chased the best waves and partied like there was no tomorrow – until there
- [‘It Just Depends On The Person’: Para-Athletes Discuss The Familiar White Cane](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/it-just-depends-on-the-person-para-athletes-discuss-the-familiar-white-cane/) - The white cane, although an almost universally recognised symbol of mobility for people with low vision, can mean very different things to different athletes who use them. For Para-biathlete Taryn Dickens, it’s about confidence and independence. For goalball player Caitlin Hannen-Williams, the story is a little different. Dickens is on the road to the Milano
- [Gold Coast Set To Elevate Para-swimming To A New Stage ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/gold-coast-set-to-elevate-para-swimming-to-a-new-stage/) - Leading Para-swimmers will compete in a new, stand-alone World Series event in Australia next year. Swimming Australia, Experience Gold Coast and City of Gold Coast have announced a partnership to bring the World Para Swimming World Series event to the Gold Coast for the first time, in what will provide strong preparation for the 2028
- [Aussie Strength Unleashed At World Para-Powerlifting Championships  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/aussie-strength-unleashed-at-world-para-powerlifting-championships/) - Australian Para-powerlifting star Hani Watson has set her sights on a winning a medal at the World Championships in Cairo, declaring ‘I’m going to knock a few people off that podium’. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games representative, affectionately known to her many fans as the ‘Bench Queen’, heads a record 14 athletes selected to Australia’s
- [‘It Might Sound Crazy’: Michael Milton Announces Shock Return  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/it-might-sound-crazy-michael-milton-announces-shock-return/) - Paralympic great Michael Milton has less than five months to achieve the barely believable: a return to top level skiing at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games nearly 20 years since he initially retired from competition. Encouraged by good results at the recent Para-Alpine National Championships in the NSW Snowy Mountains, Milton has announced he
- [AOC And Paralympics Australia Welcome Citizenship Amendment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/australian-olympic-committee-and-paralympics-australia-welcome-citizenship-amendment-supporting-australian-athletes-and-coaches/) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Paralympics Australia have welcomed today’s introduction of the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment to the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 by the Commonwealth Minister for Home Affairs, The Hon Tony Burke MP. The amendment will ensure that athletes and coaches who are permanent residents of Australia — and who train or
- [Debutants Rise To The Occasion At World Para Athletics Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/debutants-rise-to-the-occasion-at-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Australia has exploded out of the blocks to kick-start the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic cycle, with a rising crop of Para-athletes serving up a 2025 World Para Athletics Championships overflowing with pride and potential across nine days in New Delhi, India. Australia finished the competition with 13 medals, the 11th most of any country, headlined
- [Fourth Place Heartbreak? No Way, Say Seasoned Aussies](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/fourth-place-heartbreak-no-way-say-seasoned-aussies/) - Seasoned campaigners Sam McIntosh and Cameron Crombie both clinched fourth place finishes on the penultimate day of the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, while the universal 4x100m relay team set a new national record in New Delhi. In what could have been another heartbreaking fourth-place finish for McIntosh in the 100m T52 final, the classy wheelchair racer was quick to put
- [‘Swift’ Run Leads To Second Silver For Paralympic Sprinter](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/swift-run-leads-to-second-silver-for-paralympic-sprinter/) - Paralympic sprinter Mali Lovell has blazed her way around the bend to a second silver medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. The 21-year-old Lovell torched the track to stop the clock in 29.69 (+1.0), building upon her 100m T36 silver medal earlier in the program and finishing behind only New Zealand’s Danielle Aitchison who set
- [Fourth In Paris, Now Emerging Star Is A World Championships Medallist ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/fourth-in-paris-now-emerging-star-is-a-world-championships-medallist/) - Rising middle-distance runner Annabelle Colman has delivered Australia bronze in the final event of the Day 6 program at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, upgrading her Paralympic fourth-place finish to bring the nation’s medal tally into double figures. A lightning delay could not stop Colman, who danced in the rain and onto the podium,
- [‘Athletics Karma’ Leads McCracken To Silver Medal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/athletics-karma-leads-mccracken-to-silver-medal/) - Day five of the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships belonged to Rheed McCracken who blasted his second silver medal of the championships, pushing the world’s best wheelchair racers to the final metres of the 100m showdown. Fresh from winning the 400m T34 silver medal the previous day, McCracken returned to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi
- [Paralympic Legend Vanessa Low Soars To World Title  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/paralympic-legend-vanessa-low-soars-to-world-title/) - Three-time Paralympic long jump champion Vanessa Low has won back-to-back world titles for the first time in her storied career, securing gold by the narrowest of margins to lead four Australian medals as Chad Perris, Jaryd Clifford and Mali Lovell joined the party. Entering the long jump T63 final as the world record holder and a figure who has proven unbeatable at
- [Seventh Dedicated Para Sport Unit Opens In Tasmania ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/seventh-dedicated-para-sport-unit-opens-in-tasmania/) - Australia’s seventh Para Sport Unit has opened at the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (TIS), giving local Para-athletes even greater support to Win Well. The TIS Para Sport Unit joins a national network of facilities, supported by the Australian Government’s historic investment in Para sport. The initiative is backed by $754,500 from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), along with additional funding from the Tasmanian Government
- [Paralympic Champion Reclaims Para-Athletics World Title  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/paralympic-champion-reclaims-para-athletics-world-title/) - Paralympic champion James Turner reclaimed his 400m crown in emphatic fashion as wheelchair racer Rheed McCracken and javelin thrower Dayna Crees also won medals for Australia on Day 3 of the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. The Australian national anthem sounded for the first time at the championships thanks to Turner (T36) who flexed his credentials on his way to global
- [Rising Aussies Score Encouraging Results At World Para Athletics Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/rising-aussies-score-encouraging-results-at-world-para-athletics-championships/) - A flow of fourth place finishes brought Australia’s emerging talent contingent close to the podium at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. After back-to-back Australian 100m T12 records in the heats and then semi-finals on the opening day of competition, Nathan Jason (T12) returned fell just 0.07 seconds short of bronze in the final. Jason
- [Silver Success Kick-Starts World Para Athletics Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/silver-success-kick-starts-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Australia’s hopes at the World Para Athletics Championships have been ignited by Kirra Wright on the opening day of competition in New Delhi, with the teenager delivering shot put silver at her global debut to light the spark on the nation’s campaign. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was the perfect backdrop for the world’s best Para-athletes
- [Aussies Wrap Up World Swimming Championships With A World Record  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/aussies-wrap-up-world-swimming-championships-with-a-world-record/) - It was only fitting that the Australian team’s fantastic four - Alexa Leary, Rowan Crothers, Chloe Osborn and Callum Simpson - in the last swim of the entire program, combined to deliver a world record (3:58.40) in the mixed 4x100m freestyle and Australia’s ninth gold medal of the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. Leary
- [Emerging And Established Swimmers Win World Championship Gold  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/emerging-and-established-swimmers-win-world-championship-gold/) - Paralympic champions Callum Simpson and Rowan Crothers won two more gold medals for Australia on the penultimate night of the 2025 Singapore World Para Championships. Simpson, in an event he hasn't raced since Australian Open Championships in April, pushed himself to a second world title in a massive 4.37-second personal best to win the men's 200m individual medley S8. “Honestly, I can't remember too much of
- [Steelers Topple Visiting Brits, As World Championships Come Into View  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/steelers-topple-visiting-brits-as-world-championships-come-into-view/) - The Australian Steelers wheelchair rugby team has scored a tense 56-51 victory over Great Britain in a one-off Test match on the Sunshine Coast, with captain Chris Bond celebrating a performance he admitted exceeded his expectations. The Steelers beat the then-reigning Paralympic champions in the bronze medal match at the Paris Paralympics last year and,
- [‘Scaled Back’ Program Yields Exceptional Result For Patterson  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/scaled-back-program-yields-exceptional-result-for-patterson/) - ‘Scaled Back’ Program Yields Exceptional Result For Patterson An emotional Lakeisha ‘Lucky’ Patterson opened Night 5 of the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore on Thursday with a gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle S9, before her Australian teammates added another silver and three bronze medals. In a battle between the ‘veteran’ and the
- [Alexa Leary Stars As Australians Claim Double World Championship Gold  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/alexa-leary-stars-as-australians-claim-double-world-championship-gold/) - Paralympic champion and world record holder Alexa Leary won gold in the 100m freestyle S9 but missed setting the new world mark she desperately wanted, as the Australian Para Swimming Team ended the fourth day of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore with two gold. Leary went all out in the final individual race of
- [Aussie Who Missed Paris 2024 By A Split-Second Wins World Championship Medal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/aussie-who-missed-paris-2024-by-a-split-second-wins-world-championship-medal/) - The last of Australia’s five medals on a Night 3 blitz at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore was earned by a 20-year-old who has shown extraordinary maturity to return to elite competition after major disappointment. Alex Tuckfield made his national team debut at 16 and won the bronze medal in the 400m freestyle
- [Hance And Hodge Crowned World Champions For Third Consecutive Year ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/hance-and-hodge-crowned-world-champions-for-third-consecutive-year/) - Madeira 2022. Manchester 2023. Singapore 2025. Ben Hance and Tim Hodge have added another world title to their names. On Day 2 of the 2025 Singapore World Para Swimming Championships, Hance and Hodge – both two-time Paralympic gold medallists - claimed their respective third consecutive world titles, while four-time Paralympic representative Ahmed Kelly and emerging
- [Paralympics Australia Endorses Kurt Fearnley For IPC Vice-President](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/paralympics-australia-endorses-kurt-fearnley-for-ipc-vice-president/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) is proud to endorse one of the nation’s most celebrated Paralympians, Kurt Fearnley AO PLY, for election as Vice-President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The decorated wheelchair racer and prominent advocate is one of seven candidates for two Vice-President roles to be elected at the IPC General Assembly in Seoul, Republic
- [Paralympic Champions Complete Sprint Sweep At World Swimming Titles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/paralympic-champions-complete-sprint-sweep-at-world-swimming-titles/) - Two-time Paralympic Games gold medallist Rowan Crothers has produced an Oceania record time to retain his 50m freestyle S10 world championship crown, edging out countryman and reigning Paralympic champion in the event, Tom Gallagher, on the opening day in Singapore. Crothers’ win and Gallagher’s silver were the features of a strong start to the 2025
- [‘Mini Paralympics’ A Powerful Example Of Australian Sport’s Culture Change  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/mini-paralympics-a-powerful-example-of-australian-sports-culture-change/) - Alice Springs schoolboy Quade Stone has played basketball most of his life, loves soccer, done a bit of boxing and recently started playing rugby league. “He’s always been a real athletic kid,” his dad Daniel Stone said. “He just goes up against anybody and everybody. He's very competitive, he’s just always been like that.” Quade’s
- [Preview: Seventeen Titles Up For Grabs At World Archery Para Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/preview-seventeen-titles-up-for-grabs-at-world-archery-para-championships/) - More than 200 athletes from 47 countries will compete at the Gwangju 2025 World Archery Para Championships in Korea from September 22 to 28. It’s been over a year since the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and two years since the Pilsen 2023 World Archery Para Championships, where Chris Davis won gold in the W1 category to become Australia’s first
- [Rowers Primed For Their Best At World Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/rowers-primed-for-their-best-at-world-championships/) - Hopes are high that the Rowsellas will be rewarded with medals at the 2025 World Championships in Shanghai. But just as importantly, says Rowing Australia Performance Director Paul Thompson, the titles will also confirm that the team is back on the right trajectory for a successful 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the 40-strong team
- [Bigger, Better Equipment Program Is Opening Doors To Para-Sport ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/bigger-better-equipment-program-is-opening-doors-to-para-sport/) - Its acronym is ‘PEEP’, yet it offers much more than a cursory glimpse into the future of Australian Para-sport. The PEEP – or Para Sport Equipment Enhancement Program - has allocated more than $1.6 million this year already in equipment grants to individuals and sport programs, tackling one of the key findings in research undertaken
- [Kane Appointed Deputy Chef de Mission For Winter Paralympics](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/kane-appointed-deputy-chef-de-mission-for-winter-paralympics/) - Three-time Winter Paralympian Toby Kane has been appointed as Australian Deputy Chef de Mission for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. Kane’s return to national duties, this time in a leadership role under Chef de Mission Ben Troy, follows his decorated career as a Para-alpine skier which included a Paralympic bronze medal at both
- [Are You Ready For The Para Tough Cup?](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/are-you-ready-for-the-para-tough-cup/) - Corporate Australia is being challenged to test its teamwork, resilience and competitive spirit while raising funds for Para-athletes when the Para Tough Cup returns soon. Registrations are now open for the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane editions of the Para Tough Cup, a fun and high-energy corporate challenge where organisations go head-to-head in Para-sports, guided by
- [Paralympians, Aspirants And An All-Time Great Make A Mark At Para-Alpine Nationals  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/paralympians-aspirants-and-an-all-time-great-make-a-mark-at-para-alpine-nationals/) - Australia’s best Para-alpine skiers are primed and prepped for the home stretch towards the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games after three days of full throttle racing in the NSW Snowy Mountains. Paralympians and Paralympic aspirants weaved and turned their way through giant slalom and slalom competition at the FIS Para-Alpine National Championships, making the most
- [Paralympics Australia Unveils Next Phase of Strategic Plan: UPLIFT](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/paralympics-australia-unveils-next-phase-of-strategic-plan-uplift/) - Paralympics Australia has set its course towards the top of the Brisbane 2032 medal tally with the release of horizon two of its Strategic Plan. Titled Uplift, the new horizon follows Imagine released in March 2023 and represents a refocus of Paralympics Australia’s strategic pillars, priorities and initiatives. With the organisation’s purpose, vision and ambitions
- [Sizzling Slalom Sets Championships Alight](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/sizzling-slalom-sets-championships-alight/) - If his slalom form is anything to go by, Josh Hanlon seems well on his way to earning selection to the Australian Paralympic Team for the Milano Cortina Games next March. The Beijing 2022 Paralympic representative sit-skier produced four blistering runs across two races at the FIS Para-Alpine National Championships at Perisher on Wednesday. “Slalom’s
- [Blue Sky Racing Provides Perfect Setting For Milano Cortina Hopefuls](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/blue-sky-racing-provides-perfect-setting-for-milano-cortina-hopefuls/) - The goal of Georgia Gunew and Ethan Jackson to build consistency, positivity and trust in their racing gained a big boost on well-set and fast-flowing giant slalom course on the opening day of racing at the FIS Para-Alpine National Championships at Perisher on Tuesday. The FIS event was combined with the Southern Hemisphere Cup, meaning
- [Paralympic Legend Joins Milano Cortina Hopefuls In Historic FIS Racing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/paralympic-legend-joins-milano-cortina-hopefuls-in-historic-fis-racing/) - Two-time Paralympian Sam Tait and Beijing 2022 representative Josh Hanlon lead a contingent of Australia’s finest Para-alpine skiers at the first ever FIS Para Series event held in Australia, at Perisher, starting on Tuesday. Tait and Hanlon will be joined by fellow Milano Cortina hopefuls Georgia Gunew and her sighted guide Ethan Jackson, as well
- [Australian Boccia Back On Top Of The Podium](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/australian-boccia-back-on-top-of-the-podium/) - Australian boccia stars Dan Michel and Jamieson Leeson, and their respective ramp assistants Ash Maddern and Jasmin Haydon, have sounded a warning to their global opponents ahead of next year’s World Championships, with a resounding victory in their pairs competition at the Seoul 2025 World Boccia Cup. The Australians scored a comprehensive 8-0 win over
- [Gliders Announce Squad Ahead Of Italy Tour](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/gliders-announce-squad-ahead-of-italy-tour/) - The Australian Gliders have announced a 10-player squad to travel to Italy later this month for a series against the Netherlands and France at the Australian Institute of Sport’s European Training Centre.The squad includes WNWBL leading scorer, All Star 5 selection and Grand Final MVP Georgia Munro-Cook, along with WNWBL League MVP runner-up Hannah Dodd,
- [Barriers broken for Para-athletes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/barriers-broken-for-para-athletes/) - More than 100 Para-athletes will continue chasing their dreams at upcoming summer and winter Paralympics with the backing of a critical funding boost from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Paralympics Australia. A key initiative of the Australian Government funded Para Uplift, The Para Athlete Barrier Fund, will help offset a range of necessary
- [And Then There Were None: A Tribute To Australia’s First Paralympic Team ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/and-then-there-were-none-a-tribute-to-australias-first-paralympic-team/) - Their legacy is assured. With Bill Mather-Brown’s departure from this life on August 17 and Gary Hooper’s five days earlier, the curtain quietly drew on our last living links to the Australian Paralympic Team of 1960. The first Paralympic team. A group of 12 athletes, who along with their support staff, etched an incredible story
- [Paris 2024 Changed Attitudes Towards Disability](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/09/paris-2024-changed-attitudes-towards-disability/) - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has published new independent worldwide research that shows that the Paris 2024 Paralympics triggered major changes in attitudes towards people with disabilities and the Paralympic Games is now regarded as one of the most recognised sport events on Earth. Nielsen Sports was commissioned by the IPC to research what impact
- [Swiss ‘Silver Bullet’ Heads All-Star Field At Sydney Marathon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/swiss-silver-bullet-heads-all-star-field-at-sydney-marathon/) - Seven-time Paralympic gold medallist and marathon world record holder Marcel Hug will seek to maintain his dominance of global long-distance wheelchair racing when the strongest men’s and women’s marathon fields to compete in Australia since the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games assemble for the highly anticipated Sydney Marathon this weekend. Hug, the Swiss great and self-proclaimed
- [A Lot Of Work Ahead, But Brisbane Paralympics Is Starting To Take Shape](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/a-lot-of-work-ahead-but-brisbane-paralympics-is-starting-to-take-shape/) - Eithen Leard had an unforgettable taste of the big stage at Paris 2024, playing to sell-out crowds at a raucous Bercy Arena. Now, with the countdown to the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games reaching the seven-years-to-go milestone, the Australian Rollers wheelchair basketball player is renewing his commitment to being part of the Australian Paralympic Team at
- [Specialist Advisors Appointed To Keep Breaking Down Barriers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/specialist-advisors-appointed-to-keep-breaking-down-barriers/) - The progress of Australia’s sporting system towards equity and excellence in Para-sport will be boosted by the appointment of a team of specialist advisors working within the nation’s institutes and academies of sport. The four new Para Sport and Classification Advisor roles are a triumph of collaboration between Paralympics Australia, the Australian Sports Commission and
- [Paralympic Champions Selected For Track Cycling World Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/paralympic-champions-selected-for-track-cycling-world-championships/) - A team of 13 has earned selection to represent Australia at the 2025 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro from October 16 to 19. Paralympic time trial gold medallist Korey Boddington is set for his second attempt at a world title, 18 months after winning silver in the men’s C4 1000m time trial
- [Tributes Flow For 1960 Pioneer Gary Hooper ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/tributes-flow-for-1960-pioneer-gary-hooper/) - The Australian Paralympic family has united in mourning Gary Hooper, one of the 12 Australian trailblazers who competed at the first Paralympic Games, following his death last week at the age of 86. Hooper, Australian Paralympian No.5, was inducted into the Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame last year in recognition of his extensive, enduring and
- [‘The Banter Is Hot And Fast’: Inside The World Of Our Para-Biathletes ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/the-banter-is-hot-and-fast-inside-the-world-of-our-para-biathletes/) - Ask Taryn Dickens about her quest to qualify for Milano Cortina and her answer epitomises the saying ‘It’s about the journey, not the destination’. The high-spirited Para-biathlete is throwing all she has at making Australia’s team for the Paralympic Winter Games, which starts on March 6, exactly 200 days from now. But, even if she
- [Aussie Para-Biathletes Making An Impact In Search Of History ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/aussie-para-biathletes-making-an-impact-in-search-of-history/) - Australia’s leading Para-biathletes are turning heads as they continue their quest for Paralympic Winter Games qualification for the first time in 20 years. Sit-skiers Dave Miln, Matt Brumby, vision-impaired athlete Taryn Dickens and her sighted guide Lynn Cullen are leading the charge to Milano Cortina 2026, hoping to become the first to wear the green
- [Chemistry And Culture The Goals On Rollers’ European Tour](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/chemistry-and-culture-the-goals-on-rollers-european-tour/) - The Australian Rollers are bound for Europe this month as the national wheelchair basketball team embarks on a key international tour ahead of the Asia Oceania Zone Championships in November. The 12-man team will begin their tour at the 2025 Rollstuhlbasketball Nations Cup in Cologne, Germany from August 13 to 17, where they will face
- [Record Support For Para-athletes Grows In NT](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/record-support-for-para-athletes-grows-in-nt/) - Para-athletes from the Top End have more access to support and training than ever before following the launch of the new Para Sport Unit in Darwin – the sixth to come online across the nation in the past seven months. Backed by $754,500 from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), $440,000 from the Northern Territory
- [Paralympics Australia Announces New Vice President](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/08/paralympics-australia-announces-new-vice-president/) - Australian Rugby League Commissioner, Tech Council of Australia board director and former Queensland Government Minister Hon Kate Jones has been appointed Vice President of Paralympics Australia, bringing expertise across sport, government and technology to the leadership role. The appointment of Ms Jones, who has been a board director since 2022, builds on the leadership strength
- [Sport Agencies Partner To Educate Athletes With Disability On Testing Process](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/sport-agencies-partner-to-educate-athletes-with-a-disability-on-testing-process/) - A new video released today by Sport Integrity Australia (SIA), Paralympics Australia (PA) and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) aims to guide athletes with disability through the process of providing a blood or urine sample for the purpose of anti-doping testing. The Modifications in the Doping Control Process video features Paralympians Vanessa Low and Michael
- [The Decision That Kept Australia’s Best Para-Climber In The Game](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/the-decision-that-kept-australias-best-para-climber-in-the-game/) - You could say Sarah Larcombe was climbing the walls hoping for her sport to be included at the Paralympic Games. As the No.2-ranked Para-climber in the world in her AL2 classification and winner of nearly a dozen World Cup and World Championship medals, Larcombe was ready for the big stage. But there was only so
- [Para-Triathletes Extend Golden Runs In Montreal ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/para-triathletes-extend-golden-runs-in-montreal/) - Australia’s Lauren Parker (PTWC) and Anu Francis (PTS2) extended their winning streaks with a third consecutive victory at the latest World Triathlon Para Series event in Montreal, while Sally Pilbeam (PTS4) secured a bronze to round out a stellar day for Australia’s women. Montreal marked the final stop of the World Triathlon Para Series ahead
- [Top-Ranked Aussies Primed For World Para-Triathlon Series Race ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/top-ranked-aussies-primed-for-world-para-triathlon-series-race/) - With three Australians currently ranked number one in the world for their respective events in the World Para Triathlon Series, this weekend's race in Montreal will provide the entree into what looks to be a thrilling finale on the home shores of Wollongong in October. Anu Francis, who at Paris 2024 became Australia’s first female
- [Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic And Paralympic Games Medals Unveiled](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/the-medals-of-the-milano-cortina-2026olympic-games-and-paralympic-games-have-been-unveiled/) - The official medals of the upcoming 2026 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic WinterGames have been unveiled in Venice, designed as two halves that symbolise theculmination of an athlete and Para-athlete’s journey and of all those who have walked beside them along the way. Created by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS), Official Sponsor
- [QMS Goes For Gold With Winter Olympics And Paralympics Partnerships Packages](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/qms-goes-for-gold-with-winter-olympics-and-paralympics-partnerships-packages/) - Leading digital outdoor media company QMS today officially launched its partnership packages for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, unveiled to clients and partners during a special event at the Sydney Opera House. As the official outdoor media partner of the Australian Olympic and Paralympic Teams, QMS will once again deliver a
- [How PNP Group Is Backing Para-athletes and Building a More Inclusive Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/how-pnp-group-is-backing-para-athletes-and-building-a-more-inclusive-australia/) - When PNP Group launched “Apollo Apartments” in Caboolture, QLD, it was clear this wasn’t just another development. These luxurious, purpose-built specialist disability homes, which are fully accessible, thoughtfully designed and brimming with the kind of smart assistive tech that changes lives, are setting the new benchmark in accessible accommodation. To mark the opening, they invited
- [Meet the Team - Mel Wilson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/meet-the-team-mel-wilson/) - Name: Melissa Wilson Role: General Manager, Classification and Pathways Interesting fact about you: I was once featured in an article in the New York Times discussing my research on birth order and sports performance What do you like to do outside of ‘work’? Having dance parties in the lounge room with my 3 young children How
- [Australian Athletics Announces Powerful Team For 2025 Para World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/australian-athletics-announcing-powerful-team-for-2025-para-world-championships/) - With a powerful mix of debutants and Paralympic champions, Australia’s largest Para-athletics team in a quarter of a century is bound for New Delhi, setting the stage for a new chapter on the road to Brisbane 2032. Announced today by Australian Athletics at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane, the 51-strong squad is
- [‘Jack-Of-All-Trades, Master Of Many’: Why Our Talent ID Guru Is The Best In The Business ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-many-why-our-talent-id-guru-is-the-best-in-the-business/) - In a video a few years ago for his alma mater, Tim Matthews revealed in three sentences the secret to his success as a coach, mentor and talent identification expert. Sporting an eye-catching peroxide-blond hairdo, which he has since mercifully discarded, Matthews said: “I’m lucky that I work in an industry where I can change
- [‘Bench Queen’ Sets New Mark At Para-Powerlifting National Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/bench-queen-sets-new-mark-at-para-powerlifting-national-championships/) - Paralympian Hani Watson smashed her personal best, electrifying the re-launched Para-Powerlifting National Championships on its triumphant return to Australia’s sporting landscape. Watson lifted 135 kilograms with her first attempt, 140 with her second and, finally, 145 kilograms. Watson came sixth in the women’s 86 kilograms category at the Paris Paralympics last year with a lift
- [Australia Names Record-Breaking Squad For Para-Powerlifting Worlds ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/australia-names-record-breaking-squad-for-para-powerlifting-worlds/) - Formidable Para-powerlifting rising star Dylan Braan will be looking to propel himself into the world’s elite when he represents Australia at the World Championships in Egypt in October. Braan was among a record 15 athletes selected to Australia’s team for the World Championships, which was announced at the end of the Paralympics Australia Para-Powerlifting National
- [International Classifier To Streamline Aussie Swimmers’ Pathways ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/international-classifier-to-streamline-aussie-swimmers-pathways/) - Australia’s first international Para-swimming classifier in a decade and a half says she feels proud that her work will make a positive impact on the lives of athletes domestically and beyond. Hannah Watkins, who has a background in human movement, health and education, received her accreditation from World Para Swimming earlier this year and will
- [Star-Studded Team Selected For Para-Cycling Road World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/star-studded-team-selected-for-para-cycling-road-world-championships/) - Paralympics Australia’s 2024 Paralympian of the Year, Lauren Parker, is among eleven athletes who have been selected to represent Australia at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Ronse, Belgium, from August 28 to 31. Parker, who won gold in the road race H1-4 at the Paris Paralympics and the time trial H-3 at
- [Gold Medals, Silver Screens Beckon For Rising Para-Powerlifting Star ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/07/gold-medals-silver-screens-beckon-for-rising-para-powerlifting-star/) - If you like your Para-sport stars strong, shredded and starring in sword-wielding epics, you might want to find a front-row seat at the 2025 Para-Powerlifting National Championships this Saturday on the Gold Coast. Because Daniel Bos is lifting more than just heavy weights. He's chasing dual sporting dreams in Para-powerlifting and bodybuilding, all while carving
- [Power Athletes Set For Lift-Off At Upcoming Nationals ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/power-athletes-set-for-lift-off-at-upcoming-nationals/) - Para-powerlifters will be chasing personal bests, national records and maybe even a place on Australia’s team for the World Championships in Egypt later this year when they compete at a new-look Para-Powerlifting National Championships on the Gold Coast on Saturday. Following the success of Hani Watson and Ben Wright, who at Paris 2024 led Australia’s
- [Australia Surges To Medals At Final World Rowing Cup ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/australia-surges-to-medals-at-final-world-rowing-cup/) - The Australian Rowing Team capped off its World Rowing Cups series with a strong showing at the 2025 World Cup at Lucerne in Switzerland, where 29 Australian athletes stepped onto the podium across six crews. Australia’s Paralympic, Olympic and development crews delivered fast, fearless racing in their final international test before the World Championships in
- [Finding Talent Is A Bonus, But Adaptive Festival Is Mostly About Fun  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/finding-talent-is-a-bonus-but-adaptive-festival-is-mostly-about-fun/) - The smile on Oliver Reyes’ face after taking part in Snow Australia’s inaugural Adaptive Festival, at Perisher Resort, said it all. It conveyed a sense of achievement, connection, potential and, above all, enjoyment. “It's been fantastic,” he said. “So much fun. It's something I've been wanting to try for a while.” Sydney-based Reyes was one
- [Paralympics Australia Announces New President](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/paralympics-australia-announces-new-president-2/) - Paralympics Australia today announced the appointment of Grant Mizens OAM PLY as its new President, following the resignation of Alison Creagh AM CSC. A three-time Paralympian and highly respected advocate for Para-sport, Mr Mizens brings a wealth of experience and passion to the role. After joining Paralympics Australia’s Board in 2020, he was elected Vice
- [High-Performance Environment: How Resources Help Our Athletes Achieve Their Best ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/high-performance-environment-how-resources-help-our-athletes-achieve-their-best/) - The Federal Government’s backing of Australia’s Paralympic Winter Games campaign means the nation’s best Para-athletes will have the technical, logistical and medical support they need to produce their best when it counts most. The Federal Minister for Sport, Anika Wells, visited a national camp for Australia’s Para-alpine skiing and Para-snowboard squads in the NSW Snowy
- [Federal Government Investment Powers Australia's Push to Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Glory](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/federal-government-investment-powers-australias-push-to-milano-cortina-2026-paralympic-glory/) - The Federal Government’s strong and continued backing of the Australian Paralympic Movement has been applauded by Paralympics Australia after $2.068 million in new funding was announced to support the 2026 Australian Paralympic Winter Team. Federal Minister for Sport Anika Wells confirmed the investment as part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to provide certainty and opportunity
- [High School Rookie, Leary And Hall Headline World Para-Swimming Team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/high-school-rookie-leary-and-hall-headline-world-para-swim-team/) - Swimming Australia selected 25 Dolphins for the World Para Swimming Championships to be held in Singapore 21-27 September at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.Rookie bolter Declan Budd, 17, joined an experienced team with 22 returning Paris Paralympians, including opening ceremony flag bearer Brenden Hall and gold medallists Alexa Leary, 23, and Ben Hance, 24.Hall announced Paris would be
- [Alexa Reels In Support For Her Fellow Para-Athletes  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/alexa-reels-in-support-for-her-fellow-para-athletes/) - Paralympic gold medallist Alexa Leary has teamed with the famous Miami Fish Market on the Gold Coast to help Para-athletes achieve their dream of representing Australia. As part of Paralympics Australia’s End of Financial Year Appeal, Miami Fish Market is pledging to donate 10 percent of all sales of selected seafood products throughout June. The
- [How Hosting The Paralympics Changes A City ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/how-hosting-the-paralympics-changes-a-city/) - The Paralympic Movement describes itself as a catalyst for change. It claims to reduce stigma and discrimination. It purports to create a more accessible and inclusive world. But what does all that really mean? In an outstanding speech during his recent visit to Australia, International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons outlined how the Paralympic Games
- [Conquer Australia’s Highest Peak With Paralympian Jed Altschwager ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/conquer-australias-highest-peak-with-paralympian-jed-altschwager/) - Imagine trekking through the breathtaking Snowy Mountains, surrounded by rugged alpine beauty, crisp mountain air, and a team of like-minded adventurers by your side. Over three unforgettable days, you’ll cover 18km of stunning terrain, pushing your limits, building lifelong memories, and raising vital funds to support Australia’s incredible Para-athletes. This isn’t just a trek. It’s
- [Paralympic Shooters Back On Target ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/paralympic-shooters-back-on-target/) - Four-time Paralympian Natalie Smith has made a triumphant return to competition, securing a silver medal at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup event in South Korea. In her first contest since the Paris Paralympic Games last year, Smith focused on consistency and her composure in her final of the R8 – women’s 50 metres
- [Australia To Feature In Record Number Of Sports At Winter Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/australia-to-feature-in-record-number-of-sports-at-winter-games/) - Australia will compete in four sports at the Paralympic Winter Games for the first time ever, following confirmation of quota allocations in Para-cross country and Para-biathlon for Milano Cortina 2026. Representation in the two Para-Nordic sports is a major coup for Australia and brings into contention exciting athletes, including Taryn Dickens, Dave Miln and Matt
- [Nine Seals Exclusive Rights For Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/06/nine-seals-exclusive-rights-for-milano-cortina-2026-paralympic-winter-games/) - Nine Entertainment Co. (Nine) and the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 have today announced that Nine has secured the exclusive free and paid audio-visual and non-exclusive audio rights to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. The deal once again places Nine at the forefront of Australian Paralympic sport coverage as Australia’s official Paralympic Network, after
- [‘Have No Regrets’: IPC President Delivers Stirring Brisbane 2032 Call To Action](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/have-no-regrets-ipc-president-delivers-stirring-brisbane-2032-call-to-action/) - International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons has used his first stop on a three-day visit to Australia to urge the nation to view the Brisbane 2032 Paralympics as a catalyst for enduring progress and change, rather than a final destination. Mr Parsons’ visit will take in a series of high-level meetings, functions and events, including
- [International Paralympic Committee President Visits Brisbane  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/international-paralympic-committee-president-visits-brisbane/) - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President, Andrew Parsons has been welcomed to Brisbane by Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee (Brisbane 2032) President, Andrew Liveris AO and Paralympics Australia (PA) President, Alison Creagh AM CSC. Mr Parsons trip follows the International Olympic Committee’s President and President Elect’s visit to Brisbane last week, with a series of Paralympic Games
- [Record Number Of First Nations Athletes Appointed As National Ambassadors](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/record-number-of-first-nations-athletes-appointed-as-national-ambassadors/) - Australian sport is set to welcome a wave of First Nations trailblazers after a record number of athletes were today appointed as national ambassadors. Now in its sixth year, the AIS Share a Yarn Program is the only initiative in Australia which connects First Nations athletes from all high performance sports. Athletes are paired with
- [More Support For SA Athletes To Chase LA Dreams](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/more-support-for-sa-to-chase-la-olympic-and-paralympic-dreams/) - The Malinauskas Government will deliver significant additional support for South Australian athletes to achieve Olympic and Paralympic success, helping to provide a pathway to the Los Angeles 2028 Games. South Australia will contribute $1 million over four years to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Team Appeal, as part of a 2025-26 State Budget
- [Australians Invited To Help Shape Brisbane 2032 Games Vision](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/australians-invited-to-help-shape-brisbane-2032-games-vision/) - Ahead of hosting one of the biggest events in the world in 2032, the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee (Brisbane 2032) is inviting communities across Australia to have their say and help shape the Games Vision for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Games Vision will be the driving force behind the success of
- [QMS Hits The Slopes For Milano Cortina Winter Olympics And Paralympics](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/qms-hits-the-slopes-for-milano-cortina-winter-olympics-and-paralympics/) - Following the groundbreaking success of its Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games network, digital outdoor media leader QMS is building on its official partnerships with the Australian Olympic Committee and Paralympics Australia for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on 6 February 2026, will feature more than
- [ASC Launches Biggest Ever Volunteer Campaign  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/asc-launches-biggest-ever-volunteer-campaign/) - The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is celebrating volunteers like never before by putting community coaches, officials and administrators on the map, literally. Celebrating National Volunteer Week (NVW), the ASC has created a digital map that encourages clubs and organisations to champion the people who make the sports we love possible. The interactive map showcases thousands of
- [Volunteer Week: Why Classifiers Are The Unsung Heroes Of Para-Sport ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/volunteer-week-why-classifiers-are-the-unsung-heroes-of-para-sport/) - If we say Paralympians scale metaphorical mountains, we should add that classifiers make outstanding Sherpas. It’s an analogy Shail Maharaj uses to describe his role assessing and classifying people with a disability to compete in sport. The classification process utilises many of the skills Maharaj uses in his career as a physiotherapist at the Queensland
- [Aussie Named World Wheelchair Tennis Coach Of The Year](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/aussie-named-world-wheelchair-tennis-coach-of-the-year/) - Greg Crump was presented with the ITF Wheelchair Coach of the Year award on Saturday for his contribution to the development of wheelchair players nationally and internationally. Although an annual award, it highlights Crump’s 39 years of service to wheelchair tennis in Australia that began with what he describes as a “light bulb moment”. “A
- [WAIS Unveils New Para Unit In Birthplace Of Australia's Paralympic Movement ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/wais-unveils-new-para-unit-in-birthplace-of-australias-paralympic-movement/) - The Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) has today launched the state’s first dedicated Para Sport Unit - a game-changing initiative designed to drive Paralympic success on the road to Brisbane 2032 and beyond. Located just a few kilometres from where the Australian Paralympic Movement began at the Shenton Park Rehabilitation Hospital, the WAIS Para
- [Minister Wells To Push Ahead On Runway To Brisbane 2032 ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/minister-wells-to-push-ahead-on-runway-to-brisbane-2032/) - Paralympics Australia has congratulated The Honourable Anika Wells MP on her reappointment as Federal Minister for Sport, which will extend her strong engagement with the Australian Paralympic movement. Since taking on the portfolio in June 2022, Minister Wells has played a central role in elevating the profile of Paralympic sport and leading historic increases in
- [Swimming Sensation Alexa Leary Launches Paralympics Australia’s Fundraising Appeal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/swimming-sensation-alexa-leary-launches-paralympics-australias-fundraising-appeal/) - Dressed in Australian sporting green, a stunning bouquet of gold roses in her hands, Alexa Leary radiates the spirit that captured the hearts of the nation at the Paris Paralympic Games last year. You sense there is nowhere the Para-swimming superstar would rather be than flanked by her mother Belinda and father Russ, whose unyielding
- [Exciting Program Offers Chances To Shred On The Slopes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/exciting-program-offers-chances-to-shred-on-the-slopes/) - Snow Australia is calling on athletes aged 10 and above with a physical or vision impairment to join its vibrant and growing Para-snowsport community. Snow Australia’s 2025 Para-snowsport calendar is full of chances for athletes to develop their skills, make lifelong friendships and experience the pure freedom of the snow. Programs are available regardless of
- [‘This Is Where Change Happens’: Long Jump Legend’s Greatest Leap Yet ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/this-is-where-change-happens-long-jump-legends-greatest-leap-yet/) - Three-time Paralympic long jump champion Vanessa Low has been appointed to three of the most influential roles in global Para-sport; Chair of the World Para Athletics Athletes’ Committee, member of the World Para Athletics Sport Committee through her role in the Athletes’ Committee, and board member of the World Para Sport Unit. The unprecedented trifecta
- [Snowboard Star Says Enjoyment Was Key To His Success](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/snowboard-star-says-enjoyment-was-key-to-his-success/) - Three-time Paralympian Ben Tudhope has revealed the secret to his success during the northern winter, in which he earned a bronze medal at the Para Snowboard World Championships and gained seven podium finishes at World Cup events. The Australian Paralympic Team co-captain at Beijing 2022 was named Male Athlete of the Year in Paralympic Disciplines
- [Winter Athletes Assemble For ‘Hectic’ And ‘Amazing’ Team Processing ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/05/winter-athletes-assemble-for-hectic-and-amazing-team-processing/) - Australia’s Paralympic Winter Games hopefuls may feel even more incentive to represent the nation at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Games next March after they experienced the pivotal and exciting occasion known as Team Processing this week in Melbourne. Athletes, coaches and staff received a range of briefings about the Games from Paralympics Australia experts before
- [NSW Government And Paralympics Australia Support Inclusive Sports Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/04/nsw-government-and-paralympics-australia-support-inclusive-sports-program/) - The Minns Labor Government has announced a $250,000 funding boost for NSW school students that aims to increase the number of Australian Para-athletes in the lead up to Brisbane 2032 and challenge stereotypes about people living with disability.Paralympics Australia’s Imagine Education Program involves year 3-6 students at schools around the state participating in interactive sessions
- [Para System Uplift To Supercharge Pathways](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/04/para-system-uplift-to-supercharge-pathways/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) is proud to be playing its role in a landmark initiative to strengthen Para-sport in Australia and enhance opportunities for athletes with a disability. Known as the Para System Uplift, the initiative will boost funding for critical projects such as a Nationalised Classification System, a National Equipment Hub and expanded high performance
- [Meet The Team - Ben Troy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/04/meet-the-team-ben-troy/) - Name: Ben TroyRole: Chef de Mission, 2026 Australian Winter Paralympic TeamInteresting fact about you: Over 20 years ago as a rookie ski instructor at Thredbo Ski Resort, I choose to train as an adaptive ski instructor to add some additional skills to my instructor capability and have the chance to work with some amazing people
- [IPC President Calls For Improved Accessibility To Further Para-Sport Development ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/04/ipc-president-calls-for-improved-accessibility-to-further-para-sport-development/) - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has called on governments and authorities around the world to invest more into accessible infrastructure to further the global development of Para-sport. Speaking at the Global Disability Summit in Berlin, Parsons highlighted the transformational impact of Para-sport and how it can act as a catalyst to greater inclusion
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes New AOC Chief Executive ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/04/paralympics-australia-welcomes-new-aoc-chief-executive/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) has congratulated Mark Arbib on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC). Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Officer Cameron Murray welcomed Mr Arbib to the role, acknowledging his extensive experience and connections to the Paralympic Movement in previous roles as the Federal Sports Minister, President of Athletics Australia
- [VIS Para Sport Unit: A Game-Changer For Victoria’s Paralympic Future](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/vis-launches-para-sport-unit-a-game-changer-for-victorias-paralympic-future/) - The VIS Para Sport Unit will be a game-changer for Victoria’s Paralympic future, igniting the dreams of the next generation to follow in the footsteps of Victorian stars including Dylan Alcott, Kelly Cartwright and Milly Tapper. Delivered in partnership with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Paralympics Australia (PA), the Unit will support a coordinated,
- [Elite Coaches To Boost Paralympic Talent Ahead Of Brisbane 2032](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/elite-coaches-to-boost-paralympic-talent-ahead-of-brisbane-2032/) - The Queensland Government has welcomed the first 10 coaches to the Gen2032 Project Para Coach Development Program, setting the stage for success in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Gen2032 program will support and train coaches to nurture the next generation of Paralympic talent.
- [Fresh Approach, Growing Impact: Athlete Commission Sets New Course ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/fresh-approach-growing-impact-athletes-commission-sets-new-course/) - Paralympics Australia’s Athlete Commission will usher in a new and exciting Paralympic cycle with the appointment of new members to the Executive Team. With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games now in the rearview mirror, the Commission is zeroing in on the Milano Cortina 2026 and Los Angeles 2028 campaigns, ensuring that the voices of Paralympians
- [PA Praises Plan for Generational Infrastructure Beyond Brisbane 2032](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/pa-praises-plan-for-generational-infrastructure-beyond-brisbane-2032/) - Accessibility, connectivity and legacy will form the foundation of the Queensland Government’s revised plan to help deliver a world-class Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Unveiling his Government’s eagerly awaited 100-Day infrastructure review at The Courier-Mail’s Future Brisbane event on Tuesday, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said “the Olympic and Paralympic Games must be more than
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes AIS Para Athlete Barrier Grant ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/paralympics-australia-welcomes-ais-para-athlete-barrier-grant/) - Paralympics Australia has welcomed the move of the Federal Government and Australian Institute of Sport to launch a Para Athlete Barrier Grant and help alleviate ongoing costs incurred by Australian Para-athletes. The new grant, announced by Federal Minister for Sport Anika Wells, is part of the Australian Government’s record investment in Paralympic sport through the
- [Para-Powerlifters Limber Up For Season Opener  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/para-powerlifters-limber-up-for-season-opener/) - One of Australia’s most promising Para-powerlifters will be an athlete to watch at a competition on Saturday that launches a new era in the sport. Dylan Braan appears to have abundant natural attributes to succeed, but now that he’s putting in extra hard work, Paralympics Australia Para-powerlifting head coach Simon Bergner believes the sky is
- [‘Quiet Little Sport’ That Lifted A Stricken World Champion ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/quiet-little-sport-that-lifted-a-stricken-world-champion/) - The irony of Chris Davis missing out on one of the world’s biggest sporting events was that it proved to him that, in fact, the world really cares about him. Davis, the men’s W1 Para-archery World Champion, was physically wrecked and emotionally devastated after an injury to his shoulder – “my only arm that works”
- [IWD 2025: Paralympic Movement Shines In Power 100 Influential Women List ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/iwd-2025-paralympic-movement-shines-in-power-100-influential-women-list/) - The Paralympic Movement’s ever-growing influence to drive positive change has been recognised in News Corp’s annual Power 100 list of the most influential women in Australian sport. Released ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday, the list features Paralympians who have shone in and out of competition and key decision-makers who are championing greater inclusion, visibility and
- [IWD 2025: How A New Mum Became Australia’s Paralympic Coach Of The Year ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/how-a-new-mum-became-australias-paralympic-coach-of-the-year/) - Behind the scenes of the Australian Para-table tennis team’s successful Paris 2024 campaign, a beautiful sub-plot unfolded that, to use Maggie Meng’s words, proved that “when female coaches and athletes are given the right support, everything is possible”. Barely five months before the Games, Meng and her husband welcomed their first child. She had worked
- [Milano Cortina Set To Be ‘Most Beautiful Paralympic Winter Games Yet’ ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/milano-cortina-set-to-be-most-beautiful-paralympic-winter-games-yet/) - With one year to go, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has said he fully expects Milano Cortina 2026 to be “the most beautiful Paralympic Winter Games yet” and believes the performances of Paralympic athletes across all six sports will “captivate the minds” of spectators and TV viewers alike. Milano Cortina 2026 will mark
- [One Year To Go: Australia Gears Up For Paralympic Winter Games ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/one-year-to-go-australia-gears-up-for-paralympic-winter-games/) - With just one year to go until the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, Australia's elite winter Para-athletes are leaving nothing to chance to qualify for the pinnacle event of their sport. As the countdown clock menaces, and as the nation shifts its focus to the icy peaks of northern Italy, anticipation is growing for
- [New Para Sport Unit Launched In NSW  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/new-para-sport-unit-launched-in-nsw/) - The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Paralympics Australia (PA) and the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) have combined to launch the country’s third Para-Sport Unit, a world-leading training environment to nurture future Paralympians for the Brisbane 2032 Games and beyond. Past and present sporting greats, including Australia’s most decorated Paralympian Ellie Cole, three-time
- [Paralympians In Schools Program Gets Major Boost](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/paralympians-in-schools-program-gets-major-boost/) - Around 20,000 students from 100 primary schools across Queensland will gain life-shaping lessons from stars of Paralympic sport after the Queensland Government announced a new investment in Paralympics Australia's Imagine Education Program. The $400,000 allocation over four years was announced by Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tim
- [Innovation Earns Major Prize For Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/innovation-earns-major-prize-for-paralympics-australia/) - The creativity, accessibility and technological vision of Paralympics Australia’s main donor engagement campaign during the Paris Paralympic Games has been rewarded with a major prize at the Fundraising Institute Australia’s National Awards for Excellence in Fundraising. Virtual Seats, produced by Paralympics Australia and digital design firm SLIK, was named Most Innovative Campaign at a gala
- [Paralympics Australia Celebrates ASC Sports Media Awards Winners](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/paralympics-australia-celebrates-asc-sports-media-awards-winners/) - Paralympic sport was a prominent feature when the outstanding achievements of media professionals and organisations were recognised at the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Media Awards at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. A significant contributor to the Australian Paralympic movement, Margie McDonald was honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, highlighting her decades of dedication
- [Expertise, Strong Governance For Paralympics Australia’s Exciting Future  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/expertise-strong-governance-for-paralympics-australias-exciting-future__trashed-2/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) continues to strengthen its governance to ensure it remains a model of best practice within Australian sport. The latest advancement is the establishment of a Sports Performance Committee which will play a crucial role in optimising PA’s collaboration with the Australian sport system in the lead up to Brisbane 2032 and beyond.
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes New Australian Sports Commission Board ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/paralympics-australia-welcomes-new-australian-sports-commission-board/) - The new-look Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Board announced by the Australian Government has been warmly welcomed by Paralympics Australia President Alison Creagh. The appointment of four new Commissioners - Lydia Williams OLY, Andrew Purchas OAM, Dr Chloe Flutter, and Selwyn Button – comes at an important time for Australian sport. They will join a Board
- [Record Para-Sport Program For Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/record-para-sport-program-for-glasgow-2026-commonwealth-games/) - Paralympics Australia has welcomed the announcement of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games sports schedule, which will feature the largest Para-sport medal program in Games history. The program includes 47 medals awarded across six Para-sports, continuing the Commonwealth Games Federation’s commitment to inclusion and innovation. The Para-cycling program will double in size from Birmingham 2022, with
- [Australia-Pacific Olympic And Paralympic Partnership Extended](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/australia-pacific-olympic-and-paralympic-partnership-extended/) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) along with Paralympics Australia (PA) and Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) have welcomed the extension of an Australian Government partnership with the AOC to support Pacific athletes qualify for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028 and the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, as major milestones on the pathway to Brisbane 2032.
- [Para-Sport Unit To Supercharge Pathways  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/para-sport-unit-to-supercharge-pathways/) - The Queensland Academy of Sport has launched a new Para-Sport Unit with the goal of at least doubling the pipeline of Paralympians on the road to Brisbane 2032. The Unit, delivered in partnership with the Australian Institute of Sport and Paralympics Australia, will reduce barriers for participation and talent identification, enhance performance pathways and develop
- [Aussies Begin Chase For Winter Paralympics Berths](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/aussies-begin-chase-for-winter-paralympics-berths/) - Strong results at upcoming World Championships events could lead to Australia fielding its equal-largest Winter Paralympic Games team at Milano Cortina 2026, heralding a new era in the nation’s Winter Para-sport story. Australian athletes are set to compete at World Championships in three sports - Para-alpine skiing (Maribor, Slovenia, from February 4 to 11), Para-biathlon
- [We Want You! Paralympics Australia's ‘Para Uplift’ Recruitment Drive Underway](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/02/we-want-you-paralympics-australia-begins-para-uplift-recruitment-drive/) - Find out about available roles on our Career hub Paralympics Australia’s search for candidates to supercharge critical areas of Para-athlete development is being undertaken by a two-time Canadian Paralympian with wide-ranging experience driving policy and operational change. Jennifer Brown competed at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 in discus and has held various government strategic roles
- [What Our UQ Interns Learned Working At Paralympics Australia ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/01/what-our-uq-interns-learned-working-at-paralympics-australia/) - The University of Queensland’s position as Paralympics Australia’s Higher Education Partner is proving a major boost to the University’s goal to contribute substantially to the state’s Brisbane 2032 legacy. The diverse partnership includes providing placements at Paralympics Australia for UQ students to gain the unique and valuable experience of being actively involved in a Paralympic
- [Australian Paralympic Family Celebrates Honours](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/01/australian-paralympic-family-celebrates-honours/) - Eleven first-time Paralympic gold medallists, the sports information guru who keeps Australia’s Paralympic story alive on Wikipedia and a 2016 Paralympian-turned-professional Para-surfer are among members of the Australian Paralympic family who were awarded Australia Day honours. Australia won 18 gold medals at Paris 2024, spread among 25 athletes of which 11 were first-time Paralympic champions.
- [Paralympics Australia Announces Simon Rabbitt As New Chief Operating Officer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/01/paralympics-australia-announces-simon-rabbit-as-new-chief-operating-officer/) - Paralympics Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Simon Rabbitt as the new Chief Operating Officer effective Monday 6 January 2025. Mr Rabbitt brings more than 25 years’ experience across the sport, major events , media and global interactive games sectors. In his most recent position as Chief Financial and Operating Officer with ASX
- [GOLD No.1: Splash And Dash Success Gets Australia Underway ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-1-splash-and-dash-success-gets-australia-underway/) - There was extra reason for Tom Gallagher to enjoy his moment on the podium after winning Australia’s first gold medal of the Paris Paralympic Games, in the 50 metres freestyle S10. At his debut Games in Tokyo, Gallagher didn’t get to experience the medal ceremony he had earned with his third-place finish in the 400
- [GOLD No.2: The ‘Delusional Thought’ That Came True ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-2-the-delusional-thought-that-came-true/) - Korey Boddington is an accountant and former motocross rider, who goes by the nickname ‘the flying burrito’ because of his preference for a good stuffed tortilla. But, by the second day of Paris 2024, he was known for something else; becoming a Paralympic Games gold medallist. The debutant cyclist blitzed his ride in qualifying in
- [GOLD No.4: Reid Climbs ‘All The Mountains’ To Retain Crown  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-4-reid-climbs-all-the-mountains-to-retain-crown/) - Amanda Reid, the reigning Paralympic champion in the women’s 500 metres time trial C1-3, produced a commanding performance in her pet event on Day 3 of Paris 2024, winning Australia’s third gold medal in track cycling and fourth of the Games to date. At Tokyo 2020, the Wemba Wemba and Guring-gai woman became the first
- [GOLD No.5:  Underdogs Unite To Seal Place In History  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-5-underdogs-unite-to-seal-place-in-history/) - Lina Lei and Qian Yang were both reigning Paralympic gold medallists in their respective singles classes heading into Paris 2024, but the best friends had not yet won a doubles title for Australia on the world’s biggest stage. That changed late on Day 3 of the Paris Paralympics when the former China representatives defeated Tzu
- [GOLD No.6: Data Crash Can’t Stop Drought-Breaking Win ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-6-data-crash-cant-stop-drought-breaking-win/) - The closer the Paralympics came, the more the pressure seemed to build for Australia’s PR3 mixed double sculls rowing crew. Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager had dominated the new Paralympic boat class, winning the world championship in 2023 and being named World Rowing’s Para-Crew of the Year. But as Australia started to count on the
- [GOLD No.7: Unflappable Parker Wins Elusive Paralympic Title ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-7-unflappable-parker-wins-elusive-paralympic-title/) - To anyone who kept track of her progress, it was nothing unusual to see Lauren Parker cross the line first in a Para-triathlon race. But the four-time women’s PTWC world champion arrived in Paris hellbent on winning the one title that had so far eluded her: Paralympic gold. Further fuelling Parker’s desire was the nasty
- [GOLD No.8: Power Finish Seals Dream Team Success ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-8-power-finish-seals-dream-team-success/) - Australia’s win in the mixed 4x100 metres medley relay 34 points wasn’t supposed to happen. It looked even less likely when the powerful Netherlands team raced away to a seven-second lead when Alexa Leary dived in to anchor the Australians. "They were a bit in front and I thought, 'I've got to chase these people.
- [GOLD No.9: The Race That Went Perfectly To Plan ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-9-the-race-that-went-perfectly-to-plan/) - It seemed James Turner’s quest for track and field gold at Paris 2024 was doomed when he contracted glandular fever barely three months before the Opening Ceremony. But glandular fever hadn’t accounted for the power runner’s determination, let alone that of his amazing coach Iryna Dvoskina. After winning gold in the now discontinued 800 metres
- [GOLD No.10: Emphatic Win For Reigning Champion ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-10-emphatic-win-for-reigning-champion/) - Qian Yang has been at the forefront of Australia’s huge success in Para-table tennis in recent years. At Paris 2024, she did it again, capturing singles gold four days after winning gold in the WD20 doubles with Lina Lei. Qian represented China at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, winning one gold and three silver medals.
- [GOLD No.11: ‘Tonight Was My Show’: Leary’s Individual Gold ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-11-tonight-was-my-show-learys-individual-gold/) - As the 2023 world champion in the 100 metres freestyle S9, few were surprised when Alexa Leary added Paralympic champion to her resume in her pet event at Paris 2024. The surprising part was the incredible time she swam. Less than two days after she had anchored the mixed 4x100 metres medley relay 34 points
- [GOLD No.12: Icon Becomes A Legend With Dual-Sport Success  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-12-icon-becomes-a-legend-with-dual-sport-success/) - If her win in the PTWC triathlon earlier at Paris 2024 affirmed her status as an icon of Para-triathlon, Lauren Parker’s gold medal in the 28.4-kilometre H1-5 Para-cycling road race sealed her place as a Paralympic Games legend. Parker became the first Australian to win gold in two sports at one Games since Vic Renalson
- [GOLD No.13: Hodge Makes ‘The Impossible’ A Reality ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-13-hodge-makes-the-impossible-a-reality/) - Tim Hodge came fifth in the men’s 200 metres individual medley SM9 at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. At Tokyo 2020, he won the silver medal. From then on, in his pet race, he was basically racing the clock. After winning relay gold earlier in the meet, Hodge broke through at Paris 2024 to win his
- [GOLD No.14: Low Leaps Into Long Jump History ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-14-low-leaps-into-long-jump-history/) - Methodical, yet underpinned by a powerful family bond. Vanessa Low’s third consecutive Paralympic long jump title was the outcome of a precise return to peak form, guided by coach and husband Scott Reardon, after the couple welcomed baby son Matteo into the world after Tokyo 2020. It was also brought about by the love and
- [GOLD No.15: Golden Tribute To Beloved Father ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-15-golden-tribute-to-beloved-father/) - If there were any doubts that Ben Hance was the world’s best exponent of the 100 metres backstroke S14, the powerhouse swimmer ended them on Day 9 of Paris 2024. The defending Paralympic champion, who also won the 2022 and 2023 world championships in the event, broke his own world record in the heats, setting
- [GOLD No.16: Young Gun Caps Off Dream Debut ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-16-young-gun-caps-off-dream-debut/) - With relay gold already to his name, Callum Simpson’s Paralympic debut went to another level when he prevailed in a blanket finish to secure individual gold in the men’s 100 metres freestyle S8. The 17-year-old – the youngest male on the Australian Paralympic Team at Paris 2024 – clocked 58.23s, just 0.02 ahead of American
- [GOLD No.17: Turning The Tables On A Tokyo Curse ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-17-turning-the-tables-on-a-tokyo-curse/) - James Turner had to wait until the penultimate day of Paris 2024 for his moment to correct the one imperfection on his Paralympic record. The silver medal at Tokyo 2020 in the 100 metres T36 came down to a slightly mis-timed start when a competitor flinched as they steadied on the blocks. Turner spent countless
- [GOLD No.18: Inspirational Leader Charges To Famous Win](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/gold-no-18-inspirational-leader-charges-to-famous-win/) - For 18 months leading up to Paris 2024, Curtis McGrath provided the Australian Paralympic Team with outstanding leadership as co-captain with wheelchair racer Angie Ballard. Shortly before the Games, his and wife Rachel’s baby Monty was born with serious medical challenges. Ever-stoic, McGrath compartmentalised his duties to others against his personal ambitions and won his
- [Wheelchair Rugby Set For New Year’s Transfer   ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/wheelchair-rugby-set-for-new-years-transfer/) - Paralympics Australia’s management of the national wheelchair rugby high performance program will transition to Wheelchair Rugby Australia on January 1, 2025 under a plan that’s been described as the next chapter in the flagship Paralympic sport’s evolution. The program experienced immense success under Paralympics Australia’s stewardship, including the Steelers winning consecutive Paralympic gold medals in
- [Vale Marty Mayberry ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/vale-marty-mayberry/) - Paralympics Australia is deeply saddened by the passing of two-time Winter Paralympian Marty Mayberry. Mayberry was an outstanding alpine skier whose remarkable career was highlighted by a silver medal in the men’s downhill event at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games and multiple podium finishes at World Cup level. Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Officer Cameron Murray
- [Paralympians Turn Coach Through AIS Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/paris-2024-athletes-turn-coach-through-ais-program/) - Retiring Paralympians Richard Voris, Melissa Tapper and Jed Altschwager will help guide the next generation of Olympians, Paralympians and Commonwealth Games athletes after being named in the second Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Gen32 Coach Program. AIS Gen32 was created in 2022 to enhance the depth and diversity within Australia’s high performance coaching ranks ahead
- [Milly Taps Out On Her Own Terms ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/milly-taps-out-on-her-own-terms/) - Groundbreaking Para-table tennis star Melissa ‘Milly’ Tapper has announced her retirement after an outstanding playing career and signalled her intent to move into coaching. Tapper, from Hamilton in rural Western Victoria, became the first athlete to compete for Australia at Paralympic and Olympic level, finishing a four-time Paralympian, three-time Olympian and twice Commonwealth Games representative.
- [Retiring Rower Overwhelmed By Gratitude](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/retiring-rower-overwhelmed-by-gratitude/) - Shortly before the Paris Paralympics, Jed Altschwager, in a video for Paralympics Australia’s ‘Imagine’ series, said that whatever the outcome in their big rowing race at the Games, he would say a heartfelt thank you to his crewmate Nikki Ayers. “Nikki made an amazing sacrifice to be able to move down here to Adelaide,” he
- [Inspiring The Next Generation To Include ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/inspiring-the-next-generation-to-include/) - My name is Maria (Maz) Strong. I am Australian Paralympian #1113, having competed in Para-athletics at the 2020(ne) Tokyo and 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. I am also Sport4All’s State Sport Inclusion Coach in Victoria. Earlier this year, Sport4All established a partnership with Paralympics Australia, with one of the focus points on supporting the growth of
- [How Paralympics Australia’s End Of Year Appeal Can Make Dreams Come True  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/how-paralympics-australias-end-of-year-appeal-can-make-dreams-come-true/) - Aspiring Para-swimmer Eli Kerr is determined to become an Australian Paralympic representative. However, when he met one of his heroes, dual Paralympian Col Pearse, a simple message led Eli to consider the overall value of sport in his life. “Col told me how important it was to keep enjoying my swimming,” the 12-year-old said. “That
- [Disability Presence In Leadership Simply A Reflection Of Society](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/12/disability-presence-in-leadership-simply-a-reflection-of-society/) - As the world marks International Day of People with Disability and reflects on its pertinent theme - amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future – leaders within the Australian Paralympic Movement are calling for out-dated views on inclusion in decision-making to change. The most common misconception about inclusion and
- [Australia’s Finest Celebrated At Paralympian Of The Year Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/australias-finest-celebrated-at-paralympian-of-the-year-awards/) - Dual-sport gold medallist Lauren Parker has been crowned Australia’s Paralympian of the Year at a stunning gala ceremony at RACV Resorts Royal Pines on the Gold Coast on Saturday night. Parker’s win rounds out an all-conquering chapter in the superstar athlete’s career, the feature of which was her emotional victory in the women’s PTWC triathlon
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes Game-Changing Win Well, Play Well Investment Confirmation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/paralympics-australia-welomes-game-changing-win-well-play-well-investment-confirmation/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) is delighted with confirmation of how the Federal Government’s historic investment in Paralympic sport will be allocated, calling it a “game-changer” for Australia’s sporting future. The announcement of $54.9 million in new funding over the next two years signals a generational shift in support for Paralympic athletes, grassroots participation and the pathways
- [‘Murderball’ Pioneer Prepares To Scale Mt Kozi ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/murderball-pioneer-prepares-to-scale-mt-kozi/) - Our Paralympians are always inspiring Australians to aim higher. This weekend, a hardy group will put that message into action. Literally. Sixteen passionate trekkers will embark on a 20 kilometre ascent to the peak of Mount Kosciuszko, at 2228 metres, the highest point on the Australian continent. The adventure is the first of a series
- [Paralympians And Olympians Dominate ASPA Finalists](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/paralympians-and-olympians-dominate-aspa-finalists/) - Rowing’s golden crew Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager, and dual-sport superstar Lauren Parker feature among a host of Paris Paralympic Games champions in contention for major prizes at the AIS Sport Performance Awards in Melbourne early next month. Ayers and Altschwager, the PR3 mixed double sculls crew who won Australia’s first Paralympic rowing gold medal,
- [Athlete Commission Sets New Course Following Elections](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/athlete-commission-sets-new-course-following-elections/) - Paris 2024 representatives Chad Perris, Alexandra Viney and Liam Twomey have been elected to the Paralympics Australia Athlete Commission, bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to help guide the next Games cycle and beyond. The Athlete Commission, established in 2017, features 13 Paralympians from 10 sports. Discover more about our athletes and the Commission's role here. The
- [Established Stars, Wide-Eyed Rookies Among POTY Awards Contenders](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/established-stars-wide-eyed-rookies-among-poty-awards-contenders/) - Purchase your ticket here: paralympic.org.au/paralympian-of-the-year-awards-2024/ The cream of Australian Paralympic sport will be celebrated at the Paralympian of the Year Awards on November 30, with competition certain to be fierce after our athletes’ thrilling successes at Paris 2024. The black-tie event at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast will honour established stars who
- [Paralympics Australia Partners With Top Cyber Security Firm ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/paralympics-australia-partners-with-top-cyber-security-firm/) - Paralympics Australia and cyber security provider Ionize have announced a new partnership that will provide Paralympics Australia with the best possible protection from online attack. The Canberra-headquartered security provider, which delivers operational, testing and consultancy services, adds to Paralympic Australia’s partner suite as an Official Supporter. Paralympics Australia CEO (interim) Cameron Murray said his organisation
- [Paralympics Australia Announces Cameron Murray As Chief Executive Officer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/paralympics-australia-announces-cameron-murray-as-chief-executive-officer/) - Paralympics Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Cameron Murray as the new Chief Executive Officer following his successful tenure acting in the role since July 2024.Mr Murray joined Paralympics Australia as Head of Commercial, Communications and Brand in September 2022, bringing more than 25 years’ experience in senior leadership, commercial and sports management
- [Legend Status Awaits Australia’s Greatest Winter Paralympian ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/legend-status-awaits-australias-greatest-winter-paralympian/) - Across a life seemingly wired to discover his physical and mental limits, Michael Milton - who at age nine became a leg amputee - has competed in international Para-triathlon, completed an ultra-marathon, climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and twice walked the Kokoda Track. But it is Milton’s pioneering achievements as Australia’s greatest Winter Paralympian for which he
- [New Era As Graham Prepares For Leadership Role](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/new-era-as-graham-prepares-for-leadership-role/) - An ambitious era for Australian wheelchair rugby beyond Paris 2024 will begin this month when the national development squad arrives in Japan for the Shibuya Cup. Headlined by two-time Paralympian Shae Graham, Paralympics Australia has confirmed the 11-player squad selected for the four-match series in Tokyo against Japan’s development squad. Mid-pointer Graham, 0.5 star Mick
- [Play Well Marketing, Media And Communication Network Announced](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/11/play-well-marketing-media-and-communication-network-announced/) - A group of marketing and communications professionals who are passionate about making a difference in sport have been announced as members of the first Play Well Marketing, Media and Communication Network. The 12-person group includes representatives from sports including football, water polo, swimming and golf, peak bodies the Australian Olympic Committee, Paralympics Australia and Commonwealth
- [Paralympian Leaps Into Life After Athletics ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/paralympian-leaps-into-life-after-athletics/) - Long jumper Nicholas Hum has called time on his athletics career to turn his attention to his young family and business, bowing out of the sport as a Paralympic bronze medallist and three-time Paralympian. A friendly face on the domestic and international circuits for well over a decade, Hum’s career is defined by more than
- [Paris Flag-Bearer Brenden Hall OAM PLY Wins UQ Alumni Award](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/paris-flag-bearer-brenden-hall-oam-ply-wins-uq-alumni-award/) - Brenden Hall OAM PLY has been awarded a University of Queensland Distinguished Young Alumni Award for remarkable sporting accomplishments in international para-swimming. Brenden Hall OAM PLY (UQ Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, 2017) is a highly respected Paralympic athlete and influential figure in Australian sports. Overcoming significant physical challenges, including 70% hearing loss and
- [Paralympic Legend To Join Top Echelon Of Australian Sport  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/paralympic-legend-to-join-top-echelon-of-australian-sport/) - Seven-time Paralympian and winner of five medals across two sports, Liesl Tesch AM, has been named one of eight inductees to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame for 2024. Tesch described herself as “just a person having a crack at life” upon being informed of the honour, which brings to 10 the number of Paralympians
- [Paralympic Medallist Sarah Edmiston Announces Retirement](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/paralympic-medallist-sarah-edmiston-announces-retirement/) - Sarah Edmiston’s presence on the field has always spoken louder than words. Known for her precision and focus, the Paralympic bronze medallist has built an illustrious career through quiet determination and powerful performances. After her final competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the two-time Paralympian steps into retirement reflecting on a journey marked by
- [Six Para-Sports Confirmed For Glasgow 2026](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/six-para-sports-for-glasgow-2026-confirmed/) - The inclusion of six Para-sports - including four Paralympic sports - for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Scotland has been praised by Paralympics Australia. The revised program will include events showcasing Para-athletes in athletics, swimming, track cycling, weightlifting, bowls and 3x3 basketball. Each sport, except bowls and 3x3 basketball, is included in the program for
- [Paralympics Australia Launches Inaugural Intentional Misrepresentation Independent Panel](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/paralympics-australia-launches-inaugural-intentional-misrepresentation-independent-panel/) - What is intentional misrepresentation (IM)? IM is a type of integrity breach in Para-sport. It refers to an athlete or athlete support person intentionally misleading or attempting to mislead in any aspect of classification. Learn more about IM here. Establishing the Panel The Panel’s remit is to manage national-level IM complaints. The Panel will also
- [Beyond The Games: Recharging And Thriving After The Paris Games Cycle](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/beyond-the-games-recharging-and-thriving-after-the-paris-games-cycle/) - The transition from the exhilaration of the Games to everyday life can be both rewarding and challenging. To support Para-athletes through this unique journey, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), in collaboration with Paralympics Australia and the Australian Olympic Committee, is excited to present the Beyond the Games webinar series. This series is part of
- [Parker Eyes Historic Fifth Consecutive World Championship Title](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/parker-eyes-historic-fifth-straight-world-triathlon-para-championship-title/) - Paralympic champion Lauren Parker is out to make history once again, targeting her fifth consecutive Para-triathlon world title in Torremolinos, Spain on Friday. A victory at the upcoming World Triathlon Para Championships would see her equal the legendary Bill Chaffey’s record for the most titles won by an Australian. Since winning her first World Championship
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes Sport Horizon: A National Vision For Sport](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/paralympics-australia-welcomes-sport-horizon-a-national-vision-for-sport/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) President Alison Creagh has welcomed the launch of Sport Horizon, the new National Sport Strategy (2024-2034) released on Wednesday. The strategy, unveiled by Federal Minister for Sport Anika Wells, outlines a collaborative approach to building a thriving, inclusive and sustainable sport system that benefits all Australians—from playgrounds to podiums. Sport Horizon will
- [Experience Gold Coast Partners With Paralympics Australia For Paralympian Of The Year Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/experience-gold-coast-and-paralympics-australia-partnership-announcement-for-the-paralympian-of-the-year-awards-dinner-selected/) - Paralympics Australia has announced a partnership with Experience Gold Coast for the upcoming Paralympian of the Year Awards Dinner to be held in November. With all thanks to Experience Gold Coast the awards dinner will be held in southeast Queensland for the first time, recognising the important role the region will play for the Paralympic
- [Sunshine Coast To Host 2028 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/10/sunshine-coast-announced-as-host-of-the-2028-uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships/) - Sunshine Coast has been announced as the host of the 2028 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Championships. The Championships, which will take place in March 2028, will bring the best of the Para-cycling world in a Paralympic Games year to Queensland in pursuit of world titles and rainbow jerseys. The Championships will feature
- [Paralympics Australia Encouraged By Commonwealth Games Developments](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/paralympics-australia-encouraged-by-commonwealth-games-developments/) - The guaranteed inclusion of Para-sport events on the revised Commonwealth Games program for Glasgow 2026 has been welcomed by Paralympics Australia. The proposed 10-sport program is certain to include athletics and swimming, both of which will feature events for classified Para-athletes. Of the other eight sports likely to be included on the program, it is
- [Our Paralympians Say ‘Thank You, Australia!’ ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/our-paralympians-say-thank-you-australia/) - A festival-like atmosphere has followed Australia’s Paralympians around the country as they joined their Olympic colleagues for Welcome Home celebrations, meeting fans and saying thank you to the communities that supported them during Paris 2024. The series of receptions began with the Prime Minister, the Governor-General and other dignitaries joining families and friends of the
- [A Message From Buckingham Palace](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/a-message-from-buckingham-palace/)
- ['We Are So Proud Of You': ASC Congratulates Paris Paralympians](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/we-are-so-very-proud-of-you-all-asc-congratulates-paris-paralympians/) - The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has congratulated our Paralympians for the way they’ve represented the nation on the world stage. Australia finished the Paris 2024 Games in ninth place on the medal tally with 18 gold, 17 silver, and 28 bronze medals. Australian Sports Commission CEO Kieren Perkins OAM said there was much to celebrate.
- [Au Revoir Paris, Bonne Journée To LA! ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/au-revoir-paris-bonne-journee-to-la/) - The world must continue the ethos of the Paralympic movement in everyday life, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons told the 80,000-capacity crowd at the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games on Sunday night. The three blows by the ‘Coup de Baton’, which has started every session of the 22 sports
- [The Best Of Australian Sport, Spirit And Character: Aussie Paralympians Bid Fond Farewell To Paris  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/the-best-of-australian-sport-spirit-and-character-aussie-paralympians-bid-fond-farewell-to-paris/) - Across 11 days of fierce competition, Australia’s best Para-athletes have thrilled, elevated and empowered the nation, securing a top 10 finish on the medal table and leaving an indelible mark on the global Paralympic movement. Led by exemplary co-captains, eight-time Paralympic wheelchair racing medallist Angie Ballard and four-time Para-canoe gold medallist Curtis McGrath, Australia’s 160
- [Watson Predicts Australia ‘Will Be A Force’ In Powerlifting  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/watson-predicts-australia-will-be-a-force-in-powerlifting/) - Hani Watson marked the final day of competition with a powerful performance in the women’s over 86kg powerlifting category, securing a sixth-place finish, lifting an impressive 133kg on her first attempt. Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo, who previously won the under 86kg category at the Tokyo Games, claim the gold with a dominant 167kg lift. Xuemei Deng
- [Madi Masters The Cobblestone Streets To Win Marathon Silver ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/madi-masters-the-cobblestone-streets-to-win-marathon-silver/) - Madison de Rozario leaves her fifth Paralympic Games as a multi-medallist for the third consecutive time after a silver in the marathon (T54) on the Parisian roads on Sunday to combine with her bronze (5000m) on the track in the Stade de France. The Tokyo defending champion for the gruelling 42.2km event – made even
- [Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers Proud To Be Role Models](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/closing-ceremony-flag-bearers-proud-to-be-role-models/) - Australian Paralympic Team Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin has selected triathlon and cycling gold medallist Lauren Parker and athletics dual gold medallist James Turner to carry the national flag at the Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony on Sunday night (Paris time). An expected 120 Australian athletes will enjoy the huge party at Stade de France after
- [Seamlessly Dancing In The Sand, Equestrian Concludes At Exquisite Versailles  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/seamlessly-dancing-in-the-sand-equestrian-concludes-at-exquisite-versailles/) - The final Para-equestrian event of the Paris Paralympic Games, the individual freestyle, saw the top eight riders from each grade compete for individual medals - Australian trio Lisa Martin, Stella Barton and Bridget Murphy had all qualified to ride down Versailles’ spectacular centreline for a third and final time. The freestyle is a clean-slate competition, meaning
- [Swimmers Stock Up On Silver In Final Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/swimmers-stock-up-on-silver-in-final-session/) - Australia’s swimming program at the Paris Paralympics came to a close with a brilliant silver medal in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts at La Defense Arena and indications of a strong future for Australian Para-swimming. The relay team of Rowan Crothers, Alexa Leary, Callum Simpson and Chloe Osborn registered 4:01.90 behind the team from Italy
- [Not Revenge, But Redemption For Turner](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/not-revenge-but-redemption-for-turner/) - Australia had its most successful medal haul – three - on the ninth and last day of competition in track-and field events at the famous Stade de France in northern Paris. James Turner claimed his second gold medal for the 2024 Games, his fourth Paralympic gold medal at his third Games, and perhaps the one
- [Table Tennis Team Completes Triumphant Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/table-tennis-team-completes-triumphant-campaign/) - Australia’s largest Para-table tennis team in decades has finished its Paris Paralympics campaign with two gold and three bronze medals. Lina Lei (WS9) and Lin Ma (MS9) were both defeated in their singles semi-finals on the final day of competition in hard-fought contests, earning them bronze medals under the competition format. Lei – who came
- [Australian Cyclists Wrap Up Successful Paris Tilt ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/australian-cyclists-wrap-up-successful-paris-campaign/) - Australia has wrapped up its Paris 2024 campaign ranked fifth in the Para-cycling events with a total of 11 medals: five on the track and six in the road events. The team’s four gold and four silver medals equalled their haul in Tokyo but they claimed two fewer bronze medals here in Paris. Three Australians
- [Wright Exceeds Expectations In Australia's Return To Powerlifting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/wright-exceeds-expectations-in-australias-return-to-powerlifting/) - Ben Wright delivered a strong performance in the men’s up to 88kg powerlifting category, securing a seventh-place finish. In his Paralympic debut, Wright successfully lifted 184kg on his first attempt, followed by 192kg on his second, and finished with 195kg on his third and final attempt. China’s reigning Paralympic and World Champion, Panpan Yan, dominated
- [Gosens Gains Vital Experience On Paralympic Tatami ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/gosens-gains-vital-experience-on-paralympic-tatami/) - On the penultimate day of the 2024 Paris Games Australia’s sole judoka, Taylor Gosens, made her debut Paralympic appearance on the tatami at Champ-de-Mars Arena, competing in the women’s +70 kg J2 quarter finals. Donning a blue judogi, the 26-year-old faced a tough challenge in her first match, taking on Cuba’s Sheyla Hernandez Estupinan –
- [McGrath’s Legend Grows On Record-Breaking Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/mcgraths-legend-grows-on-record-breaking-day/) - Australian Paralympic Team co-captain Curtis McGrath sealed his place as an all-time great of Paralympic sport with a crushing victory in the men’s KL2 at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. The former Australian army combat engineer - who was nearly fatally injured in an explosion while on deployment in Afghanistan in 2012 – powered to his third
- [Point Proven, But Rollers Lament Lost Opportunity](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/point-proven-but-rollers-lament-lost-opportunity/) - There was an unshakeable bitter-sweet feeling for Australia’s Rollers after their Paris Paralympics campaign ended with victory over Netherlands and a fifth-place finish locked away. The result matches Australia’s finishing slot in men’s wheelchair basketball at the Tokyo Paralympics, but victories over the Dutch and Spain to close out the tournament have prompted questions about
- [Gubbi Gubbi And Walpiri Women Share The Stage, Turner Primes For The 100 ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/gubbi-gubbi-and-walpiri-women-share-the-stage-turner-primes-for-the-100/) - A rivalry that began three years ago in Tokyo will continue in Paris on Saturday when Australia’s James Turner takes on China’s Deng Peicheng in the final of the 100m (T36) sprint. Turner already has the 400m gold to his name but Deng didn’t compete in that event. At Tokyo 2020 Turner beat him in
- [PREVIEW: Historic Moment For Powerlifting Paralympic Debutants             ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/preview-historic-moment-for-powerlifting-paralympic-debutants/) - Australia will make a triumphant return to Para-powerlifting with duo Hani Watson and Ben Wright vying for success in Paris, after fielding no athletes in the sport since the London Games in 2012. Watson, affectionately known as the "Bench
- ['He Was Supposed To Be In The Stands': Hance Dedicates Gold To His Late Father](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/swimmers-shine-on-day-nine/) - Australia has produced another stellar night in the pool at Paris La Defense Arena, highlighted by two Paralympic gold medals. Sunshine Coast-based Ben Hance led the way in breaking the men’s 100m backstroke S14 world record, clocking 56.52 in the heats and then dominated the final to claim gold on day nine of the competition.
- [Sleek And Profound, Australian Equestrians Riding High ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/equestrian-riders-team-up-for-twelfth/) - The once-in-a-lifetime spectacle for Para-equestrian continued on Friday at the Chateau de Versailles for the team event, in which Lisa Martin, Stella Barton and Bridget Murphy competed for Australia. A field of 48 athletes including some of the world’s most experienced and decorated combinations, representing 16 countries, took to the outdoor arena on the Etoile
- [Donohoe Grinds Through The Gears For Sixth, But LA Beckons ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/donohoe-grinds-through-the-gears-for-sixth-but-la-beckons/) - The fire is still burning for Alistair Donohoe to crack it for Paralympic road race success after the 29-year-old Australian grinded through the gears for a hard-fought sixth position in Paris. Over nearly 100 kilometres of racing on the unrelenting street circuit at Clichy-sous-Bois on the outskirts of the French capital, Donohoe couldn’t make up
- [McGrath And Littlehales Qualify For Canoe Finals ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/mcgrath-and-littlehales-qualify-for-para-canoe-finals/) - Triple Paralympians Curtis McGrath and Dylan Littlehales have had a dream start to their Paris 2024 campaigns after qualifying for the A Finals in their respective events. Defending Paralympic champion McGrath won the KL2 in style, seemingly cruising into the A Final. He backed up that performance winning the VL3 heat in a Paralympic Games Best
- [Lei Remains On Track For Gold Medal Defence  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/lei-remains-on-track-for-gold-medal-defence/) - Australia’s Lina Lei has moved a step closer to defending her Paralympic women’s singles (WS9) gold medal, beating Turkish Neslihan Kavas in the quarter final stage of the Paris tournament. Lei - who currently sits top of her classification in the world rankings - comfortably won 3-0 in 17 minutes to progress. “I think my tactics were
- [Low’s Triple Treat Gold ‘Very Special’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/lows-triple-treat-gold-very-special/) - Vanessa Low entered rarified athletic air in Paris on Thursday night, when she collected her third consecutive Paralympic Games gold medal and broke her own long jump world record in her T63 leg amputee class. Her first in Rio 2016 was under the German flag, but due to the charm and talent of her Australian
- [Shooter Zappelli Still Has Fire In The Belly  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/para-shooter-zappelli-still-has-fire-in-the-belly/) - Anton Zappelli’s Paris campaign has come to an end after finishing 18th overall in the R6 mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 Para-shooter category on Thursday. Up against the elements in the open-air 50m rifle range at Chateauroux Shooting Centre, Zappelli shot a total score of 616.5 across six 10-shot series, throughout 50 minutes of match time.
- [PREVIEW: Gosens Ready To Rock And Roll In Para-Judo ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/ouchis-and-the-ippon-gosens-ready-to-rock-and-roll-in-para-judo/) - Less than 48 hours after landing in Paris, Australia’s sole Para-judoka competitor, 26-year-old Taylor Gosens, hit the training mats ahead of her first Paralympic Games to release tension, work up a sweat and blow out the cobwebs with her coach, Elliot Stewart. Practising her signature moves including foot sweeps and Ouchis – a large inner
- [Redemption For Hodge At Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/redemption-for-hodge-at-the-2024-paris-paralympic-games/) - Turning silver to gold, Tim Hodge’s golden moment arrived in Paris, delivering a dominant performance to win the men’s SM9 200m individual medley. After taking silver in Tokyo, Hodge immediately turned his sights to winning gold in Paris in his pet event. Not only did he achieve this dream, but he also went one stroke
- [Two Golds And A Silver: Parker’s Phenomenal Performance ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/two-golds-and-a-silver-parkers-phenomenal-paralympics-performance/) - Lauren Parker has capped off a phenomenal Paralympic Games campaign with the ‘race of her life’ to win the gold medal in the 28.4 kilometre H1-5 para-cycling road race at Clichy-sous-Bois on the outskirts of Paris. The 35-year-old’s win comes hot on the wheels of Wednesday’s silver medal in the 14.2km individual time trial and
- [Fightback Falls Short Earning Aussie A Bronze Medal ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/fightback-falls-short-earning-aussie-a-bronze-medal/) - Australia’s Samuel Von Einem has been defeated by Gi Tae Kim (Republic of Korea) in the semi-final of the para-table tennis men’s singles (MS11) to win a bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics. Von Einem – who currently sits top of his classification in the world para-table tennis rankings – showed his fighting qualities throughout
- [Australia’s Archery Campaign Ends In Thrilling Shoot-Off ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/india-ends-australias-archery-campaign-in-a-thrilling-shoot-off/) - Australia’s Para-archery campaign came to a dramatic close on Thursday as crowd favourite Taymon Kenton-Smith and Amanda Jennings faced-off against India's Harvinder Singh and Pooja in the 1/8 elimination of the mixed team recurve open. India started off strong, taking the first set with scores of 31 and 35, putting the Australians on the back
- [Sport Unites All Australians In One Historic Welcome Home](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/sports-unites-all-australians-in-one-historic-welcome-home/) - The Australian Olympic and Paralympic Teams will join as one in a series of historic welcome home celebrations every Australian can enjoy. The Australian Olympic Committee and Paralympics Australia with the support of state and territory governments are set to host a series of 10 events in cities across the nation. These events provide a
- [Learning Curves The Theme At The Track  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/learning-curves-the-theme-at-the-track/) - There were no medals for Australia on the track, or in the field, at the Paris Games on Wednesday but there were some breakthrough moments. Luke Bailey had his first Paralympic final experience, after a four-year wait, in the 100m (T54) wheelchair class. And Mali Lovell made the transition from a world championship 100m final
- [Taymon Wins Over The Crowd And Beats World No.1  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/taymon-wins-over-the-and-beats-world-no-1/) - It was theatre on the esplanade when Taymon Kenton-Smith, delivered outstanding performances in archery, earned a spot in the bronze medal match marking Australia’s best performance since Rio in 2016. Renowned for engaging with fans in a way few athletes can, Kenton-Smith’s presence was electrifying, turning heads and winning hearts. His blinding green and gold
- [Fortune Favours Leary The Brave ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/fortune-favours-leary-the-brave/) - Alexa Leary’s endless energy and enthusiasm have combined to propel her to perfection in the women’s 100m freestyle S9 at La Défense Arena, breaking the world record she set just hours earlier to win Australia’s third swimming gold medal at Paris 2024. Leary - who anchored the mixed 4x100m medley relay 34 points team to
- [Parker Realises Dream As Road Cyclists Make Flying Start ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/parker-realises-dream-as-road-cyclists-make-flying-start/) - Only 48 hours after basking in the glory of a triathlon gold medal awarded at the iconic Alexander III Bridge in the heart of Paris, Lauren Parker has achieved a rare Paralympic feat for Australia. After sharply turning her focus to the road cycling components of her 2024 campaign following her triathlon triumph, 35-year-old Parker
- [PREVIEW: McGrath Leads Aussie Canoe Triple Threat  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/preview-mcgrath-leads-aussie-canoe-triple-threat/) - They are Australia’s triple threat. The power of three in Curtis McGrath, Susan Seipel and Dylan Littlehales will all line up at their third Paralympic Games with the canoe competition sets to get underway from September 6 to 8. McGrath’s duties have increased for the Paris Games as he has undertaken the role of Australian
- [Boccia Stars Michel And Leeson Farewell Pairs ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/boccia-stars-michel-and-leeson-farewell-pairs/) - The Paris Paralympic Games has come to an end for boccia stars Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson, after going down to defending Paralympic champions, Republic of Korea, 4-2 in the quarter-finals of the mixed pairs BC3. It was not the fairytale ending the duo were chasing, after making history two days earlier by claiming silver
- [Rollers Find Their Mojo To Topple Spain ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/rollers-find-their-mojo-to-topple-spain/) - Five days ago the Aussie Rollers, coming off an opening game loss to the Netherlands, fell 68-60 to Spain, all-but condemning their Paris 2024 campaign. At Bercy Arena on Wednesday, the Rollers gained their revenge. By beating Spain 78-74, they proved some valuable points; they do have the game plan to win at the top
- [Proud Equestrians Pinching Themselves: ‘Is This A Dream?!’  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/proud-equestrians-pinching-themselves-is-this-a-dream/) - It was picture perfect at the Chateau de Versailles for day two of the Para-equestrian competition, which saw medals decided in the Grade IV and V Individual Tests. For the first time in the Palace’s long history, a mob of blow-up boxing kangaroos, along with excited spectators and team members, were out in force to support
- [Golden Day At Para-Table Tennis, More Medals On The Horizon  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/australias-world-1-yang-strikes-gold-again/) - Australia has won all three matches on Day 7 of the Para-table tennis, including claiming a gold medal in the Women's Singles (WS10). Qian Yang successfully defended her Paralympic women's singles crown with a commanding 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 12-10) performance over Poland’s legendary player Natalia Partyka on Wednesday. Yang skipped out to a two-game lead
- [‘Gutted’ Rollers Punished By Ruthless Brits ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/gutted-rollers-punished-by-ruthless-brits/) - The Australian Rollers became the prey for a rampant Great Britain in their quarter final at the Paris Paralympics, ending their hopes of a medal and leaving team members deflated. Great Britain have waltzed through the tournament so far, scoring progressively bigger wins against their Group A opponents - 21 points over Germany, 30 points
- [Watson Goes The Distance For Bronze ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/watson-goes-the-distance-for-bronze/) - Rachael Watson opened the medal account on night six of the Games, claiming a bronze medal in the women’s S3 100m freestyle in 1:38.92 – her first Paralympic medal at this distance. Watson, who has recently been reclassified from an S4 to an S3 due to her Guillain Barre Syndrome, added the event to her
- [Boccia Duo Top Pool In Mixed Pairs But Tough Quarters Await ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/boccia-duo-top-pool-in-mixed-pairs-but-tough-quarters-await/) - Fresh from winning Australia’s first ever silver medals in the BC3 individual events, boccia duo Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson have teamed up in the mixed pairs on Tuesday winning two from two in the pool stages. The duo topped their pool after winning both matches 5-2 against home side France and Japan. Coming into
- [Turning Heads With Gold ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/turning-heads-with-gold/) - Lucky lane seven has once again delivered for James Turner who not only won Australia’s first gold medal in athletics today at the 2024 Paris Games but broke his own 400m T36 world record set at the Dubai World Championships five years ago. “When I heard I drew lane seven today I got a bit more
- [Shooter Smith On Song Against Top Field In Paris Finale](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/shooter-smith-on-song-against-top-field-in-paris-finale/) - Para-shooter Natalie Smith has equalled her best Paralympic result in the R8 women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1, making the final on Tuesday and placing eighth overall in a fierce field of competitors. The rewarding result on Day 6 caps off Smith’s 2024 Paris campaign at Chateauroux Shooting Centre, after placing 12th in the R2
- [Australia’s Para-equestrian Team Start In Style At Beautiful Versailles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/australias-para-equestrian-team-start-in-style-at-beautiful-versailles/) - On the opening day of the Para-equestrian competition at the Château de Versailles, Stella Barton and Bridget Murphy rode down the spectacular centreline in the Grade I and II Individual Tests respectively. Murphy and ‘Penmain Promise’, known as Macey, were the first Australian combination to take to the sand, delivering a pleasing test with a
- [Jennings Bows Out Of Recurve Open ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/jennings-bows-out-of-recurve-open/) - Para-archer Amanda Jennings has fallen short to Italy’s reigning world record holder in the 1/8 elimination round of the women’s recurve open on Tuesday, going down 6-0 at the Esplanade des Invalides. Jennings – who defeated Indonesia’s Wahyu Retno Wulandari 7-3 earlier in the day to progress to the next round – was unaware of
- [Yang Turns On The Afterburners In Gold Medal Defence ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/australias-yang-turns-on-the-afterburners-in-gold-medal-defence/) - Qian Yang has blown her opponent away in the fifth and deciding game of the table tennis women’s singles (WS10) semi-final to qualify for the gold medal match where she will aim to defend her Tokyo title. She will meet Polish legend Natalia Partyka in the decider on Wednesday, after she beat Shiau Wen Tian
- [Silver Linings On Landmark Night For Boccia  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/silver-linings-for-landmark-night-of-boccia/) - On a historic night at South Paris Arena, Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson, along with their ramp operators Ash Maddern and Jasmine Haydon, both snared silver medals in their individual boccia BC3 events, etching their names in the Australian boccia record books. It’s the first time at the same Paralympic Games Australia has won two
- [Burian Throws Season Best For Javelin Bronze](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/burian-throws-season-best-for-javelin-bronze/) - It was back-to-back Paralympic Games medals for javelin thrower Michal Burian in the Stade de France in Paris on Monday - just the colour changed from Tokyo three years ago. Burian collected Australia’s fifth medal in athletics – a bronze in the F64 javelin with a season-best throw (64.89m) in the second round. He held
- [Australia’s World No.1 Qian Yang Progresses To Semi Final ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/australias-world-no-1-qian-yang-progresses-to-semi-final/) - Australia showed remarkable fight in six singles matches on Monday, including a five-game thriller from Milly Tapper, but only Qian Yang progressed to the next stage of her draw. Tapper, Australia’s only Olympic-Paralympic double representative, came back from 2-0 down and saved several match points, but fell agonisingly short in her quarter final clash (WS10)
- [‘No Words’: Leary Mows Down The Field For Stunning Relay Gold ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/no-words-leary-mows-down-the-field-for-stunning-relay-gold/) - It was a shock gold for Australia in the 34 points 4x100m mixed medley relay with Jesse Aungles, Tim Hodge, Emily Beecroft and Alexa Leary storming home to beat the dominant Netherlands in the final event on night five at the pool. Heat swimmers Keira Stephens and Callum Simpson set the platform early to draw
- [Forged In Bronze: Steelers Reach Paralympic Podium After Eight-Year Wait](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/forged-in-bronze-steelers-reach-paralympic-podium-after-eight-year-wait/) - The Australian Steelers have ended their eight-year wait for a Paralympic medal by winning bronze for the first time in their history. In overcoming the bitter disappointment of missing the gold medal match in the most emphatic way, the Steelers defeated 2020 Paralympic champions Great Britain 50-48. With two gold medals (Rio 2016, London 2012)
- [It Wasn’t To Be For Archers Milne And Lee](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/it-wasnt-to-be-for-archers-milne-and-lee/) - Para-archers Ameera Lee and Jonathon Milne saw their Paralympic campaign come to an end in the mixed team compound open quarter-final on Monday, defeated by Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham and Nathan Macqueen – 150 to 141. Grinham and Macqueen took control from the start, winning each end. The first two ends both finished at 38-36,
- [Mission Complete For Seine-sational Parker](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/mission-complete-for-seine-sational-parker/) - Australian Para-triathlon’s golden girl Lauren Parker has bettered her heart stopping silver from Tokyo with a Seine-sational victory in Paris. Parker’s eyes have been firmly on the top of the dais, using the hurt of her narrow second placing at Tokyo 2020 to power her to an incredible victory and extend her unprecedented winning streak to
- [PHOTO GALLERY: Day 4 of Competition](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/photo-gallery-day-4-of-competition/) - Check out the Aussie action from Day 4 of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
- [Success Heightens Table Tennis Camp’s Positive Vibes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/success-heightens-table-tennis-camps-positive-vibes/) - Riding a high from the women’s doubles gold medal won by Lina Lei and Qian Yang the previous night, Nathan Pellissier, Jessy Chen and Danni Di Toro put up valiant fights against higher ranked opponents but ultimately fell short. Di Toro, Australia’s most capped Paralympian in Paris, said she would use the experience of the
- [Butterflies Cast Aside As Debutants Go Big With Bronze ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/butterflies-cast-aside-as-debutants-go-big-with-bronze/) - Best friends and Paralympic Games debutants, sprinter Mali Lovell and javelin thrower Dayna Crees, both claimed bronze medals on the same day at Paris 2024. Sprinter Chad Perris almost joined them in the bronze brigade, but five-thousandths (0.005) left him in 4th place in the T13 100m final – Japan’s Shuta Kawakami taking home the
- [Undeniable And Unbeatable! Australians Create Rowing History  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/undeniable-and-unbeatable-australians-create-rowing-history/) - It was a historic day for the Australian Paralympic rowing team, winning a gold and bronze medal, the first time ever taking home two medals in one Games. The biggest moment of the day belonged to Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager who carved out their own slice of history to become the first Aussie Para-rowers
- [Scooter And Ahmed Cap Off ‘Challenging’ Day With Medals ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/2808098/) - The unofficial Mayor of the Aussie Village, Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson, and his good mate Ahmed Kelly, shared the podium after a thrilling SM3 150m individual medley, one of several highlights on Day 4 of the swimming program at the Paris Paralympics. Kelly, after earlier being disqualified and then reinstated after an error in officiating during
- [PREVIEW: Eyes On Versailles As Artistic Sport Para-Equestrian Takes Centre Stage ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/preview-eyes-on-versailles-as-solitary-artistic-sport-para-equestrian-takes-centre-stage/) - The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will write a magnificent new chapter in the Château de Versailles’ long and rich horse-riding history when the Para-equestrian competition begins there on Tuesday. Australia’s all-female team features riders in four of the five Paralympic classifications - all but Grade III - with three of the four athletes making their Games
- [Bronzed Aussies Silence Crowd At The Velodrome ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/bronzed-aussies-silence-crowd-and-wrap-up-big-four-days-at-the-velodrome/) - Australia has wrapped up the final day of track cycling with a bronze medal in the sprint at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, south west of Paris. It was the fifth medal for the Australian cyclists, who also claimed three gold and a silver medal to finish fourth on the velodrome medal table behind Great Britain (five
- [Landmark Day As Boccia Duo Make Aussie Paralympic History ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/landmark-day-as-boccia-duo-make-aussie-paralympic-history/) - Australia’s boccia duo Dan Michel and Jamieson Leeson are both through to the individual gold medal playoffs off in boccia, creating Australian history in the sport. Previously the best result at the Paralympic Games was a bronze medal, with Michel and Leeson already surpassing that result. Leeson also becomes the first Australian female boccia player to
- [Aussie Archers Prepare To Take On Home Grown Heroes ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/aussie-archers-prepare-to-take-on-home-grown-heroes/) - Jonathon Milne will focus on the upcoming mixed teams compound open event with teammate Ameera Lee after he narrowly lost 144-142 to Ken Polish from the US in the men’s compound open 1/8 elimination round. Milne, who earned bronze medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and the 2023 World Championships, was content with his
- [Overtime Heartbreak For Steelers In Paris ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/overtime-heartbreak-for-steelers-in-paris/) - The Australian Steelers will play for a Paralympic bronze medal after a crushing overtime loss in their wheelchair rugby semi-final against Japan. The Steelers went down 52-51 at Arena Champs de Mars on Sunday, sending them to the bronze medal playoff for the second consecutive Paralympics. They finished fourth in Tokyo. “We don't want to
- [Solid Shoot For Zappelli At Chateauroux ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/solid-shoot-for-zappelli-at-chateauroux/) - Shooter Anton Zappelli pulled on the green and gold for the first time at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on Sunday, taking aim the in R3 mixed 10m air rifle prone. Hitting the range at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on Father’s Day, the father of three and dual world championship silver medallist competed against 34 of his
- [Rollers ‘Back In The Tournament’ After Quality Encounter With US ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/rollers-back-in-the-tournament-after-quality-encounter-with-us/) - Rollers captain Tristan Knowles has vowed his side is “ready to go to absolute war” with Great Britain in their almost certain quarter final match-up after the Australians dished up a strong performance against world No.1 the United States at Bercy Arena. Australia went down 76-69 to the reigning Paralympic and world champion Americans in
- ['One Point Here Or There': Doubles Duo Bullish In Defeat](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/one-point-here-or-there-doubles-duo-bullish-in-defeat/) - Australia’s open men’s wheelchair doubles team won more points than their opponents and earnt the growing respect of an appreciative crowd on a Roland-Garros outside court but were edged out of Paris 2024 by their formidable Brazilian opponents. In a captivating and nerve-jangling first-round match, Australian duo Ben Weekes and Anderson Parker were eliminated 5-7,
- [Leeson Secures Semi-Final Spot, Michel Into Quarter Finals](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/leeson-secures-semi-final-spotmichel-into-quarter-finals/) - Competing for the first time in boccia’s individual women’s BC3 event at a Paralympic Games, Jamieson Leeson has booked her spot in the semi-final after staging a stunning comeback win in the quarter final. Teaming up with ramp assistant Jasmine Haydon, the duo were trailing 0-2 at the conclusion of the second end but managed to
- [‘Shattering’ Moment For Clifford Amid Silver And Bronze  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/shattering-moment-for-clifford-amid-silver-and-bronze/) - The track and field team began contributing to Australia’s medal tally adding a silver for middle distance runner Michael Roeger and a bronze for wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario on a day of drama at the Stade de France. Celebrations over the first athletics medals for the Paris 2024 Games was tinged with disappointment for
- [Australia Strikes Rare Gold In Table Tennis Doubles ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/australia-strikes-rare-gold-in-table-tennis-doubles/) - For the first time since 1964, Australia has won a Paralympic table tennis doubles gold medal, with the women's pairing, Lina Lei and Qian Yang, prevailing 3-1 over Chinese Taipei. In a battle of the top seeds, the lower ranked Australians blew away their opponents, Tzu Yu Lin and Shiau Wen Tian, in the first
- [Ireland A Bronzed Aussie On Night Three ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/ireland-a-bronzed-aussie-on-night-three/) - Jack Ireland stormed home on night three of the swimming to take a bronze in the men’s S14 200m freestyle, securing the medal at his first Paralympics after missing the qualifying time for the Tokyo Games. Ireland, who has won silver in the same event at the 2023 World Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games, took
- [Aussie Archers Faced High Stake Battles In Paris ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/aussie-para-archers-faced-high-stake-battles-in-paris/) - The third day of the Para-archery competition saw disappointment for Australia, as they faced formidable opponents on the world stage in the women’s individual compound open 1/8 elimination matches. Aussie Ameera Lee went head-to-head in a tight battle with hometown hero, France’s Julie Rigault Chupin. Igniting the vocal crowd Rigault Chupin triumphed over Lee 140-132,
- [Reid Goes Back-To-Back On Paris Track ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/reid-goes-back-to-back-on-paris-track/) - Amanda Reid has overcome a difficult preparation to successfully defend her Paralympic Games title with a commanding performance in the C1-3 500m time trial at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, south-west of Paris. In Tokyo the proud Wemba Wemba and Guring-gai woman became the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman to win a cycling medal at
- [Steelers Roll Denmark To Secure Semi Final](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/destiny-out-of-their-hands-steelers-still-dream-of-gold/) - Australia has knocked Denmark out of the Paris 2024 wheelchair rugby competition, exorcising the demons that have haunted them since Tokyo 2020. The 53-49 victory in Paris on Saturday kept the Steelers’ semi final hopes alive and Great Britain’s win over France later in the day ensured the Australians would go through to a battle
- [‘Pain Gauge’ No Barrier For Aussie Rowing Finalists ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/pain-gauge-no-barrier-for-aussie-rowing-finalists/) - All three Australian rowing crews have secured their places in the A Finals of the Paralympic Games, after Erik Horrie and the mixed coxed four crew won their respective repechage rounds on Saturday. They will join Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager who yesterday qualified straight through to the A Final for the first ever mixed
- [Vinot Bids Paris Au Revoir In Maiden Paralympics ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/vinot-bids-paris-au-revoir-in-maiden-paralympics/) - Australia’s Celine Vinot has bowed out in the knockout stage of the badminton tournament, ending her first Paralympic campaign with a admirable 2-1 defeat in her final group game. Coming off a loss in her other round match yesterday, Vinot put up a gallant fight to take a gruelling first game in the SL3 class
- [Wins For Michel And Leeson In Second Pool Match  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/wins-for-michel-and-leeson-in-second-pool-match/) - World No.1 in the BC3 individual Dan Michel and fellow Aussie Jamieson Leeson both delivered solid wins in their respective individual second pool matches. Michel and ramp assistant Ashlee Madern made it two from two wins after defeating Great Britain’s Patrick Wilson 7-2. “It was another tough match, me and Paddy have played a few
- [Stephens Just Misses Podium, 20-Point Quartet Enjoys Surprise Final ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/stephens-just-misses-podium-20-point-quartet-enjoys-surprise-final/) - Australian swimmers had a light schedule on the second day of competition at La Defense Arena with only two individual swims and a relay on the program. After the hype and excitement of the first night, the team was looking to make an impact on night two, but it wasn’t to be. Keira Stephens was
- [Wheelchair Rugby Gold Still Within Reach For Steelers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/wheelchair-rugby-gold-still-within-reach-for-steelers/) - The Australian Steelers remain in the hunt for the wheelchair rugby gold medal after a stunning 55-53 victory against France on Friday. With the spectacular Champs de Mars Arena almost bursting with boisterous French fans and a smattering of passionate Aussies, the Steelers ensured it was an unforgettable night for Ryley Batt and Andrew Edmondson
- [A Sprinting Accountant And A Defending Champion Celebrate Cycling Gold ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/a-sprinting-accountant-and-a-defending-champion-celebrate-cycling-gold/) - Australia’s Para-cyclists claimed two gold and a silver medal on day two of competition at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, southwest of Paris, with debutants and veterans in the medal mix. Korey Boddington collected a gold medal and a Games record in the C4-C5 1000m time trial in his Paralympic Games debut after a whirlwind lead up
- [South Americans Too Tough For Australia's Leading Wheelies ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/south-americans-too-tough-for-australias-leading-wheelies/) - The tight and rugged nature of top-level wheelchair tennis proved exactly that for Australia as a rising star and a Paralympic ultra-veteran both exited in the first-round at Roland-Garros. But doubles competition awaits for six-time Paralympian Ben Weekes and countryman Anderson Parker, the 26-year-old one-time highly-ranked junior who’s in the early stages of his return
- [Mixed Double To Race For Gold, Horrie Into Repechage](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/mixed-double-to-race-for-gold-horrie-into-repechage/) - Australia has qualified fastest through to the A-Final of the newest Para-rowing discipline, the PR3 mixed double sculls, with Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager posting a time of 7:11:30. After competition was delayed due to thunderstorms, Ayers and Altschwager came out strongly from the start leaving the rest of the field in their wake. The
- [De Rozario Breezes Into Final At Rainy Stade De France ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/de-rozario-breezes-into-final-at-rainy-stade-de-france/) - An Oceania area record and two athletes making their Paralympic debut summed up the Australian team’s action in Day 1 of the track-and-field competition at the Paris Games. Four-time Paralympian Rosemary Little threw a season’s best 16.65 metres in the women’s club throw (F32) to claim the Oceania record. She finished 14th in a field
- [Over-Arching Aussies Defy The Odds  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/over-arching-aussies-defy-the-odds-on-day-2/) - Australia's Para-archery team delivered standout performances on the second day of their Paris campaign, toppling higher-ranked opponents and showcasing their mettle on the global stage. In the women's compound open 1/16 elimination round,
- [Pain From Spain But Rollers Rookies Shine ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/pain-from-spain-but-rollers-rookies-shine/) - The Australian Rollers will take momentum into their clash with the United States after producing a fast finish against Spain in their second pool match at the Paris Paralympics. The 2023 European Championships silver medallists beat the Australians 68-60 at Bercy Arena but led by as many as 22 points in the third quarter. The
- [A Balanced Approach As Smith Fires First Shots In Paris ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/a-balanced-approach-as-smith-fires-first-shots-in-paris/) - Para-shooter Natalie Smith was first to take aim for the Australian team at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre on Friday, competing against 16 of the world’s best in the R2 women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1. After firing 60 shots at the target across six, 10 shot series, Smith finished the qualifying rounds with a total
- [Dynamic Duo Lei And Yang Progress With Convincing Win ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/dynamic-duo-lei-and-yang-progress-with-convincing-win/) - Australia has recorded its first win in the Para-table tennis competition at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, with Lina Lei and Qian Yang beating China’s Meng Liu and Jingdian Mao, 3-0 to advance to the semifinal. Lei and Yang, the second seeds in their classification (WD20), were given the bye in the round of
- [Vinot Faces Must Win Match To Progress In Badminton ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/vinot-faces-must-win-match-to-progress-in-para-badminton/) - Australia’s Celine Vinot will need to beat India’s Mandeep Kaur tomorrow to progress out of group B and be guaranteed a spot in the knockout stages of the Para-badminton at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Vinot, who is competing at her first Paralympic Games, put up a gallant fight at Porte de la Chapelle Arena against
- [PREVIEW: Progress And Ambition Driving Triathlon Confidence ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-progress-and-ambition-driving-triathlon-confidence/) - Australia’s supremely talented team of triathletes is primed to swim, ride and run their way into the history books at the Paris Paralympic Games. The 13-strong squad, consisting of 12 triathletes plus one sighted guide, is the largest since the sport was introduced at Rio 2016 and features a mixture of debutants and athletes with
- [PREVIEW: Rowing Stars Striving For Oar-Inspired Performances  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-rowing-stars-striving-for-oar-inspired-performances/) - All eyes will be on Australia’s Para-rowing team at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, as eight athletes competing in three boats chase their own slice of history. Three-time Paralympic silver medallist in the PR1 single scull, Erik Horrie, will line up at his fourth Paralympic Games, as he strives to win Australia's first rowing Paralympic
- [Mixed Results For Boccia Duo On Opening Day Of Competition ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/mixed-results-for-boccia-duo-on-opening-day-of-competition/) - Australia's boccia athletes had mixed results on the opening day of competition, with Daniel Michel taking the win and Jamieson Leeson recorded a loss. Michel and ramp operator Ashlee Maddern staged a come from behind 10-2 win against South Africa’s Karabo Morapedi. After trailing leading into the third end, the world No.1 rallied, delivering a
- [Tough Day For Australia’s Doubles Pairings](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/tough-day-for-australias-doubles-pairings/) - Nine of Australia’s Para-table tennis team were in action on Day 1 of the Paralympic Games, and all faced fierce competition at South Paris Arena across the doubles program. After seven challenging matches and despite gallant fightbacks, ultimately all teams were eliminated from progressing further in the competition. Mixed doubles team, Lina Lei and Nathan
- [Para-Archery Campaign Kicks Off With Ranking Rounds](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/para-archery-campaign-kicks-off-with-ranking-rounds/) - The Australian Para-archery team has kicked off their Paris campaign with commendable performances in the ranking rounds. The six-member team demonstrated skill and resilience as they set the stage for the upcoming elimination rounds. In the men's compound open category, Jonathon Milne led the Australian contingent by securing 10th place with an impressive score of
- [Gallagher’s Gold Leads Aussie Swimming Charge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/gallaghers-gold-leads-aussie-swimming-charge/) - The Australian Swim Team secured the nation’s first medals of the Paris Games, bringing home one gold, one silver and two bronze medals on the opening night. Australia’s medal tally began with Brenden Hall, who secured a bronze in the men’s S9 400m freestyle, the first race of the night. Earlier in the day, current
- [Australian Rollers Stumble In ‘Clunky’ Games Opener ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/australian-rollers-stumble-in-clunky-games-opener/) - The Australian men’s wheelchair basketball team has been given a stark reality check by a switched-on Netherlands side in their first game of the Paris Paralympics, beaten 66-55 in front of a full house at Bercy Arena. The Rollers had a perfect lead in to the tournament but looked out of sorts against the European
- [Brotherly Love On Speed Dial As Perris Debuts In Paris ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/brotherly-love-on-speed-dial-as-perris-debuts-in-paris/) - When Kane Perris switched his phone back on after making his Paralympic Games debut at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome south-west of Paris, the first message he saw simply said, ‘proud of you mate, Sunday’s the big day’. That message was from his brother Chad, who had watched the performance from the Paralympic Athlete’s Village where he
- [Defeat For Steelers Creates Must-Win Showdown Against France ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/defeat-for-steelers-creates-must-win-showdown-against-france/) - The Australian Steelers face a must-win battle against France in a packed Parisian stadium if they are to fight for a Paralympic wheelchair rugby medal in Paris. The Steelers have no second chances if they are to progress out of Pool B after they were defeated 58-55 by reigning Paralympic champions Great Britain on Thursday
- [PHOTO GALLERY: Opening Ceremony](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/photo-gallery-opening-ceremony/)
- [PREVIEW: Track Cycling Champions Target Golden Return ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-track-cycling-champions-target-golden-return/) - Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Emily Petricola and Amanda Reid hope to spearhead Australia’s track cycling campaign with a successful defence of their Paralympic Games crowns in Paris. Para-cycling Lead Coach Shane Perkins says there is podium potential throughout the 12-rider contingent that will vie for medals across four days of competition at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome,
- [Warm Welcome For Aussies At Spectacular Games Opening ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/warm-welcome-for-aussies-at-spectacular-games-opening/) - Two of France’s most iconic pieces of real estate – the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde – were the stage for the 17th Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony. Like the Olympic Games a month ago, the Paralympics celebration took place outdoors in an exceptional setting full of French history, beauty and pride. Unlike the Olympics,
- [PREVIEW: 1,095 Days Of An Insatiable Wheelchair Rugby Grudge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-1095-days-of-an-insatiable-wheelchair-rugby-grudge/) - The Australian Steelers are aiming to write a perfect ending to a redemption story three years in the making when their Paris Paralympic Games campaign begins on Thursday. The Steelers are desperate to atone for their bitterly disappointing Tokyo 2020 campaign which saw them miss a Paralympic medal for the first time since 2004. They
- [PREVIEW: The Moneyball Strategy That Has Basketballers On A Roll ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-the-moneyball-strategy-that-has-basketballers-on-a-roll/) - When Brad Ness took over as coach of Australia’s men’s wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, he invited his Western Australian Institute of Sport colleague, data analyst Luke Mitchell, to look at the team’s performance indicators. Ness was stunned with what Mitchell produced. “I just said, ‘When did you get time to watch all those games?’
- [Medals, Crowds And A One-Legged Emu Named Bruce ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/medals-crowds-and-a-one-legged-emu-named-bruce/) - Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin said every result from the 160 athletes on the Australian Paralympic Team would be celebrated in Paris, so aiming for a certain medal tally was not the intention. Australia will compete in 17 of the 22 sports on the Paris program and have a solid reputation in the Paralympic world
- [PREVIEW: Aussie Shooters Locked And Loaded For Paris  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-aussie-shooters-locked-and-loaded-for-paris/) - It’s nearly time to go at Chateauroux! Experienced Para-shooters Natalie Smith and Anton Zappelli are set to take centre stage at Chateauroux Shooting Centre this week, pulling on the green and gold to represent our nation across four events during the Paris Paralympic Games. Boasting a combined seven Games appearances between them, Smith and Zappelli
- [PREVIEW: Facebook Post That Led To Paralympic Tennis Selection   ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-facebook-post-that-led-to-paralympic-tennis-selection/) - The road to the red dirt of Roland-Garros for Australia’s wheelchair tennis athletes has been long and winding. The nation’s two competitors in the men’s open event, veteran Paralympian Ben Weekes and teammate Anderson Parker, have travelled to the many corners of the globe en route to the Games and the famed Parisian clay courts. Just
- [Spirit Of Co-Operation Celebrated At Oceania Welcome Event  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/spirit-of-co-operation-celebrated-at-oceania-welcome-event/) - Eight Pacific nations have come together for a Welcome Event at the Paralympic Village to celebrate their unity and growing strength in the Paralympic movement. There are nine countries in the Oceania Paralympic Committee – one of five regional organisations recognised by the International Paralympic Committee - and eight were represented: Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands,
- [PREVIEW: Michel And Leeson Chase Boccia History In Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-michel-and-leeson-ready-to-chase-boccia-paralympic-history-in-paris/) - Australia will be one of the most talked about nations at the Paralympic Games in boccia when Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson line up alongside their respective ramp operators Ash Maddern and Jasmine Haydon at South Paris Arena. Taking part in their third Paralympic Games, Michel and Maddern come into the 2024 Games with a
- [PREVIEW: Flying Badminton Duo Set To Debut ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-flying-badminton-duo-set-to-debut/) - Two debutants who will compete for Australia in the second installment of Badminton at a Paralympic Games say their stunning rise in the sport has given them the confidence to dream big and excel in the moment in Paris. Mischa Ginns picked up a badminton racket at a ‘come and try’ event in Melbourne a
- [PREVIEW: Triple Title Defence For Athletics Team ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/triple-title-defence-for-para-athletics-team/) - The three athletes who claimed the four gold medals won by Australia’s athletics team at the Tokyo Paralympics – sprinter James Turner, wheelchair track-road competitor Madison de Rozario, and long jumper Vanessa Low – are back in Paris to defend their titles. The 34-member team comprising 32 competitors and two sighted guides, have had various
- [PREVIEW: Table Tennis Stars Primed To Continue Tokyo Success ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-table-tennis-stars-primed-to-continue-tokyo-success/) - The largest table tennis team to represent Australia at a Paralympic Games since 1968 has been putting the finishing touches on its bid to improve on its remarkable Tokyo performance. Two gold and four silver medals is by far Australia’s best result at a Games and the eight returning athletes are confident and optimistic in
- [Federal Government Backs Australian Paralympians With Rewards For Medallists](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/federal-government-backs-australian-paralympians-with-rewards-for-medallists/) - Paralympics Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to provide financial rewards to Paralympians who win medals at the Paris 2024 and Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games.The Minister for Sport Anika Wells made the announcement on Monday, ahead of the Paris Paralympics Opening Ceremony on August 28.Australia will be represented by 160 athletes in 17
- [Inspiring History Spurs Equestrian Team Preparations ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/inspiring-history-spurs-equestrian-team-preparations/) - The Australian Para-equestrian team has fine-tuned their Paralympic preparations at Le Pôle International du Cheval in Deauville, Normandy, approximately 200 kilometres north-west of Paris. In addition to polishing techniques and routines, the 10-day staging camp allowed riders Bridget Murphy, Stella Barton, Dianne Barnes and Lisa Martin to adjust to the different time zone. "We were
- [Wheelchair Tennis Gold Medallist Withdraws From Australian Team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/wheelchair-tennis-gold-medallist-withdraws-from-australian-team/) - Australia’s wheelchair tennis men’s quad representative Heath Davidson has made the difficult decision to withdraw from the Paris Paralympics due to an illness in his family. The Rio 2016 doubles gold medallist with Dylan Alcott has not travelled to France for the Games. Davidson’s mother has been admitted to palliative care and the Australian team
- [PREVIEW: Largest Archery Team In 40 Years On Target For Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/australias-largest-paralympic-archery-team-in-40-years-aims-for-glory-in-paris/) - Australia is set to make history in Paris with its largest archery team in four decades, spotlighting a remarkable resurgence in the sport. The six-strong squad represents a blend of seasoned veterans and dynamic newcomers, all driven by an unwavering determination to succeed on the global stage. Leading the charge is Jonathon Milne (men’s compound
- [Beyond The Dream: Curtis McGrath Documentary](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/beyond-the-dream-curtis-mcgrath-documentary/) - Always one to chase adventure, test his limits and dream big, Australian Paralympian Curtis McGrath shares his incredible, inspirational story of overcoming adversity in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, in Curtis McGrath Unstoppable, premiering Monday, August 26, at 8.45pm on Channel 9 and 9Now. Produced by 60 Minutes, this documentary offers exclusive first-time access into Curtis’s
- [PREVIEW: Swimmers Chase Flying Start To Paris 2024 Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/preview-swimmers-chase-flying-start-to-paris-2024-campaign/) - Nearly a third of Australia’s 30-member swimming team will make their Paralympic Games debut at the Paris Games, but what they lack in experience they more than account for in potential. The hotly anticipated 2024 Paralympic swimming meet starts at La Défense Arena on August 29 with several Australians expected to feature in finals as
- [Discovering Para-Sport Opportunities Just Became Easier](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/discovering-para-sport-opportunities-just-became-easier/) - Paralympics Australia has launched a new resource that provides comprehensive information about how people can become involved in Para-sport. The Start Line went live on the Paralympics Australia website on Friday, as Australia’s Paralympians continued to file into Paris before the Games start on August 28. It is Paralympics Australia’s dedicated home for information, guidance
- [Paralympics Australia And TikTok Champion Para-Athletes Competing In Paris ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/paralympics-australia-and-tiktok-champion-para-athletes-competing-in-paris/) - With over 42,000 #Paralympics videos and counting, TikTok Australia is proud to be named an official supplier of Paralympics Australia ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The popularity of Para-sports on the platform is profound - @paralympics has over 4.4 million followers, while #WheelchairBasketball, #ParaCycling, #ParaSwimming, #WheelchairRugby, and #BlindFootball videos have amassed over 1
- [Record Number Of Delegations And Females To Compete At Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/paris-2024-paralympic-games-record-number-of-delegations-and-females-set-to-compete/) - A record number of delegations and females will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced. With final numbers still to be fully confirmed due to teams still arriving in the French capital, it looks like the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will feature around 4,400 athletes from a record
- [Ignite A Passion For The Paralympics In Your Classroom](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/ignite-a-passion-for-the-paralympics-in-your-classroom/) - As an Official Partner of the Australian Paralympic Education Program and the Official School Resource Supplier of Paralympics Australia, Tes (Teach Starter) is excited to offer an exclusive collection of Paralympics teaching resources free of charge to Australian teachers. With a strong legacy of supporting Australian teachers, the team at Tes (Teach Starter) has thoughtfully
- [Unprecedented Access: Ground-Breaking Documentary 'Forged In Steel' Premieres On Nine ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/unprecedented-access-ground-breaking-documentary-forged-in-steel-premieres-on-nine/) - Paralympics Australia, the Nine Network and Good Shout are proud to announce the premiere of a ground-breaking documentary which offers unprecedented access behind the scenes of the Australian Steelers Wheelchair Rugby Team. Forged In Steel takes viewers behind closed doors as the Steelers deal with raw emotions, intense competition and personal sacrifices to fight for
- [Record-Breakers, Change-Makers: Australian Paralympic Team Finalised For Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/record-breakers-change-makers-australian-paralympic-team-finalised-for-paris-2024/) - The compelling stories of 160 athletes across 17 sports will form the next chapter of Australia’s vibrant Paralympic story at the Paris Paralympic Games, starting on August 28. The 2024 Australian team, co-captained by eight-time Paralympic medallist in athletics Angie Ballard and triple gold medallist in Para-canoe Curtis McGrath, features record-breakers and change-makers. Among them
- [Taking The Virtual Seats Campaign To The Next Level](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/taking-the-virtual-seats-campaign-to-the-next-level/) - This week we were excited to launch our 2024 Virtual Seats campaign alongside the Paris 2024 Games. The aim of this campaign is to get behind your Australian Paralympic team and raise vital funds to support the next generation of Paralympic superstars. After a successful Tokyo 2020 Virtual Seats campaign, we wanted to build on
- [Wheelchair Tennis Trio Named To Represent Australia at Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/08/wheelchair-tennis-trio-named-to-represent-australia-at-paris-2024/) - Heath Davidson will compete at his third Paralympic Games with a better understanding of himself and his wheelchair tennis after his former doubles partner Dylan Alcott’s retirement. Davidson is one of three athletes who have been confirmed by Paralympics Australia to compete in wheelchair tennis at the Paris Paralympics, starting on August 28. Ben Weekes
- [Paralympics Australia Names Cycling Team For Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/paralympics-australia-names-cycling-team-for-paris-2024/) - The continuation of Australia’s outstanding record in Paralympic cycling rests with the 13 athletes named by Paralympics Australia to represent the nation at Paris 2024. Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin announced the Australian Paralympic Team’s newest members at a ceremony held online and attended by AusCycling Para Technical Director Warren McDonald. The powerful squad is
- [Powerlifting Resurgence Gains Pace With Paris 2024 Selections](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/powerlifting-resurgence-gains-pace-with-paris-2024-selections/) - Australian powerlifting is back after a 12-year absence from Paralympic competition. The nation’s two leading lifters, Hani Watson and Ben Wright, were confirmed by Paralympics Australia as the newest members of the Australian Paralympic Team for Paris 2024 at a ceremony in Melbourne. “It’s like my mum said to me before she passed away last
- [Australia’s Sole Judoka For Paris 2024 Means Business](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/beat-some-girls-up-australias-sole-judoka-for-paris-2024-means-business/) - Taylor Gosens is set to become the just the second woman to represent Australia in Paralympic judo after she was confirmed by Paralympics Australia as the latest Paris-bound athlete. Gosens will compete in the J2 70kg+ classification when the tournament begins at Champ de Mars Arena on September 5. She will follow in the footsteps
- [Shooting Tradition Continues With Experienced Duo Named For Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/shooting-tradition-continues-with-experienced-duo-named-for-paris/) - Australia’s hope for its first Paralympic medal in shooting in 12 years rests in the steady hands of two athletes who have shown extraordinary resilience and skill to reach a combined seven Paralympic Games. Paralympics Australia announced Natalie Smith and Anton Zappelli to the Australian Paralympic Team at a ceremony in Sydney, continuing our nation’s
- [Stuart Jones: Reimagining What's Possible](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/1091094/) - In the leadup to the Paralympics, we're pleased to partner with organisations like icare NSW and share the stories of inspiring athletes who have reached amazing heights after serious injury. "You can reimagine your life, whatever it is", Stuart Jones, Paralympic cyclist and icare Lifetime Care Participant, said. Stuart credits much of his recovery to
- [Paralympics Australia Announces Powerful Triathlon Team For Paris 2024 ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/paralympics-australia-announces-powerful-triathlon-team-for-paris-2024/) - Australia’s growing strength in triathlon will be on full display at the Paris Paralympic Games after Paralympics Australia confirmed the nation’s biggest squad yet to contest the event. Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin welcomed the 13 newest members of the Australian Paralympic Team at a ceremony held online, attended by AusTriathlon CEO Tim Harradine, as
- [Paralympics Australia announces digital transformation support to be provided by Deloitte](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/paralympics-australia-announces-digital-transformation-support-to-be-provided-by-deloitte/) - Paralympics Australia has announced Deloitte as its official partner for its digital transformation program.Deloitte’s support focuses largely on the implementation of SportsCore, a sports CRM solution developed by Deloitte to provide best practice capability across stakeholder, supporter and fan management, and integration and process automation.The support comes at a critical time for Paralympics Australia, advancing
- [Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/fearnley-protege-among-newest-members-of-australian-paralympic-team/) - Australia’s track and field team for the Paris Paralympics has been bolstered by 24 athletes - including one who recently beat a long-standing record by Paralympic great Kurt Fearnley - after Paralympics Australia confirmed a second group to represent the nation at the Games. Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin announced the newest members of the
- [Australian Paralympian Col Pearse Stars In Woolworths' Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/australian-paralympian-col-pearse-stars-in-woolworths-fresh-fuels-the-best-in-all-of-us-campaign/) - Official Partner of the Australian Paralympic Team Woolworths is showcasing how the best of Australian fresh is fuelling athletes as they prepare to take on the world in the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Launched last week, the brand film is inspired by the true story of Paralympic swimmer Col Pearse, whose family and
- [Australian Paralympic Team Flag Bearers Announced At Admiralty House](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/australian-paralympic-team-flag-bearers-announced-at-admiralty-house/) - Two of the Australian Paralympic Team’s most exemplary athletes have been chosen to carry the nation’s flag at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony on August 28. Track and field star Madison de Rozario and revered swimmer Brenden Hall were selected for the honoured role by Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin. The announcement was
- [Steelers Wheelchair Rugby Team For Paris 2024 Announced By Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/steelers-wheelchair-rugby-team-for-paris-2024-announced-by-paralympics-australia/) - The Australian wheelchair rugby team’s overhaul of its values and culture has provided the perfect platform for success at the Paris Paralympic Games. The 12-player Steelers squad, announced by Paralympics Australia at a launch in Melbourne, is led by experienced superstars Ryley Batt and Chris Bond. The dominant duo were both members of the gold medal-winning Steelers
- [Paralympics Australia Announces Powerful Table Tennis Squad For Paris 2024 ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/paralympics-australia-announces-powerful-table-tennis-squad-for-paris-2024/) - The powerhouse table tennis team for the Paris Paralympic Games, announced by Paralympics Australia at a ceremony in Mandurah, is the culmination of a decade’s steady build by dedicated athletes, coaches and support staff. The 12-player team is Australia’s largest since 1968 and the second largest ever to represent the nation in the Paralympic Games
- [Fire Burns For Veteran Rollers Picked For Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/fire-burns-for-veteran-rollers-picked-for-paris-2024/) - Two of the biggest contributors to Australian wheelchair basketball in the modern era will lead the Australian Rollers at Paris 2024, as they seek to get back on the podium after a 12-year absence. Tristan Knowles and Shaun Norris were both confirmed for their sixth Paralympic Games at a team announcement in Melbourne, hosted by
- [Sliding Doors Moments That Led Riders To Paralympic Selection](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/sliding-doors-moments-that-led-riders-to-paralympic-selection/) - Australia’s Para-equestrian team for Paris 2024 features riders in four of the five Paralympic classifications, but they face a mighty challenge to return Australia to the medal dais. Australia hasn’t won a Paralympic medal in equestrian since 2012 and, though the setting will be spectacular for the Paris event, the competition will be fierce. “Para-equestrian,
- [Paralympics Australia – Resignation of Chief Executive Officer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/paralympics-australia-resignation-of-chief-executive-officer/) - Paralympics Australia today announced the CEO of Paralympics Australia Catherine Clark has resigned from her position after two and a half years in the role. During her time as CEO, Ms Clark has guided Paralympics Australia to deliver its new strategic plan, the organisation’s first Reconciliation Action Plan as well as critical advocacy for funding
- [Federal Parliament Officially Launches Australian Paralympic Team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/federal-parliament-officially-launches-australian-paralympic-team/) - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have led a bipartisan show of support for the 2024 Australian Paralympic Team with a stirring official team launch in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra.Federal Members of Parliament came together to offer their encouragement for the final stretch before the Paris Paralympics, which
- [‘Trust In Ourselves’: Paralympic Rowers Target Breakthrough Gold](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/07/trust-in-ourselves-paralympic-rowers-target-breakthrough-gold/) - Australia’s rowing team for Paris 2024 features the nation’s most decorated Paralympic rower, a crew that will arrive as gold medal favourites and a debutant who described her past 18 months as a whirlwind. They are among a squad of eight athletes announced by Paralympics Australia to compete in three qualified boats at the Paralympic
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes Historic Federal Government Investment in Sport](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/paralympics-australia-welcomes-historic-federal-government-investment-in-sport/) - A record $283 million investment in sport over the next two years announced by the Federal Government will bring monumental generational change for Para-sport, according to Paralympics Australia President Alison Creagh. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Sport Anika Wells made the historic funding announcement at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra on
- [Two new Paralympic speakers join the icare team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/two-new-paralympic-speakers-join-the-icare-team/) - With the Paris Games just around the corner Official Partner of Paralympics Australia icare is excited to announce two talented new speakers have joined the Paralympic Speakers Program (PSP). David Hall AO and Clint Pickin have joined the program, that in partnership with Paralympics Australia, provides businesses who are icare customers with access to Paralympians
- [Westfield Partners With Australia’s Paralympians](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/westfield-partners-with-australias-paralympians/) - Scentre Group, together with the Australian Olympic Committee and Paralympics Australia, today announced Westfield as the official partner of the Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams. The strategic partnership will see all 37 Westfield destinations across Australia transform into official Live Sites for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. From July, customers can visit their
- [Paralympic Deadline Nears For Paris Triathlete Hopefuls](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/paralympic-deadline-nears-for-paris-triathlete-hopefuls/) - Australia has secured two bronze medals at the World Triathlon Para Series Swansea, with Sam Harding (PTVI) and guide Aaron Royle delivering a strong first performance together, and Hannah MacDougall (PTS4) excelling in her series debut. Both Harding and MacDougall boosted their Paralympic qualification rankings ahead of this weekend's World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, the
- [Rowing World Champions Get An Off-The-Water Scare  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/rowing-world-champions-get-an-off-the-water-scare/) - The convincing win by Australia’s PR3 mixed double scull duo Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager at the World Rowing Cup event in Poland last week was achieved under the stress of a family illness. Altschwager’s youngest child, five-year-old Aspen was hospitalised with pneumonia and the 2023 World Rowing Para Crew of the Year nearly abandoned
- [Governor-General Hosts Paralympic Archery Team Announcement](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/governor-general-hosts-paralympic-archery-team-announcement/) - Australia’s biggest Paralympic Games archery team in 40 years has been unveiled at a memorable event at Admiralty House in Sydney, hosted by Paralympics Australia’s Patron-in-Chief the Governor-General David Hurley and Mrs Linda Hurley. Their Excellencies, who are ardent supporters of the Australian Paralympic Team, presented a framed Coat of Arms and beret to each
- [Tax Appeal Supports Athletes Chasing Paris Dreams ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/tax-appeal-supports-athletes-chasing-paris-dreams/) - Help tomorrow’s Para-athletes discover their sporting passion: Donate today Australian Paralympic Team co-captain for Paris 2024 Curtis McGrath is one of Australia’s leading Paralympians. But his journey to winning three Paralympic gold medals has taken years of hard work, discipline and commitment. Success on the world stage is something no one can achieve on their
- [Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/paralympics-australia-names-swimming-team-for-paris-2024-games/) - The thirty swimmers selected to represent Australia at the Paris Paralympic Games are a blend of some of the most exciting, experienced and successful swimmers to ever feature on an Australian Paralympic Team. The squad is spearheaded by two long-serving favourites, three-time gold medallist Brenden Hall, who will equal an Australian Para-swimming record fifth Games
- [Flying Kangaroo Gives Australian Paralympic Team A Lift](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/flying-kangaroo-gives-australian-paralympic-team-a-lift/) - The Australian Paralympic Team for Paris 2024 will travel on a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner specially illustrated with a ‘GO AUSTRALIA’ graphic on each side of the plane, bookmarked by the brand logos of Paralympics Australia and the Australian Olympic Committee. Gold medal-winning Para-cyclist Emily Petricola and three-time Paralympic athletics medallist Jaryd Clifford joined Chef
- [Universal Design Guide Working Towards True Inclusivity](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/universal-design-guide-working-towards-true-inclusivity/) - Paralympics Australia has released a new guide to ensure a level playing field for people with a disability wanting to get involved in sports. The Universal Design Guide for creating Inclusive Sport in Australia is aimed at promoting accessibility, inclusivity and equal opportunities within the realm of sport and recreation. The guide will now be
- [World Champion Boccia Stars Confirmed For Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/world-champion-boccia-stars-confirmed-for-paris-2024/) - Australia will be represented in boccia at the Paris Paralympic Games by two athletes, two ramp operators and a support crew whose united efforts have proved a world-beating combination. Paralympics Australia officially named Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson, and their respective ramp operators Ash Maddern and Jasmine Haydon to the Australian Team for Paris 2024
- [Steelers Take Silver, Set Sights On Paris 2024 Success](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/steelers-take-silver-set-sights-on-paris-2024-success/) - The Australian Steelers’ decade-long drought at the Canada Cup will continue after Japan defeated them 54-46 in Monday’s final to claim the gold medal. The Steelers entered the decider at Richmond Oval in Vancouver with the odds stacked against them, having only won the prestigious biennial tournament twice – in 2014 and 2010 - in
- [Steelers To Play For Gold At Canada Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/steelers-to-play-for-gold-at-canada-cup/) - The Australian Steelers will finalise their Paris 2024 preparations by playing for a gold medal at the 2024 Canada Cup on Monday. The Steelers concluded the round-robin competition on Sunday with an outstanding 54-46 victory over the United States to ensure their passage to the medal rounds. The Steelers then endured a nervous wait in
- [Gold Or Sixth? Steelers Still Uncertain At Canada Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/gold-or-sixth-steelers-still-uncertain-at-canada-cup/) - A heavy loss to Japan on Saturday means the Australian Steelers now face a rocky road to the medal podium at the 2024 Canada Cup in Vancouver. With the world’s top six teams competing at the final international wheelchair rugby tournament before Paris 2024 begins in August, the scenarios and final standings are seemingly impossible
- [Paris 2024 Medal Mystery Deepens At Canada Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/paris-2024-medal-mystery-deepens-at-canada-cup/) - For wheelchair rugby fans looking for an indication on which teams will win a medal at the Paris Paralympic Games, the opening day of the 2024 Canada Cup only added to the uncertainty. The prestigious tournament, featuring the world’s top six teams, began on Friday at Richmond Oval in Vancouver and in the five matches
- [Health, Safety, Performance The Focus At Final Paris Workshop](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/health-safety-performance-the-focus-at-final-paris-workshop/) - Paralympics Australia has hosted a two-day Paris Workshop where vital briefings were delivered to Australian Paralympic Team members across a wide range of functional areas. At RACV Goldfields Resort in Victoria, team managers, coaches and performance directors from 15 sports were among the 92 attendees at the conference. Medical, physiotherapy and wellbeing staff, along with
- [Steelers Primed For Paris 2024 Dress Rehearsal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/steelers-primed-for-paris-2024-dress-rehearsal/) - The 2024 Canada Cup will not be the world’s best wheelchair rugby tournament this year but it could be the most intriguing. Beginning on Friday at Richmond Oval in Vancouver, the three-day tournament will feature the world’s top six teams with more subplots, mysteries and potential red herrings than any famous Hollywood thriller. For competing
- [Young Triathlete’s Paris Dream Within Reach](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/young-triathletes-paris-dream-within-reach/) - The goal for Grace Brimelow and her team has been to compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games. But, after a stellar year, the up-and-coming Para-triathlete could be heading to Paris. Brimelow picked up vital points with a first placing in the PTS4 category at the 2024 World Triathlon Para Cup Vigo in Spain
- [Inclusivity Program Building More Than Employer Confidence](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/inclusivity-program-building-more-than-employer-confidence/) - A program led by Paralympics Australia is helping bridge the gap between athletes with disabilities and employers looking to establish inclusive workplaces. The Building Employer Confidence (BEC) program, funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, aims to encourage understanding and appreciation of athletes with disabilities in work environments. As a result of
- [Exquisite coins to celebrate Australia’s Paralympic athletes in Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/exciting-coins-to-celebrate-australias-olympic-and-paralympic-athletes/) - With the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is kicking off its supporters’ campaign with the release of its collectible coin program. The Mint is proud to have released various coins over the decades, in support of the country’s most celebrated para-athletes.
- [Pathways Academy Program Unearths New Paralympic Talent](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/pathways-academy-program-unearths-new-paralympic-talent/) - Tahlia Clayton-Goodie is a mother-of-three, a wife and now an aspiring Paralympian, thanks to a Paralympics Australia initiative aimed at bridging the gap for regional athletes. Clayton-Goodie is one of 55 athletes currently supported by Paralympics Australia through various Regional Academy initiatives across Victoria and NSW, with a similar program being delivered in Tasmania through
- [Equity, Justice And A Unique Shot At Change](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/equity-justice-and-a-unique-shot-at-change/) - Bridie Kean understood the concept of fairness at a tender age. Very tender, in fact. “I think I was complaining about someone taking a crayon that didn’t belong to them,” she says of a childhood story her mother recounts. “Mum said that when I was in prep school I had what my teacher called ‘an
- [Australian Sporting Network: Joint Reconciliation Statement](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/australian-sporting-network-joint-reconciliation-statement/) - National Reconciliation Week (NRW) encourages us to acknowledge the past, practice truth-telling, and pave the way for a future built on mutual respect, equality and understanding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Every Australian stands to gain from a sporting culture that embraces our shared histories, actively promotes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,
- [Gold And Another World Title For Paralympic Star](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/gold-and-another-world-title-for-paralympic-star/) - Paralympic champion Vanessa Low’s preparation for Paris 2024 has taken a giant leap with gold in the long jump on Day 7 of the World Para Athletics Championships in Japan. Australian team colleague Mali Lovell also boosted her run into Paris with a bronze medal in the 200m T36. It was a dominant display from
- [Paralympics Australia Announces Badminton Duo For Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/paralympics-australia-announces-badminton-duo-for-paris-2024/) - Australian Para-badminton will be represented at the 2024 Paralympic Games by two athletes who have travelled starkly different pathways but feel similar gratitude, determination and excitement about what lies ahead in Paris. Céline Vinot and Mischa Ginns were named as members of the Australian Paralympic Team by Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin at a ceremony
- [Cheer On The Australian Paralympic Team LIVE](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/cheer-on-the-australian-paralympic-team-live/) - Host your own Olympics and Paralympics LIVE event by registering your interest here. Communities across Australia are being encouraged to turn green and gold and share in the spirit of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Paralympian Jamieson Leeson today attended the launch of Olympics and Paralympics LIVE presented by Channel Nine, alongside Paralympics
- [Paralympics Australia Thanks And Celebrates Volunteers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/paralympics-australia-thanks-and-celebrates-volunteers/) - “Sport doesn’t go ahead without volunteers.” Andrew Ridley knows it sounds like a cliché, but he says truer words have never been spoken. He has spent thousands of hours volunteering and coaching on the sidelines, from soccer, cricket and AFL to the unique sport of goalball. “Sport wouldn’t go ahead without volunteers, whether it’s coaching,
- [Finals Frenzy For Aussies At World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/finals-frenzy-for-aussies-at-world-championships/) - Australian athletes have continued competing strongly at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, after James Turner picked up silver in the 400m T36 to open the team’s account. In Day 4 action, Sarah Walsh in the long jump T64, Chad Perris 100m T13 and Corey Anderson in the javelin throw F38 each achieved a
- [Quality Over Quantity For Para-Archer In Paris Lead-Up](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/quality-over-quantity-for-para-archer-in-paris-lead-up/) - Between now and the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Paralympic Games, archer Jonathon ‘Jono’ Milne will shoot 11,200 arrows at training as he fixes his sights on adding to the bronze medal he won at the Rio Games eight years ago. While the 38-year-old’s 800 shots per week is nowhere near as great a volume
- [Nine Confirms Paralympic Legends To Lead Paris 2024 Coverage](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/nine-confirms-paralympic-legends-to-lead-paris-2024-coverage/) - To celebrate 100 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the 9Network has revealed its full hosting and commentary line-up that will lead the most comprehensive broadcast of a Paralympic Games ever screened in Australia. Utilising the globally-renowned Wide World of Sports production team, the 9Network will screen the Paralympics
- [Aussie Paralympic Team Uniform Launched At Australian Fashion Week](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/aussie-paralympic-team-uniform-launched-at-australian-fashion-week/) - The Australian Paralympic Team’s uniform for Paris 2024 features some of the most innovative accessibility designs ever produced for an Australian representative team.The team’s official kit was unveiled on the final day of Australian Fashion Week in Sydney on Friday by some of the country’s biggest stars of Para-sport, including Australian team co-captains for
- [World Para Athletics Championships Broadcast On Nine](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/world-para-athletics-championships-broadcast-on-nine/) - Paralympic gold medallists James Turner and Vanessa Low will lead the quest for glory at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships. The 20-strong team, which includes a mix of mainstays and relative newcomers, will see some athletes fight to earn a top two finish to secure all-important quota spots for Australia’s Paralympic Games campaign.
- [Para-Triathletes Inch Closer To Paris Qualification](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/para-triathletes-inch-closer-to-paris-qualification/) - With just over 100 days to go to the opening of the Paralympic Games and the hunt for crucial ranking points on, Australia’s Para-triathlon team delivered at the World Triathlon Para Series in Yokohama, clinching an impressive four medals. The results were led by the outstanding Lauren Parker, who won the PTWC classification to extend
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes Government's Commitment To Upgrade AIS  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/paralympics-australia-welcomes-governments-commitment-to-upgrade-ais/) - The announcement by the Australian Government to upgrade the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra has been welcomed by Paralympics Australia (PA). PA President Alison Creagh said the confirmation of a $249.7million investment, announced by Prime Minister The Hon Anthony Albanese on Friday, recognised the critical ongoing role of the AIS Campus for the
- [Aussie Triathlon Stars Set For Global Showdown](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/aussie-triathlon-stars-set-for-global-showdown/) - The moment of truth is rapidly approaching for Australia’s leading Para-triathletes as they try to sure up their prospects of qualifying for the Paris Paralympics with strong results at the “stacked” World Triathlon Para Series event in Yokohama. The event in Japan is one of just three remaining opportunities to secure the rankings points required
- [‘I’m A Better Athlete Now I’m A Mother’ ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/im-a-better-athlete-now-im-a-mother/) - Paralympian Vanessa Low holds many titles, but there’s one that she holds closest to her heart, a mum. Low will spend Mother’s Day celebrating with her husband, three-time Paralympian Scott Reardon and their son Matteo. She describes the almost two-year-old as sweet and a little bit precocious and says he’s going through a phase of
- [Silver Haul Ignites Boccia Team’s Golden Dreams](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/silver-haul-ignites-boccia-teams-golden-dreams/) - Strong results at the recent Montreal World Boccia Cup in Canada have Australia’s leading boccia players feeling confident ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson, together with their respective ramp assistants Ash Maddern and Jasmine Haydon, claimed the silver medal after a tough final against Japan in the BC3 Pairs.
- [Aussie Paralympians ‘Spreading The Love’ To Pacific Neighbours](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/aussie-paralympians-spreading-the-love-to-pacific-neighbours/) - Nearby the nearly 400 hundred kit bags filled with thousands of items for our Paris-bound Australian Paralympic Team lie three pallets of goods packed and ready to be sent to a rival country. The 500-kilogram shipment will soon arrive in Vanuatu, providing the Pacific Island nation’s Paralympic hopefuls with the equipment that could prove the
- [Snow Stars Celebrate Special Night](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/snow-stars-celebrate-special-night/) - Growing up, all Ben Tudhope wanted was to become a professional snowboarder. Now, he’s not only a widely respected three-time Paralympian but a six-time Para-athlete of the Year. It was a night to remember in Melbourne on Thursday as a phenomenal season was celebrated at the 2024 Snow Australia Awards. The Para-snowboard star won the
- [Learning Modules Offer Key Classification Updates](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/learning-modules-offer-key-classification-updates/) - Two courses containing essential new information about Classification in Para-sport have been launched by Paralympics Australia, in conjunction with Sport Integrity Australia. The Introduction to Classification and International Classification courses provide athletes, coaches, classifiers and sport organisations the latest rules, processes and responsibilities around what is an indispensable tool in creating fair competition for athletes
- [Have your say: Landmark Para-sport Survey Now Open](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/have-your-say-landmark-para-sport-survey-now-open/) - Australian high performance athletes, coaches and staff are being invited to have their say on reducing inequality and increasing opportunity in Para-sport through an online survey. The Understanding Barriers to Entry and Progression in the Paralympic Pathway Survey has been designed to capture the perspectives of both Para and able athletes and role holders that
- [Experience And Youth Combine For Paris Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/experience-and-youth-combine-for-paris-games/) - A trio of defending Paralympic champions will again lead the charge for Australia’s Para-athletics Team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Paralympics Australia announced the first eight track and field athletes selected to the 2024 Australian Paralympic Team at an event in Canberra on Tuesday, with more selections to follow in the coming months. Tokyo
- [WA Paralympians Help Celebrate the Road to Paris with Parliamentary Friends](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/wa-paralympians-help-celebrate-the-road-to-paris-with-parliamentary-friends/) - More than 100 guests including Paralympians, Olympians and alumni came together on Tuesday to celebrate the Parliamentary Friends of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement. The WA Parliamentary Friendship Group is co-chaired by the Hon Samantha Rowe MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation and Mr Peter Rundle MLA,
- [Small But Mighty Team Wrap Up Snow Season On A High](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/small-but-mighty-team-wrap-up-snow-season-on-a-high/) - The small but tight-knit Australian Para-alpine and Para-snowboard teams continue to go from strength to strength with encouraging results posted over the 2023/24 snow season which concluded this week. Australia’s Para Snowsports athletes were often forced to combat adversity due to weather, but ultimately generated strong results ahead of the World Championships next year. Ben
- [Win the Ultimate Games Experience in Paris 2024 thanks to Harvey Norman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/win-the-ultimate-games-experience-in-paris-2024-thanks-to-harvey-norman/) - The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are fast approaching for our Australian superstars, and thanks to Paralympics Australia partner, Harvey Norman, they could be for you too. Get ready to pack your bags when you enter Harvey Norman’s Ultimate Games experience in Paris 2024 competition to see the Games live when you spend over
- [Gliders Hope To Begin New Chapter In Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/gliders-hope-to-begin-new-chapter-in-paris/) - Sarah Vinci is ready for redemption. The London 2012 silver medallist has been through the highs and lows of international wheelchair basketball as a long-time member of the Australian Gliders. The women’s national team went from earning second place on the world’s biggest stage in 2012 to failure to qualify for the Rio 2016 Games
- [Powerhouse Trio First Australian Athletes Confirmed For Paris Paralympics](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/powerhouse-trio-first-australian-athletes-confirmed-for-paris-paralympics/) - Winning his first world championship was great to “tick off the list”, Dylan Littlehales says, but it would pale in comparison to achieving the ultimate success at his third Paralympic Games, in Paris in just over four months’ time. Littlehales was one of three outstanding canoeists appointed by Paralympics Australia to the Australian Paralympic Team
- [Paralympians Help Launch SA Parliamentary Friendship Group](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/paralympians-help-launch-sa-parliamentary-friendship-group/) - Around 100 guests have attended the launch of the bi-partisan Parliamentary Friends of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in South Australia, which will work towards a range of community and sporting goals. The SA Parliamentary Friendship Group is co-chaired by the Hon Katrine Hildyard MP, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing and the Hon Vincent
- [One Thing Remaining: Hodge Chasing Gold In Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/one-thing-remaining-hodge-chasing-gold-in-paris/) - Two-time Paralympian Tim Hodge knows he’s the hunted, but the current World Champion in the 200m medley SM9 isn’t letting fear or doubt stand in his way. Hodge boasts an incredible legacy at just 23-years-old. He’s represented Australia at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, competed at two Commonwealth Games and three World Championships. Across those
- [Gliders Turn To Experience For Final Tilt At Qualification](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/gliders-turn-to-experience-for-final-tilt-at-qualification/) - Paralympic Games medallists Bridie Kean and Kylie Gauci have been brought into the Australian Gliders squad for the upcoming do-or-die IWBF Repechage Tournament in Japan, the national women’s team’s last chance to qualify for Paris 2024. The tournament will feature eight teams, with the top four earning a place at the Paralympics in August.
- [New PA Directors Join Green And Gold Runway To Brisbane Via Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/04/new-pa-directors-join-green-and-gold-runway-to-brisbane-via-paris/) - Paralympics Australia’s goal to create the most successful era in Australian Paralympic history has been strengthened by the appointment of four new Board Directors. Paralympians Ellie Cole and Matthew Nicholls, and sports marketing expert Michael Bushell will join the Board from 1 April 2024, while Australian Paralympic Team co-captain Curtis McGrath will begin his tenure
- [Paralympians And A World Champ In Action At Local Event ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/paralympians-and-a-world-champ-in-action-at-local-event/) - Australia has won one medal in Paralympic archery in 40 years. Christopher Davis is aiming to add more. Davis - who last year became Australia’s first Para-archery World Champion - is set to compete at the Para National Archery Championship in Sydney in a bid to book his ticket to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Seven
- [Paralympic Rankings Shake-Up After Latest Triathlon Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/paralympic-rankings-shake-up-after-latest-triathlon-series/) - Strong results for some of Australia’s Paralympic hopefuls at the recent World Triathlon Para Series in Devonport have ensured a tight race to snare qualification to the Paris Games. The qualification period closes on July 1, making every performance paramount as athletes worldwide strive to secure their place on the grandest stage of all.
- [Race For Cycling Slots ‘Very Competitive’ After Track Worlds ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/race-for-cycling-slots-very-competitive-after-track-worlds/) - Just weeks ago, Emily Petricola was wondering if she would make it to the 2024 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships. The Tokyo Paralympics gold and silver medallist was injured in a shocking incident involving a car while out training in February, putting her behind schedule physically and affecting her confidence. “It left me with a
- [Paralympians Showcase Paris 2024 Swimwear  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/paralympians-showcase-paris-2024-swimwear/) - Medal-winning Paralympians joined Olympic colleagues for the launch of Speedo’s aquatic sports uniforms for the Paris 2024 Paralympic and Olympic Games in Brisbane on Wednesday. Will Martin, Ahmed Kelly, Keira Stephens and Katja Dedekind will compete in Paris wearing Speedo’s innovative competition racing and training suits. The range is highlighted by Speedo’s Fastskin® LZR® Intent
- [‘Destined To Be’: Smith Takes Aim At Fourth Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/destined-to-be-smith-takes-aim-at-fourth-games/) - Shooting is in Natalie Smith’s blood. The Paralympic bronze medallist’s late grandfather reached national level in the sport, though he passed away before Smith picked up a rifle. “After I had my accident, I went to a Paralympics Australia ‘Come and Try’ day and I just found that it really fit,” Smith said. “My Dad
- [Steelers Set Sights On Paralympic Gold After Overtime Epic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/steelers-set-sights-on-paralympic-gold-after-overtime-epic/) - The Australian Steelers have won the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Qualification Tournament in Wellington, New Zealand but were made to fight until the very last second. The Steelers defeated Canada 49-48 in an epic final after captain Chris Bond scored the winning goal with 1.8 seconds remaining in overtime. Scores were locked at
- [QUALIFIED: Australian Steelers Claim Paris 2024 Boarding Pass](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/qualified-australian-steelers-claim-paris-2024-boarding-pass/) - The Australian wheelchair rugby team has qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Needing victory over Brazil in the semi-final of the Paralympic Qualification Tournament on Saturday, the Steelers delivered a ruthless performance on their way to a 62 - 37 victory in Wellington, New Zealand. Steelers captain Chris Bond led from the front and
- [Make or Break: Paris 2024 One Win Away For Steelers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/make-or-break-paris-2024-one-win-away-for-steelers/) - The Australian Steelers will battle Brazil for a prized ticket to Paris 2024 when they meet in the Paralympic Qualification Tournament semi-final on Saturday in Wellington, New Zealand. The desperate fight for the final three Paris 2024 slots on offer is now between just four teams, after the pool rounds concluded with a commanding 60-43
- [Paris 2024 Ticket Moves Closer To Steelers’ Grasp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/paris-2024-ticket-moves-closer-to-steelers-grasp/) - The Australian Steelers have passed another test at the Paris 2024 Qualification Tournament in Wellington, New Zealand by reaching the knockout stage. The Steelers booked a semi-final showdown on Saturday, with one pool match still to play, by defeating Colombia 55-45 in a torrid contest on Thursday. The next and most important challenge for the
- [Steelers Start Strongly At Paris 2024 Qualifier](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/steelers-start-strongly-at-paris-2024-qualifier/) - The Australian Steelers celebrated a unique career milestone for their head coach Brad Dubberley by hammering Switzerland in their Paris 2024 Paralympic Qualifying Tournament opener. In his 300th match as Steelers head coach, Dubberley instructed his team to be ruthless and his direction was followed intently as the reigning wheelchair rugby world champions delivered him
- [NSW Parliamentary Friends To Progress Community And Sport Outcomes ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/nsw-parliamentary-friends-to-progress-community-and-sport-outcomes/) - Paralympics Australia has welcomed the launch of the bi-partisan NSW Parliamentary Friends of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, which will work towards a range of community and sporting goals. The Parliamentary Friendship Group is co-chaired by Paralympian the Hon Liesl Tesch MP, Member for Gosford and Eleni Petinos MP, Shadow Minister for Sport and Member
- [Track Stars Go To Rio Chasing Paris Points](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/track-stars-go-to-rio-chasing-paris-points/) - Paralympic and world champions feature heavily in Australia’s small but mighty team to contest the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Brazil this week. The 13-rider squad is headed by Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Amanda Reid and Emily Petricola, who won the 500m Time Trial C1-3 and the Pursuit C4, respectively. David Nicholas returns to the
- [From Heartache To World Champion: Littlehales’ Road To Paris  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/from-heartache-to-world-champion-littlehales-road-to-paris/) - Dylan Littlehales knows podium success and the feeling of coming agonisingly close but just missing the mark. The Para-canoe star is using his Tokyo 2020 Paralympics campaign as motivation to push for Paris 2024 glory. In the highly competitive Men's KL3 200m event Littlehales secured fourth place. His time of 40.234 seconds in the semi-finals
- [Paralympics Australia And AIS Release Groundbreaking Injury Management Report ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/paralympics-australia-and-the-australian-institute-of-sport-release-groundbreaking-injury-management-report/) - A new report focused on skin pressure injuries is set to provide prevention management guidelines for Para-athletes and their teams. The Clinical Practice Guideline: Pressure Injuries and Skin Health in Para Sport is aimed at educating more medical professionals on how to prevent and treat skin pressure injuries. The research, a collaboration between Paralympics Australia
- [Lendlease Partners With Paralympics Australia To Support Paris Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/lendlease-partners-with-paralympics-australia-to-support-paris-campaign/) - Lendlease has partnered with Paralympics Australia as its official warehouse provider for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The partnership will see Paralympics Australia use a Lendlease logistics facility to store equipment and merchandise that will support more than 170 athletes taking part in this year’s Games. Conveniently located within a core logistics area in Sydney’s
- [‘Many Glass Ceilings To Break’: PA Celebrates International Women’s Day ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/many-glass-ceilings-to-break-pa-celebrates-international-womens-day/) - A doctor, a sport and exercise physician, an Olympian, a wife and a mother. Dr Rachel Harris is always busy but with ‘so many glass ceilings still to break’ she’s not slowing down any time soon. Dr Harris has been working with Paralympics Australia for several years paving the way for other successful women and
- [Victoria Pledges Equal Funding For Paris-Bound Athletes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/victoria-pledges-equal-funding-for-paris-bound-athletes/) - The Australian Paralympic Team’s Paris 2024 campaign has been bolstered by a landmark financial contribution from the Victoria Government. Premier Jacinta Allan announced $750,000 in funding towards Paralympics Australia’s Team Appeal, marking Victoria’s progression to equal funding for the Paralympic and Olympic Teams and a significant uplift in contribution to the Australian Paralympic Team. “The support
- [Boosted Paralympic Education Program To Reach Every Corner Of Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/boosted-paralympic-education-program-to-reach-every-corner-of-australia/) - A program that teaches school children about Paralympic sport and disability inclusion will be supercharged by a powerful new partnership between Sport4All and Paralympics Australia, launched today. The Paralympic Education Program, established in 2007 by Paralympics Australia, will nearly double its scope under the agreement, taking the number of engaged schools in 2024 from
- [Quota Spots On The Line For Australia’s Track And Field Elite  ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/quota-spots-on-the-line-for-australias-track-and-field-elite/) - Australian Paralympic Team stars James Turner, Vanessa Low and Michael Roeger have been named among a select track and field squad to compete at the World Para Athletics Championships in Japan in May. The World Championships is the last major competition before the Paris Paralympics and offers opportunities to secure Australia quota places for the
- [Two Years To Go Until The Paralympic Winter Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/03/two-years-to-go-until-the-paralympic-winter-games/) - Australian Paralympic Winter Team Chef de Mission Ben Troy has completed an extensive inspection of the venues and facilities for the Milano Cortina Paralympic Games, which start exactly two years from today. The mission included an 800 kilometre drive between venues with a colleague from Snow Australia and two from the New Zealand Paralympic Committee
- [World Cup Glory For Paralympic Snowboard Star ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/world-cup-glory-for-paralympic-snowboard-star/) - Three-time Paralympian Ben Tudhope’s quest for a fourth Games has continued with solid results at the recent Para-Snowboard World Cup event in Germany. With the 2026 Milano-Cortina Paralympic Games in sight, Tudhope made it to the podium twice in two days in the Men’s Snowboard Cross SB-LL2. His feat came as Paralympic Australia representatives travelled
- [Dolphins ‘Shift A Gear Up’ At Para-Swimming World Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/dolphins-shift-a-gear-up-at-para-swimming-world-series/) - Australia has dominated the local leg of the Para-Swimming World Series, taking home 40 medals and “igniting the fire” for the Paris Games, now just six months away. Melbourne played host to 121 athletes representing 13 nations over the three-day event. The Dolphins won a total of 12 gold medals out of the 23 possible.
- [Australians Impress At 2024 Para Badminton World Champs ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/australians-impress-at-2024-para-badminton-world-champs/) - A record contingent of Para-badminton athletes has done Australia proud during their final opportunity to amass crucial world ranking points for the Race to Paris. The 14-strong squad came away with four Top 8 finishes from the NSDF Royal Beach Cliff BWF Para Badminton World Championships. Badminton Australia CEO, Tjitte Weistra said it was an
- [PA Concludes Final Paris Planning Visit Ahead of 2024 Games ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/pa-concludes-final-paris-planning-visit-ahead-of-2024-games/) - Paralympics Australia has completed its final planning visit to the Host City, as the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games draws closer. Leaders of PA's Games' functional areas, led by Australian Team Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin, spent the six-day visit touring Games venues, meeting with the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, the Australian Embassy in Paris and
- [Ten Years On, The Memory Of Matty Shines Brightly](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/ten-years-on-the-memory-of-matty-shines-brightly/) - The legacy of Para-snowboard star Matthew Robinson has played out thoughtfully and touchingly since the dreadful incident that cut short his life. At the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, barely two weeks after his death, the Australian Team wore ‘We Ride For Matty’ acknowledgments on their uniform, starting a tradition that has featured at each Games
- [WA’s Strong Tradition Of Supporting Paralympians Continues](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/was-strong-tradition-of-supporting-paralympians-continues/) - Australia’s 2024 Paralympic campaign has received a substantial boost from the Western Australia Government, including direct support for WA athletes who are selected and targeted performance initiatives for athletes, coaches and support staff. Premier Roger Cook announced $1.35 million in funding for the Australian Paralympic and Olympic Teams of which $750,000 will be split evenly.
- [Paralympics Australia Launches Rallying Cry For Paris Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/paralympics-australia-launches-rallying-cry-for-paris-campaign/) - Australians are being asked to ‘Imagine What We Can Do’ when we throw the support of the nation behind our athletes heading to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, starting in exactly 200 days. The ‘Imagine’ catch-cry marks the launch of Paralympics Australia’s brand campaign, which will seek to engage and inspire mainstream Australia with the
- [RACV Resorts Partners With Australia’s Paralympians](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/racv-resorts-partners-with-australias-paralympians/) - The Australian Paralympic Team has gained a major boost on the eve of 200 days until the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, with RACV Resorts joining the Paralympics Australia sponsorship family as an Official Partner. The announcement was made by RACV Executive General Manager Leisure Craig Peachey and Paralympics Australia Head of Commercial, Communications and Brand
- ['It Just Makes Sense’: ACT Pledges Equal Funding For Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/it-just-makes-sense-act-pledges-equal-funding-for-paris-2024/) - The ACT’s leadership in providing funding parity for Paralympic and Olympic athletes has entered its third Games cycle, with Deputy Chief Minister Yvette Berry pledging $100,000 each to Paralympics Australia’s Paris 2024 Team Appeal and the Australian Olympic team. The ACT government will invest an additional $100,000 in direct support for eligible Territory athletes across
- [‘Change Agent’ Paralympians Honoured](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/01/change-agent-paralympians-honoured/) - Australia Day Honours recipient Paul Harpur believes support for Para-athletes should be seen as part of a wider policy to guide and encourage society towards inclusion. Harpur, a Professor of Law at The University of Queensland and Australian Paralympic Team representative at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, was awarded the Medal of the Order of
- [Steelers Ready For NZ Detour To Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/01/steelers-ready-for-nz-detour-to-paris/) - The Australian Steelers’ unexpected and unwanted detour to the Paris Paralympic Games will see them arrive in Wellington, New Zealand desperate to put themselves back on track. Thrashed by Japan in the Asia Oceania qualifying final in Tokyo last July to miss direct passage to their sport’s pinnacle event, the reigning World Champions are the
- [Australian Rollers Set Course For World Supremacy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/01/australian-rollers-set-course-for-world-supremacy/) - ‘Why not us?’ may well be the Australian Rollers’ motto leading into the Paris Paralympic Games after they secured qualification with an eight-match unbeaten run to victory at the Asia Oceania Zone Championship in Thailand. Australia’s men’s basketball team won three of their games by less than five points, including over Japan, Korea and the
- [Hicks Nails First Item On His Games Year List](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/01/hicks-nails-first-item-on-his-games-year-list/) - Paralympic champion Darren Hicks feels his preparation for Paris 2024 is well on track after a successful campaign at the Para-cycling World Cup event in Adelaide. Hicks claimed the double, winning gold in the men’s Individual Time Trial C2 and Road Race C2, to spearhead a triumphant week for Australia, which finished atop the medal
- [‘A Chance To Tap Into My Inner Warrior’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/01/a-chance-to-tap-into-my-inner-warrior/) - She has nearly 80,000 Instagram followers and her TED talk has been viewed online 45,000 times. She’s known internationally as an innovator, entrepreneur and humanitarian whose work ranges from founding a company that makes safety products for travellers to being an ambassador for The Global Fund, a multi-billion dollar NGO that aims to eradicate HIV,
- [10 Of The Best Para-Sport Performances Of 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/12/10-of-the-best-para-sport-performances-of-2023/) - Australian Steelers win International Cup The Steelers’ loss to Japan in the final of the Asia Oceania Championships in July cost them direct qualification to the Paris Paralympics and sparked plenty of soul searching. Just three months later the 2022 World Champions hit back in style to claim the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup in Paris.
- [Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/12/notice-of-2023-annual-general-meeting/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) has notified its Members that the 2023 Annual General Meeting will take place on 20 March, 2024 at 1pm (AEDST) - view notice of meeting (PDF). Submit an RSVP to attend the AGM - RSVP now. Director Vacancies PA is a Company limited by guarantee and operates in accordance with the Corporations
- [Paralympian Jessica Gallagher Awarded RMIT Honorary Doctorate](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/12/paralympian-jessica-gallagher-awarded-rmit-honorary-doctorate/) - Australian Paralympian Jessica Gallagher has accepted a Doctor of Social Science honoris causa in front of over 8,500 RMIT graduating students at Marvel Stadium. Gallagher boasts a remarkable list of sporting achievements, including as the first Australian woman to win a Winter Paralympic medal and our first athlete to medal at both the Summer and
- [Paralympics Australia Partner Day Focuses On Action And Impact](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/12/paralympics-australia-partner-day-focuses-on-action-and-impact/) - Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Catherine Clark has called on supporters to actively advocate for inclusion, diversity and positive change through sport. Speaking at Paralympics Australia’s annual Partner Day, at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Clark used her welcome speech to challenge the organisation’s sponsors to not be by-standers, rather participants in a sporting and social movement
- [Paralympics Australia Announces Three-year Partnership With McDonald’s Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/12/paralympics-australia-announces-three-year-partnership-with-mcdonalds-australia/) - McDonald’s Australia’s commitment to community connection, inclusion and empowerment will enter an exciting new stage through a significant partnership with Paralympics Australia and the Australian Paralympic Team, announced today.The landmark deal highlights Maccas’ support for the nation’s elite Para-athletes striving to compete for Australia at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, which starts on August
- [Devoted Coach ‘On Cloud Nine’ After Boccia’s Fairytale Win At AIS Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/devoted-coach-on-cloud-nine-after-boccias-fairytale-win-at-ais-awards/) - In 1995, at the age of 43, Ken Halliday quit his comfortable job as a manager in a powder coating plant and went a completely different direction. He couldn’t shake the feeling that he needed to be doing something else. Something meaningful. Something that helped people. Nearly 30 years later, after he received the trophy
- [‘We’ll Do Anything For Each Other’: Table Tennis Players Secure Games Qualification](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/well-do-anything-for-each-other-table-tennis-players-secure-games-qualification/) - Australian table tennis is celebrating a near-clean sweep of the Oceania Para Championships that has earned six players qualification to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Australians won nine of the 10 events they entered at the tournament in the Solomon Islands, proving that momentum from the immensely successful Tokyo 2020 campaign remains strong. Those who
- [Australian Paralympic Coaching Insights And Innovation Set To Go Global](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/australian-paralympic-coaching-insights-and-innovation-set-to-go-global/) - Leading Australian Paralympic sport expertise will be on show later this month at the 14th International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) Global Coaching Conference (GCC) in Singapore. Paralympics Australia’s Performance Insights & Innovation Lead Dr Ross Pinder and colleague Alex Jago, PA’s Coach Development Advisor, will both present at the conference and will address the
- [An Era Closes, But Belles Will Chime Again](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/an-era-closes-but-belles-will-chime-again/) - Australia’s women’s goalball team, a popular fixture at the past three Paralympic Games, have fallen short in their courageous bid to qualify for Paris 2024. Competing at the Asia Pacific Championships in China last week, the Belles - Raissa Martin, Brodie Benson, Nikita Grosser, Jessica Clark and Molly Smith - poured everything into their round
- [Indi’s Road From Gundagai Has Plenty Of Appeal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/indis-road-from-gundagai-has-plenty-of-appeal/) - Showtime is approaching for hundreds of Australia’s top Para-athletes. The highly anticipated Paris Paralympic Games is around the corner and throughout the first half of 2024 athletes and teams from more than 15 sports will aim to join the small number of those who have already secured a coveted place on the Australian Paralympic Team.
- [Para-athletes Shine At 2023 Rowing Australia Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/para-athletes-shine-at-2023-rowing-australia-awards/) - Para-rowers Jed Altschwager and Nikki Ayers were among the highest achievers, greatest contributors and most dedicated community members honoured by Rowing Australia at the recent gala event in Canberra. Altschwager and Ayers were announced as the Para Crew of the year after breaking through for this first World Championship gold medal in the PR3 Mixed
- [Parker Crowns Stellar Year At NSW Sports Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/parker-crowns-stellar-year-at-nsw-sports-awards/) - Double world champion Para-athlete Lauren Parker reconfirmed her standing as among NSW’s leading Paralympians when she captured the Athlete of the Year with a Disability award at the NSW Champions of Sport Ceremony on Monday. Parker joins wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley as a four-time winner of Athlete of the Year with a Disability – just
- [NSW Government Backs Paralympians To Pursue Paris 2024 Dream](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/nsw-government-backs-paralympians-to-pursue-paris-2024-dream/) - The NSW Government has today committed $750,000 to Paralympics Australia to support athletes competing at next year’s Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, matching a commitment made to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) National Team Appeal in March. The funding reaffirms NSW’s commitment to backing athletes with disabilities and reflects the state's unwavering dedication to promoting the
- [20 Year Plan Makes Most of Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/20-year-plan-makes-most-of-games/) - The 20-year journey to a healthier, more active and inclusive society has been laid out with the release of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy Strategy. It follows a year of community consultation resulting in more than 14,000 suggestions and partnership with Games Delivery Partners. Supported by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic
- [Paralympics Australia Celebrates The Triumph Of The Building Employer Confidence Project Co-Design](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/paralympics-australia-celebrates-the-triumph-of-the-building-employer-confidence-project-co-design/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) is delighted to announce the successful completion of the co-design process for its Building Employer Confidence (BEC) program. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, the BEC program seeks to transform the employment landscape by cultivating an understanding and appreciation of the unique abilities of athletes with disabilities. As part
- [R.M.Williams To Create Official Australian Uniforms For Paris 2024 Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/11/r-m-williams-to-create-official-australian-uniforms-for-paris-2024-paralympic-games/) - R.M.Williams has announced that it will once again design and create official uniforms for the Australian Paralympic Team, ahead of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games. This latest partnership marks the eighth consecutive Paralympic Games for which the iconic Australian brand has supplied uniforms, following successful collaborations for Australian Paralympic Teams at every summer and
- [News Corp Australia Partners With Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/news-corp-australia-partners-with-paralympics-australia/) - News Corp Australia has extended its sponsorship of Paralympics Australia to include next year’s Paris Paralympics followed by the Paralympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina in 2026. The agreement ensures the extraordinary stories of Australia’s current and emerging Paralympic athletes will continue to be told to millions of people across the country. Paralympics Australia Chief Executive
- [Deeper Value Of Ex-China Trio To Be Tested At Regional Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/deeper-value-of-ex-china-trio-to-be-tested-at-regional-championships/) - Between them they’ve won a phenomenal 12 Paralympic table tennis gold medals, including two at Tokyo 2020 where they represented Australia for the first time. Yet, the value of Yang Qian, Lina Lei and Ma Lin in the national set-up seems much greater than the medal bonanza that steered the Australian team to its greatest
- [International Para-cycling Comes To Adelaide This Summer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/international-para-cycling-comes-to-adelaide-this-summer/) - The South Australian Tourism Commission and AusCycling have today announced that Adelaide will host the opening round of the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup as part of the Santos Tour Down Under’s festival of events. The international event will see more than 300 of the world’s best Para-cyclists compete from January 13–17. It will
- [More Gold For Steelers As Focus Turns To Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/more-gold-for-steelers-as-focus-turns-to-paris-2024/) - The Australian Steelers have installed themselves as early favourites for the Paralympic gold medal in 2024 after their victory at the 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup in Paris. The Australians delivered a masterful performance in Monday’s final against Canada, winning 53-48. Canada simply could not find an answer after they lost the ball in their
- [Security, Logistics, Media Among Topics Discussed At Paris Workshop](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/security-logistics-media-among-topics-discussed-at-paris-workshop/) - Para-sport leaders from across the country assembled last week for their final face-to-face Paris Paralympics Planning Workshop, where experts from Paralympics Australia provided extensive information about Games preparation and delivery. Nearly 100 coaches, program managers and high performance staff heard presentations about a wide range of Paris 2024 logistics, including international travel, local transport and
- [Drought-Ending Win Sends Steelers To Play For Gold](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/drought-ending-win-sends-steelers-to-play-for-gold/) - The Australian Steelers have broken a four-year drought against Japan to move into the 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup final in Paris. The Steelers will play Canada in the gold medal match on Monday morning (ADST) after a 52-48 victory in an epic semi-final on Sunday, ending a losing streak against Japan dating back to
- [Steelers Secure Semi-Final Showdown at IWRC](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/steelers-secure-semi-final-showdown-at-iwrc/) - Australia has booked a semi-final showdown with Japan at the 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup (IWRC) in Paris after passing a stern test against Denmark on Saturday. Needing a commanding performance over Denmark in their final pool A match to progress, the Steelers delivered with a 57-50 victory built on mistake-free rugby. They conceded just
- [Steelers Bounce Back And Set Sight On WRC Podium](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/steelers-bounce-back-and-set-sight-on-wrc-podium/) - The Australian Steelers have kept their medal hopes alive at the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup in Paris, with a stirring victory over Great Britain on Friday. The highly anticipated battle between the reigning world champions and Paralympic champions lived up to the hype, before a faultless fourth quarter performance from the Australians secured a 50-48
- [Australian Paralympic Movement Mourns Loss Of Extensive Contributor](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/australian-paralympic-movement-mourns-loss-of-extensive-contributor/) - The Australian Paralympic Movement has lost a dedicated and passionate figure with the passing of Doug Denby. Denby joined the Paralympics Australia Board (formerly known as the APC) as the Director for Finance in 1996 and dedicated himself to the Paralympic cause until his retirement in December 2013. During his remarkable 17-year tenure, Doug played
- [Steelers Go Down Swinging In IWRC Opener](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/steelers-go-down-swinging-in-iwrc-opener/) - The Australian Steelers suffered an agonising 49-48 loss against Canada in their opening match of the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup (IWRC) in Paris on Wednesday. With three seconds left, Australian captain Chris Bond had one last chance to orchestrate a goal and send the thrilling contest into overtime, but his ambitious inbound pass intended for
- [QMS Signs As Official Outdoor Media Partner of Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/qms-signs-as-official-outdoor-media-partner-of-paralympics-australia/) - Leading digital outdoor media company QMS is proud to announce it is the Official Outdoor Media Partner of Paralympics Australia (PA) ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. QMS will work closely with PA to promote the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics to be held between 28 August to 8 September and which promise to be
- [‘Lived Experience’ Key To Prominent Games Appointment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/lived-experience-key-to-prominent-games-appointment/) - Dual Paralympian Bridie Kean has been named Australian Team Deputy Chef de Mission for Paris 2024, marking the first time in nearly a decade a Paralympian has been appointed to the crucial leadership role. Kean will work under Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin and alongside two other Deputy Chefs de Mission, Paralympics Australia’s Tim Mannion
- [Resilient Young Devils Proud Of World Championship Effort](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/resilient-young-devils-proud-of-world-championship-effort/) - Australian Devils wheelchair basketball captain Annabelle Dennis has praised her teammates for their refusal to give in, despite tough results at the U25 Women's World Championship in Thailand. The Devils featured a particularly young team at the tournament - eight of the 12 players will be eligible for the next edition in 2027 - and
- [Funding Boost Grants Para-Powerlifting Essential Resources](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/funding-boost-grants-para-powerlifting-essential-resources/) - Australia’s resurgent Para-powerlifting program will start a new series of talent identification initiatives and support for high performance athletes thanks to an injection of funding from Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA), announced on Tuesday. Powerlifting is one of the 22 Commonwealth Games sports set to receive financial support from CGA as part of its initial allocation
- [Rivalry Unleashed: Top Teams Gear Up For IWRC Showdown In Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/rivalry-unleashed-top-teams-gear-up-for-iwrc-showdown-in-paris/) - With the world’s top eight teams ready for battle, Australian head coach Brad Dubberley has declared there is no clear favourite to win the 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup beginning next Wednesday in Paris. The Australians will depart for the French capital on Friday evening after their intensive five-day training camp in Melbourne concludes earlier
- [Fearnley Inducted Into The Sport Australia Hall Of Fame](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/fearnley-inducted-into-the-sport-australia-hall-of-fame/) - Australian Paralympic icon Kurt Fearnley has become the ninth Paralympian to be inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. A five-time Paralympian, Fearnley's remarkable wheelchair racing career spanned two decades and has continued with his tireless advocacy for disability rights and a well-deserved place among Australia's sporting legends. Reflecting on his induction into the
- [Paralympian Ellie Cole And Olympian Matthew Denny To Host AIS Sport Performance Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/paralympian-ellie-cole-and-olympian-matthew-denny-to-host-ais-sport-performance-awards/) - The Australian Institute of Sport’s awards is set to be the ultimate pre-Paris 2024 party, with the country’s most decorated female Paralympian Ellie Cole and Olympian Matthew Denny announced as co-hosts. The AIS Sport Performance Awards (ASPAs), which will be held in Melbourne this November, is a celebration of the outstanding achievements of athletes, teams,
- [Paralympic Legends Remembered for Pioneering Spirit and Ever-Lasting Impact on Para-Sport](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/paralympic-legends-remembered-for-pioneering-spirit-and-ever-lasting-impact-on-para-sport/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Paralympic legend Kevin Coombs OAM PLY, a pioneer who made an indelible mark on Australian sport. Coombs, who was the first Indigenous athlete to represent Australia at a Paralympic or Olympic Games, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday. It continues a period of
- [Wright Lifted To Bronze Medal From Birmingham 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/wright-lifted-to-bronze-medal-from-birmingham-2022/) - Three-time Commonwealth Games representative Ben Wright is celebrating a belated bronze medal, following his elevation to the podium for the heavyweight para-powerlifting after disqualification of the Indian gold medallist due to an anti-doping violation. Delivering his maiden Commonwealth Games medal, the performance marks the first men’s powerlifting medal for the green and gold since Darren
- [A Statement From The Board Of Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/a-statement-from-the-board-of-paralympics-australia/) - When 12 athletes represented Australia at the first Paralympic Games, in 1960, one of them travelled on a British passport. Kevin Coombs, a Wotjobaluk Traditional Owner from western Victoria, was the first Indigenous Australian Paralympian or Olympian. He was, however, not recognised as a citizen in 1960 because, under Section 127 of the Constitution, Indigenous
- [ASC Provides Targeted Support For Australia’s Paralympians](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/asc-provides-targeted-support-for-australias-paralympians/) - Paralympics Australia is grateful to the Federal Government for its support for our Paralympic athletes and sports through Stream Two of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Preparation Fund, announced by Minister for Sport, Anika Wells, on Friday. Paralympics Australia also wishes to thank the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and its Chief Executive Kieren Perkins
- [Aussies Descend On Spain For World Triathlon Grand Final](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/aussies-descend-on-spain-for-world-triathlon-grand-final/) - Australia’s highly vaunted Para-triathlon team will take the next step in its promising build-up for the Paris 2024 Paralympics when it competes at the World Triathlon Championship Finals in Pontevedra, Spain this week. The 12-strong team follows in the tradition of trailblazing world champions including Bill Chaffey and Sally Pilbeam, and 2016 Paralympic Games gold
- [Brisbane 2032 Board Inaugural Regional Meeting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/brisbane-2032-board-inaugural-regional-meeting/) - The Board of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee (Brisbane 2032) has congregated in Townsville for a series of engagements, culminating in a Board meeting. The visit marks the first time Brisbane 2032 has visited a regional co-host town outside south-east Queensland and follows a commitment to promote the Olympic and Paralympic
- [How The OG Armless Archer Inspired An Aussie To Chase Magic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/how-the-og-armless-archer-inspired-an-aussie-to-chase-magic/) - A few weeks before Christopher Davis became Australia’s first Para-archery World Champion recently, his son-in-law Jarrad sketched and tattooed an illustration onto Davis’s arm. It’s a picture of Davis shooting an arrow, using a mouth tab to pull the bowstring taut while his right arm holds the compound bow at full length. It’s an image
- [Devils Squad Named For World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/devils-squad-named-for-world-championships/) - Three players making their international debuts and eight Gliders have been announced as part of the Australian under-25 women’s wheelchair basketball team to compete at the IWBF World Championships in Thailand from October 3 to 9. The U25 team, known as the Devils, will be spearheaded by eight athletes with Gliders senior women’s wheelchair team
- [Paralympics Australia Announces New President](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/paralympics-australia-announces-new-president/) - The board of directors of Paralympics Australia (PA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alison Creagh AM CSC as its new President. The appointment comes at an important time in the lead up to Paris 2024, Milano Cortina 2026 and ultimately the Brisbane Paralympic Games in 2032. Ms Creagh succeeds Jock O’Callaghan who has
- [New Look Line-Up A Historic First For Australian Wheelchair Rugby](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/new-look-line-up-a-historic-first-for-australian-wheelchair-rugby/) - Wheelchair rugby fans witnessed the potential dawn of a new era when the Australian Development Squad featured a formation without males for the first time during the recent New Zealand National Championships. In one of the few sports where males and females can compete in the same team internationally, wheelchair rugby still predominantly features males.
- [Steelers Selectors Still Searching For Answers After Successful NZ Tour](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/09/steelers-selectors-still-searching-for-answers-after-successful-nz-tour/) - It was an ironic case of mission ‘unaccomplished’ for the Australian Development Squad who returned home from a successful tour to New Zealand this week, leaving Australian Steelers selectors with plenty to think about. The tour’s objective was to test the 10 selected athletes, see who measured up and streamline the number of candidates vying
- [Five Ways Paris 2024 Will Be Accessible For All Australian Athletes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/five-ways-paris-2024-will-be-accessible-for-all-australian-athletes/) - The Paralympic Games is more than an enormous sporting event. It’s a global showcase of diversity and inclusion that challenges Host Cities and nations to reconsider and reimagine the ways they design their environments. Australian Paralympic Team Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin, in Paris for the Chef de Mission Seminar, believes the 2024 Paralympic Games
- [Superb Athletes And Fierce Advocates: Australia's Paris 2024 Co-Captains Named](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/superb-athletes-and-fierce-advocates-australias-paris-2024-co-captains-named/) - Six-time Paralympic Games athletics representative Angie Ballard and triple Paralympic canoeing gold medallist Curtis McGrath have been bestowed the honour and responsibility of leading the Australian Paralympic Team at the Paris 2024 Games, which start exactly one year from today. Ballard and McGrath were told of their ascension to the co-captaincy by Danni Di Toro
- [Paris 2024 To Deliver Most Spectacular Paralympics In History, Says IPC President](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/paris-2024-to-deliver-most-spectacular-paralympics-in-history-says-ipc-president/) - With one year to go, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons believes Paris 2024 is on the course to deliver the most spectacular Paralympic Games in history. The Brazilian believes world class sport, iconic venues, a first Games since the pandemic, and a revolutionary approach by the Organising Committee, are the perfect ingredients to
- [Paralympics Australia And Citi Australia Are Partnering For Success At Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/paralympics-australia-and-citi-australia-are-partnering-for-success-at-paris-2024/) - Paralympics Australia has today announced that Citi Australia will continue its commitment to the Australian Paralympic team by re-signing as a Paralympics Australia Global Partner. Citi has deep ties with the Paralympic movement globally, and Citi Australia has been a Global Partner to Paralympics Australia since 2018. With one year to go until the 2024
- [10 Athletes To Watch At The Paris Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/10-athletes-to-watch-at-the-paris-paralympic-games/) - Experience, flare, courage and discipline. These are some of the qualities necessary to join the global top tier of Paralympic athletes. Over the coming months, Australia’s finest will compete around the world in search of quota spots for Paris 2024 and a place on the Australian Paralympic Team. These great sportspeople and role models are
- [Australian Government Boosts Paralympians Talent Search For Brisbane 2032](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/australian-government-boosts-paralympians-talent-search-for-brisbane-2032/) - The Australian Government is providing a vital funding boost to help uncover the next generation of Paralympic champions like Rowan Crothers and Paige Greco. To mark nine years until the 2032 Paralympic Games begin, Minister for Sport Anika Wells joined current and future athletes in Brisbane to announce $450,000 in funding to support Paralympic Australia’s
- [Francis And Parker Prevail In Paris Test Event ‘Duathlon’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/francis-and-parker-prevail-in-paris-test-event-duathlon/) - Australian Para-triathletes emerged with two gold medals and one silver medal from the World Para Cup in Paris after a decision hours before the start to drop the River Seine swim from the event turned the race into a run-bike-run format. Lauren Parker, a particularly strong swimmer, changed her mindset to maintain her remarkable unbeaten
- [Depth, Experience, Development As Steelers Hopefuls Tour NZ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/depth-experience-development-as-steelers-hopefuls-tour-nz/) - With the countdown to Paris 2024 about to enter its final year, the depth of Paralympics Australia’s wheelchair rugby high performance program will go on show next month in New Zealand. A month before the Australian Steelers compete for the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup (IWRC) in Paris, Australia’s wheelchair rugby development squad will contest New
- [World’s Best Ready To Test Credentials For Paris Success](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/worlds-best-ready-to-test-credentials-for-paris-success/) - Still stinging after missing their first chance to qualify for Paris 2024, the Australian Steelers will be aiming to revitalise their Paralympic preparations when the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup begins in October. The tournament in Paris, which coincides with the France 2023 Rugby World Cup, will be hosted by World Wheelchair Rugby and will feature
- [Paralympics Australia Grateful To Gina Rinehart For Athlete Support](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/paralympics-australia-grateful-to-gina-rinehart-for-athlete-support/) - Australia’s medal-winning Para-swimmers and Para-rowers will receive financial rewards equal to their able-bodied peers through a groundbreaking initiative provided by Mrs Gina Rinehart AO. The Patron’s Medal Achievement Incentive Fund, powered by Mrs Rinehart’s business Hancock Prospecting, commits generous rewards to swimmers and rowers who achieve podium-level success at the sports’ respective World Championships and
- [How A Boardroom Decision Gave Two Champions Renewed Hope](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/how-a-boardroom-decision-gave-two-champions-renewed-hope/) - Two of Australia’s most experienced Para-triathletes have reignited their careers after receiving news they wanted to hear a decade ago. Sally Pilbeam and Justin Godfrey were well placed leading up to triathlon’s introduction to the Paralympic Games at Rio 2016. Pilbeam was World Champion in 2014 and 2015 and Godfrey was winning on the domestic
- [McGrath Once Capsized Here, He Hasn’t Been Beaten Since](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/mcgrath-once-capsized-here-he-hasnt-been-beaten-since/) - Curtis McGrath will return to the scene of an awkward but triumphant prelude to his first Paralympic gold medal when he leads Australia’s top paddlers to the Para-Canoe World Championships in Germany starting on August 23. Seven Australians will contest the championships where they’ll chase personal goals and try to secure national quota spots for
- [Paralympics Australia And Harvey Norman Join Forces For Paris Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/paralympics-australia-and-harvey-norman-join-forces-for-paris-games/) - Current and aspiring Paralympians are set to benefit from a strengthened partnership between Paralympics Australia and retail leader Harvey Norman announced today. The three-year agreement extends a link that pre-dates the Rio 2016 Paralympics and was expanded further in 2019. It re-affirms Harvey Norman as the Official ‘Home Retailer’ Partner of Paralympics Australia and the
- [Phenomenal Parker Becomes A World Champion In Two Sports](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/phenomenal-parker-becomes-a-world-champion-in-two-sports/) - One world championship race. One world championship. That’s the score for Lauren Parker. The 34-year-old has won a medal at the Paralympics and won three Para-triathlon world championships. But even with all that experience and winning aptitude, the nervousness of a Para-cycling world championships debut was evident on the start line in Dumfries, Scotland. Parker’s
- [Australia Finishes World Championships Among The Top Nations](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/australia-finishes-world-championships-among-the-top-nations/) - The home stretch into the Paris Paralympic Games begins now for Australia’s elite Para-swimmers after strong performances at the World Championships in Manchester earned the team sixth place on the medal table. Rising star Alexa Leary and three-time world champion Ben Hance won medals on the final night to bring Australia’s total to 30, including
- [World Record Redemption For Medley Team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/world-record-redemption-for-medley-team/) - A year after they were pipped by Great Britain by one hundredth of a second, Australia’s magical medley quartet hit back in the best possible way, claiming the gold medal in world record time at the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester. The Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay S14 team finished 2.76s ahead of
- [Shippley Edges Closer To Paralympic Dream](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/shippley-edges-closer-to-paralympic-dream/) - Aspiring Paralympian Michael Shippley has achieved the best result of his career so far, winning the silver medal in the C4 1km Time Trial at the Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. The former triathlete and weightlifter clocked 1:04.813 to finish second to World and Paralympic record holder Jody Cundy of Great Britain. Shippley was a
- [Golden Duo Bounce Back In Style](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/golden-duo-bounce-back-in-style/) - Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Lakeisha Patterson and defending World Champion Katja Dedekind each showed phenomenal resilience to score resounding wins on Day 5 at the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester. Both swimmers have faced major obstacles since Tokyo 2020 and were disappointed to an extent with their early performances at these Championships. However, drawing
- [Track Success Gives Aussie Cyclists An Early Boost](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/track-success-gives-aussie-cyclists-an-early-boost/) - Paralympic champions Paige Greco and Darren Hicks have got Australia off to a flying start at the Cycling World Championships, while Jessica Gallagher and pilot Caitlin Ward came within a blink of capturing gold on an eventful Day 1 at Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow. Greco’s bronze in the Women’s C3 Individual Pursuit was
- [‘Miracle’ Swimmer Bursts Onto The Scene With World Championships Gold](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/miracle-swimmer-bursts-onto-the-scene-with-world-championships-gold/) - Just over two years on from an accident that nearly claimed her life, emerging star Alexa Leary has won a gold medal for Australia at the World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester. Leary powered to victory in the Women’s 100m Freestyle S9 in 1:00.24, blitzing her competitors with a time just 0.04s outside New Zealand
- [‘Cobweb Swim’ Jags A Bonus Medal For Dedekind](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/cobweb-swim-jags-a-bonus-medal-for-dedekind/) - Two of Australia’s young stars of the pool each won a silver medal on Day 3 of the Para Swimming World Championships in events in which they hadn’t previously achieved a place on the podium. Katja Dedekind, 21, came second in the Women’s 100m Freestyle S13 in a time of 59.54s. Dedekind is a three-time
- [Aussie Team Favourite Finally On Top Of The World](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/aussie-team-favourite-finally-on-top-of-the-world/) - Fourteen years after he first raced for Australia, Ahmed Kelly has become a world champion, executing the Men’s 150m Individual Medley to perfection at the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester. The Australian Dolphins mainstay was one of three victors in green and gold on Day 2, with current world record holder Ben Hance posting
- [Sprint King Crothers Fires First Shot For Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/08/sprint-king-crothers-fires-first-shot-for-australia/) - Paralympic gold medallist Rowan Crothers has defended his 50 metres freestyle S10 world crown edging out compatriot Tom Gallagher in a blistering Final on the first night of the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester. Crothers later posted on social media: “50m Freestyle World Champion. Number 1 in the world for 3 years running”, pointing
- [World Para-Swimming Championships Coverage On Nine Ready To Go](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/world-para-swimming-championships-coverage-on-nine-ready-to-go/) - Australia’s elite swimmers have arrived in England from their staging camp in France and are set to fire at the World Para-Swimming Championships, starting on Monday and televised by Paralympics Australia’s broadcast partner the Nine Network. Heats and finals will be shown live and exclusive on 9Now from Manchester as well as a daily highlights
- [From Near Tragedy In Tokyo To World No.1](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/from-near-tragedy-in-tokyo-to-world-no-1/) - After breezing through the Heat of his last event at the Tokyo Paralympics, Tom Gallagher felt a twitching pain in his abdomen. It was the familiar symptom of a serious condition he’d faced for many years. So serious, it had led those in his network including his parents and various medical professionals to urge him
- [Queensland Government Heralds New Era Of Equality for PA’s Games Appeal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/queensland-government-heralds-new-era-of-equality-for-pas-games-appeal/) - The Queensland Government has demonstrated its commitment to the success of Australian Paralympians once again, by announcing an important contribution to Paralympics Australia’s Team Appeal for Paris 2024. In a move that signals a meaningful commitment to equality in sport, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced a $1.5 million commitment by the Queensland Government to be shared
- [Para-Powerlifters Chase Elusive Paralympic Berth](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/para-powerlifters-chase-elusive-paralympic-berth/) - If there’s one thing Ben Wright wishes he could say to his younger self, it’s that the journey isn’t always going to be a straight line. Wright’s path certainly hasn’t been. In the decade since the man nicknamed ‘The Hobbit’ first represented Australia in Para-powerlifting, he’s won three national championships, broken regional records and contested
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes Federal Government Boost for Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/paralympics-australia-welcomes-federal-government-boost-for-paris-2024/) - The preparations of Australia’s Paralympians for Paris 2024 have received a major boost of confidence from the Federal Government with the announcement of a new Olympic and Paralympic Preparation Fund to address rising costs. Paralympics Australia warmly welcomed the announcement on Tuesday to provide $20 million in additional funding to 32 national sporting organisations (NSOs),
- [‘Unknown Territory’ For Paralympic Champ In Brave Comeback](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/unknown-territory-for-paralympic-champ-in-brave-comeback/) - If Paige Greco had chosen to withdraw from the upcoming Cycling World Championships - or quit the sport entirely, as she nearly did - those aware of what she’s been through in the past three months would have completely understood. It’s not so much the physical injuries of her shocking crash in Italy that have
- [Robinson Scholarship Winner: ‘People Can See Future I See’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/robinson-scholarship-winner-people-can-see-future-i-see/) - For Taryn Dickens, being awarded this year’s Matthew Robinson Scholarship means much more than saying goodbye to rented skis. Dickens was diagnosed at age 36 with the vision impairment cone-rod dystrophy. It altered the course of her career in the Navy and as an elite road cyclist and challenged her mental health. Four years later,
- [Statement From Paralympics Australia On Victoria 2026 Decision](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/statement-from-paralympics-australia-on-victoria-2026-decision/) - Paralympics Australia President Jock O’Callaghan has made the following statement in response to the Victorian Government’s announcement to withdraw from hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games: “The news that Victoria will not be hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be bitterly disappointing to the athletes aspiring to compete, for all the delivery stakeholders and everyone involved
- [Lifting Participation Rates Requires Cultural Understanding](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/lifting-participation-rates-requires-cultural-understanding/) - When they met recently for the first time, Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Catherine Clark asked Kevin Coombs a question that had been on her mind since she started in the role early in 2022. Coombs, the five-time Paralympian and Australia’s first Indigenous Paralympic representative, was looking through PA’s recently released Reconciliation Action Plan, which outlines
- [Paralympic Focus Sharpens As Worlds Winds Up](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/paralympic-focus-sharpens-as-worlds-winds-up/) - Australia will depart the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris with three world titles, 14 medals and a seemingly bright future for a crop of new talent. World Champions James Turner and Maria Strong led the way for the 38-strong team, of which 12 athletes claimed medals. Australia finished in 18th place of the 84
- [Silver Double Has Australia Prepped For Big Final Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/silver-double-has-australia-prepped-for-big-final-day/) - Michael Roeger produced “the best race he never won”, according to coach Philo Saunders, capturing silver in the 1500m T46 at the World Para Athletics Championships to put his preparations for Paris 2024 well on track. Thrower Guy Henly also won a silver medal for Australia on the penultimate day of the championships, with a
- [Roeger Aims To Set Record Straight As Australia Climbs Medal Tally](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/roeger-aims-to-set-record-straight-as-australia-climbs-medal-tally/) - Australia had its most successful day so far at the World Para Athletics Championships on Saturday with James Turner winning his second gold medal and Mali Lovell, Maria Strong and Vanessa Low adding to the tally in Paris. It sets the scene for four-time Paralympian Michael Roeger to try to finish the job he started
- [Big Guns Low And Turner Set To Fire on Super Saturday](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/big-guns-low-and-turner-set-to-fire-on-super-saturday/) - World record holders and reigning Paralympic champions take centre stage on Super Saturday at the World Para Athletics Championships, as Vanessa Low and James Turner get ready to fire at Charlety Stadium in Paris. The action follows three-time Paralympian Rosemary Little’s emotional first global medal in 10 years and Australia’s fifth of the Championships when
- [‘I Know I Have It In Me’: Sprint Duo Ripe For 200 Final](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/i-know-i-have-it-in-me-sprint-duo-ripe-for-200-final/) - Paralympian Michal Burian snared the silver medal with his last throw of a hotly contested Javelin F64 competition on Day 5 at the World Para Athletics Championships, as sprinters Rhiannon Clarke and Ella Pardy limbered up for the 200m T36 Final on a big day ahead for the Australian team in Paris. Burian unleashed a
- [Burian Idolised Zelezny, Now Seeks Javelin Gold For Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/burian-idolised-zelezny-now-seeks-javelin-gold-for-australia/) - World record holder Michal Burian spearheads Australia’s hunt for medals on Day 5 of the World Para Athletics Championships after sprinter Chad ‘The White Tiger’ Perris was pipped for bronze by the slimmest margin in the 100m T13 Final in Paris. Czech-born Burian, who draped himself in the Australian flag after winning Paralympic silver in
- [Aussie Speedsters Flex At World Athletics Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/aussie-speedsters-flex-at-world-athletics-championships/) - ‘The White Tiger’ Chad Perris is set to roar on Day 4 of the World Para Athletics Championships, a day after Paralympic champion James Turner burned his way to global gold number eight at Stade Charlety in Paris. Turner secured his sixth world title with victory in the 400m T36 in a time of 52.26
- [Olympic Rings And Paralympic Agitos Get Set To Make Their Queensland Debut](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/olympic-rings-and-paralympic-agitos-get-set-to-make-their-queensland-debut/) - The Olympic Rings (Rings) and Paralympic Agitos (Agitos) will receive a warm welcome in Brisbane and South-East Queensland this month, as they make their debut in Queensland. The debut will mark the first time since Sydney 2000 that the Rings and Agitos will be on prominent display in Australia ahead of Brisbane 2032. The Rings
- [Gutsy Clifford Wins Silver, Turner Breezes Into 400m Final](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/gutsy-clifford-wins-silver-turner-breezes-into-400m-final/) - Three-time Paralympic medallist Jaryd Clifford battled through the pain of a secret injury to courageously win a silver medal in the 5000m T13 on Day 2 of the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. Clifford revealed he had a stress fracture in his left femur which had severely impacted his preparation. “The last week
- [Visit To Melbourne Storm Signals ‘Connected Coaches’ Evolution](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/visit-to-melbourne-storm-signals-connected-coaches-evolution/) - In a conference room across from AAMI Park, more than a dozen of Australia’s best coaches of Paralympic sports are dissecting a presentation from Frank Ponissi, Melbourne Storm’s football department manager for most of the past two decades. The hour with Ponissi, part of day two of Paralympics Australia’s latest Connected Coaches workshop, provided an
- [Unstoppable Parker Kick-Starts Paris Campaign In Style](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/unstoppable-parker-kick-starts-paris-campaign-in-style/) - Lauren Parker has chalked up an extraordinary 11th consecutive victory at the World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, giving her a flying start to Paris Paralympic qualification. The 34-year-old led the Aussie charge in which fellow Tokyo 2020 representative Nic Beveridge finished with a silver medal and Justin Godfrey started his qualifying campaign with bronze. In
- [‘Flying’ Strong Strikes Gold, De Rozario Set For Track Return](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/flying-strong-strikes-gold-de-rozario-set-for-track-return/) - Paralympic champions Madison de Rozario, Evan O’Hanlon and James Turner are among a host of track and field stars in action on Day 2 of the 2023 World Para-Athletics Championships in Paris, after Maria Strong set the tone for a successful Australian campaign with gold in the 100m T72. Strong, who won a bronze medal
- [Aussie Triathletes Begin Chase For Paralympic Qualification Points](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/aussie-triathletes-begin-chase-for-paralympic-qualification-points/) - The World Triathlon Para Series event in Montreal this weekend is shaping up to be a scorcher in more ways than one, as competition hots up for Australia’s premier Para-triathletes with Paris on their minds. Eleven Aussies will be vying for their first Paralympic Qualifying Rankings points in the Montreal race, which will be followed
- [So You Think You Can Para-Dance?: Meet The Aussies Breaking New Ground](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/so-you-think-you-can-para-dance-meet-the-aussies-breaking-new-ground/) - Danielle Stitfall concedes she was “shaking like a leaf” the first time she competed in Para-DanceSport. Stitfall had been involved in a couple of demonstration performances, but the 2018 Australian Championship in Melbourne was her debut competing against other dancers. “I was still learning what I needed to do, what it needed to look like
- [Live Coverage To Feature Stars Of World Para-Athletics](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/live-coverage-to-feature-stars-of-world-para-athletics/) - Australian audiences will be able to watch the Para-Athletics World Championships in Paris next week, with Paralympic broadcaster the Nine Network streaming the event live and free. The nation’s stars of track and field, including reigning Paralympic champions, Madison de Rozario, Vanessa Low and James Turner, take on the world’s best in the first World
- [‘This Is Your Legacy’: Celebrating A Beloved Paralympic Elder](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/this-is-your-legacy-celebrating-a-beloved-paralympic-elder/) - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this article contains images of people who have died. After Kevin Coombs hilariously recounts gifting Prince Charles a woodchopping axe from the Australian Paralympic Team 40-odd years ago - nearly sparking a security incident - the conversation turns serious. Was it awkward for you to present
- [Japan Sends Australia On Unwanted Detour To Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/japan-sends-australia-on-unwanted-detour-to-paris-2024/) - Japan have dethroned Australia as champions of Asia Oceania wheelchair rugby and become the first team in the region to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. In front of a packed, vocal crowd in Tokyo, the host nation delivered a masterful performance in Sunday’s Asia Oceania final to defeat the Australian Steelers 55-44 It
- [Steelers On Strike Two As Japan Looks For Home Run To Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/07/steelers-on-strike-two-as-japan-looks-for-home-run-to-paris-2024/) - The Australian Steelers cruised to convincing victories in their last two round-robin matches on Saturday to book their place in the 2023 Asia Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship gold medal final in Tokyo, Japan. The Steelers never looked troubled on their way to a 63-23 win over Korea on Saturday morning and a 46-42 win over
- [Steelers Down But Not Out Of Race For Paris 2024 Ticket in Tokyo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/steelers-down-but-not-out-of-race-for-paris-2024-ticket-in-tokyo/) - The Australian Steelers’ place in the 2023 Asia Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship final looks secure, but they have still not found an answer to the one question that will make or break their plans to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Sunday. How do they beat Japan at this tournament in Tokyo? Japan
- [Steelers Building Towards Paris 2024 Qualification Showdown](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/steelers-building-towards-paris-2024-qualification-showdown/) - Australia’s world championship winning wheelchair rugby team has been given a reality check on the opening day of the 2023 Asia Oceania Championships in Tokyo, Japan. With direct qualification to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on offer to the winner of the four-team tournament, it was Japan that emerged undefeated from their first two matches
- [Steelers Striving For Paris 2024 Ticket In Tokyo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/steelers-striving-for-paris-2024-ticket-in-tokyo/) - World rankings and reputations will count for nothing when the Australian Steelers begin their campaign at the 2023 Asia Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship on Thursday in Tokyo. All that matters is victory in Sunday’s final, which will secure direct qualification to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games for the winning team. The Steelers arrived in Tokyo
- [Aussie Trailblazer Accepts Major Wheelchair Rugby Post](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/aussie-trailblazer-accepts-major-wheelchair-rugby-post/) - At Tokyo 2020 she became the first woman to represent Australia in wheelchair rugby at the Paralympic Games. Last year she was part of the Aussie Steelers side that won the World Championship. Now Shae Graham has achieved another major first, being appointed to the influential position of World Wheelchair Rugby Athlete Representative. What is
- [UQ Partners With Paralympics Australia To Put Brisbane On Track For 2032 Gold](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/uq-partners-with-paralympics-australia-to-put-brisbane-on-track-for-2032-gold/) - Brisbane is set to become a hub for Paralympic sport with the announcement of a nationally significant partnership between The University of Queensland and Paralympics Australia. The collaboration was unveiled as a delegation from Paralympics Australia, including CEO Catherine Clark, toured UQ’s St Lucia campus. Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said the partnership provided a unique
- [No Razzle-Dazzle Without Wheelchair Rugby Workhorses](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/no-razzle-dazzle-without-wheelchair-rugby-workhorses/) - Wheelchair rugby started as a sport solely for players with a spinal injury. But its expansion to include players with other impairments helped make the game faster, more intricate and opened the door for each player to perform a vital task for their team. For James McQuillan, a member of Australia’s 2022 World Championship winning
- [New CFO Ready For A New Challenge In An Exciting Era](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/new-cfo-ready-for-a-new-challenge-in-an-exciting-era/) - Paralympics Australia’s newly-appointed Chief Financial Officer Steve Gatt says he was drawn to the role by the prospect of growing the Paralympic Movement and helping realise its goals around diversity and inclusion. The former BHP/BlueScope Steel commercial and financial manager, who most recently spent eight years as CFO and Chief Operating Officer at Netball Victoria,
- [Paralympics Australia Excited About New Queensland Base](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/paralympics-australia-excited-about-new-queensland-base/) - Paralympics Australia’s preparations for the Brisbane 2032 Games have received a substantial boost with the Queensland Government pledging support for the establishment of a new Paralympic branch office in the Host City. The announcement was made by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk as part of the Queensland State Budget presented to parliament this week. PA’s Brisbane
- [Legacies And Launch Pads Up For Grabs At Para-Athletics Worlds](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/legacies-and-launch-pads-up-for-grabs-at-para-athletics-worlds/) - Reigning Paralympic champions Madison de Rozario, James Turner and Vanessa Low will spearhead an Australian team featuring nine debutants at the World Para-Athletics Championships in Paris next month. The 39-member team announced by Athletics Australia includes reigning world champion distance runners Michael Roeger and Jaryd Clifford and javelin thrower Corey Anderson. The Paralympic golden trio
- [Why Wheelchair Rugby Is The Best Fit For Lambird](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/why-wheelchair-rugby-is-the-best-fit-for-lambird/) - Robyn Lambird looks back fondly on her time playing wheelchair basketball. She’s rightfully proud also of winning a Paralympic bronze medal in athletics. Yet, when she considered which sport best suited her personality and her impairment, wheelchair rugby was the winner. Lambird, who has cerebral palsy (CP), is one of the up-and-coming players vying for
- [Paralympians Curtis McGrath, Shae Graham, and Ben Popham sign on as Bupa Ambassadors](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/paralympians-curtis-mcgrath-shae-graham-and-ben-popham-sign-on-as-bupa-ambassadors/) - Bupa is excited to welcome three Australian Paralympians as Official Ambassadors. The multi-year relationship with Para-Athletes Curtis McGrath, Shae Graham, and Ben Popham, will see the Paralympians work with Bupa to put in place practical ways to expand Bupa’s access and inclusion policies for its people and customers. Bupa Asia Pacific Acting CEO Nick Stone
- [Mizuno & Paralympics Australia Announce Landmark Partnership Extension](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/mizuno-paralympics-australia-announce-landmark-partnership-extension/) - Mizuno will unveil its exclusive shoe design for the Australian Paralympic Team later this year after the famous sporting goods brand extended its proud partnership with Paralympics Australia. Mizuno teamed with Australia’s elite Paralympians as Official Sport Shoe Supplier in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020 and the new agreement will extend the relationship beyond Paris
- [After Training Through Ramadan, IBSA Games Awaits Aussie Storm Star](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/after-training-through-ramadan-ibsa-games-awaits-aussie-storm-star/) - All young Robbie Dunia wanted was to emulate his big brother Mohammed and play local rugby league. In fact, all the boys - also younger brothers Bilal, Zakariya, Amer and Isaac - loved the game in one way or another. There were hectic after school contests. Sometimes their cousins would come over to play. “We
- [‘I’m Hungry To Represent My Country And My People’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/06/im-hungry-to-represent-my-country-and-my-people/) - Leading up to the Tokyo Paralympic Games, wheelchair basketball player Clarence McCarthy-Grogan seemed on track to capture a special place in history. Not since the legendary Kevin Coombs played in 1984 at the last of his five Paralympics had an Indigenous man represented the Rollers on the greatest stage. McCarthy-Grogan, a Yanyuwa, Garrawa, Kuku-Yalanji man
- [Brisbane 2032 Heads To Townsville](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/brisbane-2032-heads-to-townsville/) - The Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee (Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee) has announced it will hold its next Board meeting in Townsville, as part of its plan to bring the Games to all corners of Queensland. The Board decided in last week’s meeting to host its next meeting in Townsville on 21 and
- [National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2023: Australian Sporting Network Joint Reconciliation Statement](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/national-reconciliation-week-nrw-2023-australian-sporting-network-joint-reconciliation-statement/) - National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time to reflect on Australia’s shared history through truth telling, learning our shared histories, cultures, and the achievements of First Nations Peoples; while taking the time to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. In 2021, we published a joint statement committing to more
- [Tax Appeal A Key Part Of Paralympics Australia’s ‘Get Involved’ Strategy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/tax-appeal-a-key-part-of-paralympics-australias-get-involved-strategy/) - Thirteen-year-old Para-athlete Matilda Mobbs competed at national swimming titles, broke a long-standing state record and even got a shout-out from Paralympic great Ellie Cole during Tokyo 2020. Yet, when she tried a very different sport at a Paralympics Australia Multi-Sport Day event, the national coach of that sport told her she was a natural, a
- [Much Work To Do, But RAP Launch Was A Day To Listen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/much-work-to-do-but-rap-launch-was-a-day-to-listen/) - The smoky waft of country lingered and a yidaki hummed the story of a dingo’s futile kangaroo chase. Wordless communication passed down through millennia. When the words did come from Uncle Brendan Kerin they were uncomfortable to hear. Personal stories of a family decimated, of his stolen identity and a long painful journey to rediscover
- [Next Steps In Planning For Games Legacy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/next-steps-in-planning-for-games-legacy/) - Nearly 14,000 ideas have been shared as part of planning for the legacy of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Hopes and Dreams submissions as well as feedback from the Brisbane 2032 Legacy Forum held in March form the basis of a consultation paper - Elevate 2042 - released today. As the name
- [Rollers And Gliders Teams Named For World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/rollers-and-gliders-teams-named-for-world-championships/) - The Australian Rollers and Gliders wheelchair basketball teams have been finalised to compete at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation’s (IWBF) World Championships next month in Dubai. The tournament, which starts on June 9 involves 300 players representing 16 men’s and 12 women’s teams. The Rollers will have five players making their debut at a World
- [Australian Steelers Captain Calls For More Heavy-Hitters](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/australian-steelers-captain-calls-for-more-heavy-hitters/) - On the highlight reels they’re slamming into opponents, weaving through defences and generally causing havoc. They’re the ‘big-dogs’ of wheelchair rugby, nearly always the scoring leaders and focus of external plaudits. However Australia’s best 3.5-point classified players, Steelers greats Chris Bond and Ryley Batt, know their impact depends largely on the performance of teammates who
- [Paralympics Australia Secures Landmark Paris 2024 Media Rights Deal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/paralympics-australia-secures-landmark-paris-2024-media-rights-deal/) - The incredible feats and powerful stories of the Australian Paralympic Team are poised to reach record audiences with confirmation from Paralympics Australia today that Nine Entertainment Co. will be its media rights partner for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The landmark agreement sets a media rights record for Australian Paralympic sport and provides the stage
- [Nine Seals Exclusive Rights For Paris 2024 Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/nine-seals-exclusive-rights-for-paris-2024-paralympic-games/) - Nine and Paralympics Australia have today announced that Nine Entertainment Co. (Nine) has secured the exclusive free and subscription audio-visual and audio rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The historic deal with Paralympics Australia places Nine at the forefront of Australian Paralympic sport coverage as Australia’s official Paralympic Network, after recently being awarded exclusive
- [Parker Returns to Para-Triathlon, Continues Golden Streak](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/parker-returns-to-para-triathlon-continues-golden-streak/) - Australian Paralympic star Lauren Parker has scorched around a slippery Yokohama circuit to score a 10th straight Para-triathlon victory just a week after her gold medal Para-cycling debut at the UCI Road World Cup in Belgium. The outstanding results suggest Parker is on track to achieve her goal to compete in triathlon and cycling at
- [The Juggling Act That Hooked Blind Football’s Greatest Volunteer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/the-juggling-act-that-hooked-blind-footballs-greatest-volunteer/) - Fridays are supposed to be Dave Connolly’s day off from his job as a geo-spatial analyst. But it rarely works that way. “I spend most of my Fridays in meetings about football,” said Connolly, the Bilbies Australian men’s blind football team’s head coach and Blind Football Australia’s national coordinator. “During the week I’m always using
- [The Day Toddler Henrik Inspired Mum To Strive For Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/the-day-toddler-henrik-inspired-mum-to-strive-for-paris/) - If Kate Næss is on the starting pontoon at the base of the Alexandre III bridge in Paris next year - eight years and two babies since she last competed at a Paralympic Games - she can trace her incredible achievement back to two of her most poignant life experiences. Næss’ transformation from Para-equestrian to
- [Steelers Seeking Smooth Terrain On Precarious Path To Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/steelers-seeking-smooth-terrain-on-precarious-path-to-paris/) - Maintaining control of their Paralympic destiny will be the primary motivation for the Australian Steelers announced today by Paralympics Australia to contest the Asia Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship next month in Tokyo. Only victory at the five-nation tournament will secure direct qualification to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Defeat will bring a much bumpier journey
- [Allianz Australia And Paralympics Australia Renew Enduring Partnership With Paris 2024 In Sight](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/05/allianz-australia-and-paralympics-australia-renew-enduring-partnership-with-paris-2024-in-sight/) - Allianz Australia is re-committing its energy and resources to supporting the Australian Paralympic movement, extending a partnership with Paralympics Australia dating back to 2011. The partnership extension will see Allianz Australia remain Paralympics Australia’s Official Insurance Partner beyond the Paris Paralympic Games, until at least December 2024. Allianz will also be an official supporter of
- [Swimming Australia Announces Australian Dolphins Team For World Para Swimming Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/04/swimming-australia-announces-australian-dolphins-team-for-world-para-swimming-championships/) - Swimming Australia is proud to announce the Australian Dolphins team to compete at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, UK from 31 July to 6 August. Following a sensational four days of competition at the Australian Swimming Championships at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, a 26 person team was announced last week. The
- [Preview: Emily Petricola Returns, 12 Australians Get Set For Opening UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup Round In Italy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/04/preview-emily-petricola-returns-12-australians-get-set-for-opening-uci-para-cycling-road-world-cup-round-in-italy/) - International racing returns for Australia’s para-cyclists this week at the opening round of the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Italy from April 20-23. Twelve Australians will race in Maniago, located in Italy’s north-eastern region, Friuli Venezia Giulia.Of the 12 Aussies competing, seven will wear Australian Cycling Team colours, while five will compete as
- [Humour, Tears And ‘Questionable’ Stories From A Community Like No Other](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/humour-tears-and-questionable-stories-from-a-community-like-no-other/) - In 1981 Richard Cordukes, an up-and-comer of Australian Para-athletics, was out to make a mark at his first Stoke Mandeville Games in England. Forty-two years later, at a Paralympics Australia Pin Project ceremony in Brisbane, Cordukes whimsically recounts how at those Games he unexpectedly became one of the first Australians to play what is now
- [New Expertise Ready To Provide Strategic Guidance](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/new-expertise-ready-to-provide-strategic-guidance/) - Paralympics Australia (PA) has made an important appointment to help strengthen its governance as the green and gold runway to Brisbane 2032 continues. The addition of Joanne Peulen to PA’sFinance, Audit and Risk Management Committee, reporting to the PA Board, was announced on Monday and comes at a critical time for the organisation. Peulen will
- [Brisbane 2032 Leaders: Gold Coast Is The Living Legacy Of Mega Sport Events](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/brisbane-2032-leaders-gold-coast-is-the-living-legacy-of-mega-sport-events/) - The Gold Coast has been marked a ‘Living Legacy’ of mega-sport events by Brisbane 2032 leaders, following the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee Board’s two-day visit across the region. President of the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee Board, Andrew Liveris, said the visit gave Board members the opportunity to see first-hand the catalytic
- [Paralympic Centre Of Excellence: A World-Leading Legacy Plan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/paralympic-centre-of-excellence-a-world-leading-legacy-plan/) - The proposed Paralympic Centre of Excellence, announced by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Wednesday, would be a visionary leap towards changing the landscape for Paralympic sport in Australia. The facility at the University of Queensland in Brisbane has the potential to revitalise Australia’s elite Para-athlete numbers and improve access to sport for people with a
- [‘Share The Love’: Paralympics Australia’s Vice President Appointments Explained](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/share-the-love-paralympics-australias-vice-president-appointments-explained/) - The Paralympics Australia Board has appointed two Vice Presidents to help perform a range of increased duties associated with the execution of the organisation’s Strategic Plan and extensive opportunities around Brisbane 2032. Alison Creagh AM CSC and Grant Mizens OAM were nominated by the Paralympics Australia (PA) Board to directly assist President Jock O’Callaghan, whose
- [Incoming CMO To Look At Medical Framework ‘Bigger Picture’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/incoming-cmo-to-look-at-medical-framework-bigger-picture/) - Paralympics Australia’s newly appointed Chief Medical Officer for Paris 2024, Sport and Exercise Physician Dr Steve Reid, wants to build relationships with an offshore network of medical professionals who could provide care for Australian Para-athletes competing internationally. Reid, who was the Australian Paralympic Winter Team’s CMO at Beijing 2022, said having an 18-month lead-in to
- [Parker Plots Demanding Double At Paris Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/parker-plots-demanding-double-at-paris-games/) - Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Lauren Parker will begin her quest to compete in two sports at Paris 2024 when she races at the World Triathlon Para Series opener at Devonport, Tasmania on Saturday. The 34-year-old, who is seeking to qualify for Australia’s triathlon and cycling teams for next year’s Games, enters this year’s series as two-time
- [Cole To Lead Australian Youth Team At Trinbago 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/cole-to-lead-australian-youth-team-at-trinbago-2023/) - Paralympic swimming icon Ellie Cole OAM has been appointed as Australian Team General Manager for the Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. One of Australia’s most decorated female swimmers, Cole has represented Australia at three Commonwealth Games (2010, 2018, and 2022) and four Paralympic Games (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020). During that time, she claimed three
- [New Winter Games Chef De Mission To Provide Rare Skill Combination](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/new-winter-games-chef-de-mission-to-provide-rare-skill-combination/) - Paralympics Australia’s preparations for the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in northern Italy are underway with Ben Troy named Australian Team Chef de Mission. Troy has been Paralympics Australia’s General Manager of Information Technology Operations since 2016 and has played a leading role in setting up the logistical and technological framework for campaigns including Tokyo 2020
- [Paralympic Leaders: ‘Gender Equity Lifts Us All’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/paralympic-leaders-gender-equity-lifts-us-all/) - Two of the leading figures in Australia’s Paralympic movement have delivered the powerful International Women’s Day message that gender equity - like an equitable sport system - is in the interest of all Australians. Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Catherine Clark was a speaker and panellist at the Woodridge State High School in Brisbane, at the
- [Wheelchair Rugby Trio In Paris For Women’s Cup ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/wheelchair-rugby-trio-in-paris-for-womens-cup/) - Australia will be represented by two World Champions and a bright up-and-comer at the Women's Cup in Paris, starting on Thursday, the only international event exclusively for women in wheelchair rugby. Shae Graham and Ella Sabljak played key roles in the Australian Steelers side that secured a stunning win at the World Championships in Denmark
- [Sparkes And Connolly To Lead Paralympic Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/sparkes-and-connolly-to-lead-paralympic-program/) - Swimming Australia is proud to announce the appointment of Kate Sparkes and Harley Connolly as the new Head Coaches of the Australian Dolphins Paralympic team. In a first for the Australian Dolphins the pair will share Head Coaching responsibilities, with Sparkes to lead the Men’s program and Connolly to head up the Women’s program. Connolly
- [Ben Tudhope Wins Para Snowboard World Cup Crystal Globes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/ben-tudhope-wins-para-snowboard-world-cup-crystal-globes/) - After an incredible World Cup season, triple Paralympian Ben Tudhope has claimed the Para Snowboard Cross and Para Snowboard Crystal Globes. It was a huge season for the 23 year old, picking up five gold, three silver and one bronze medal across five World Cups. With the Para Snowboard World Championships less than a week
- [Potential Paris 2024 Representatives Get First Real Games Experience](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/potential-paris-2024-representatives-get-first-real-games-experience/) - The reality of competing at the Paris Paralympic Games next year came a step closer for long-list athletes who attended Paralympics Australia’s Team Processing sessions at Allianz Stadium in Sydney this week. Team Processing is where athletes nominated by their sports as having potential to qualify for Paris receive briefings about the Games, get outfitted
- [‘A Powerful Legacy’: Paralympics Australia Releases Landmark Sporting And Social Masterplan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/03/a-powerful-legacy-paralympics-australia-releases-landmark-sporting-and-social-masterplan/) - The Australian Paralympic movement’s unmatched potential to unite, inspire and drive social change will be fully mobilised under a comprehensive and bold strategy announced by Paralympics Australia in Sydney on Wednesday. The release of the Strategy for Australian Paralympic Sport to Brisbane and Beyond by the nation’s preeminent sporting organisation for people with a disability
- [Corporate Australia And Disability Sector Join Forces For Aspiring Paralympians](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/corporate-australia-and-disability-sector-join-forces-for-aspiring-paralympians/) - Australian athletes working towards the Paris 2024 Paralympics are set to gain a crucial funding boost from of a series of gala events hosted by the National Disability Leadership Organisation, which is the charity arm of Developing Australian Communities. The three gala dinners are a powerful opportunity for leading companies and businesses to show support
- [Paralympics Australia Hails 'Promise Of Truly Accessible Games'](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/paralympics-australia-hails-promise-of-truly-accessible-games/) - Paralympics Australia embraces the Federal and Queensland Governments’ major agreement on funding for the 2032 Brisbane Paralympic and Olympic Games, which will deliver venues and infrastructure that align with Paralympics Australia’s strategic and legacy goals for the Games. The Queensland Government will fund a $2.7 billion redevelopment of the Brisbane Cricket Ground, known as the
- [Para-Athletes To Help Drive LGBTIQ+ Inclusion In Sport](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/para-athletes-to-help-drive-lgbtiq-inclusion-in-sport/) - Paralympic Games representatives Nikki Ayers and Maria Strong are among 16 athletes who have been named as Thrive with Pride ambassadors, starting a six-month tenure in which they’ll drive inclusion initiatives in their sporting communities. The announcement of the ambassadors was timed to coincide with the start of Sydney WorldPride 2023. The program, which is
- [‘Situational Learning’ The New Frontier In PA’s Community Of Practice](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/situational-learning-the-new-frontier-in-pas-community-of-practice/) - What can a wheelchair basketball coach learn from a Para-archery training camp? What would a Para-table tennis coach gain from watching a wheelchair rugby coach communicate with players? How can the seating position of a wheelchair tennis coach improve a Para-triathlon coach’s performance? These are the kinds of questions being examined by Innovation Team leaders
- [How A Paralympics Australia Multi-Sport Day Can Change Your Life ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/how-a-paralympics-australia-multi-sport-day-can-change-your-life/) - While receiving her medals at the Rio and Tokyo Games, Australian Paralympic Team canoeist Susan Seipel could look back to a come-and-try event as the moment that transformed her world. Seipel had been a good swimmer as a child and later did well in equestrian. However, she was encouraged to get into paddling after she
- [Clarification On Paralympic Broadcast Rights For 2024 - 2032](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/clarification-on-paralympic-broadcast-rights-for-2024-2032/) - The Australian broadcast rights for the Paralympic Games are not included in the new International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreement announced yesterday by Nine Entertainment Co., Paralympics Australia has confirmed. Nine Entertainment will broadcast the next five Olympic Games as part of the new deal, beginning with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and concluding with the
- [New Reign, New Challenge For World Champions](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/new-reign-new-challenge-for-world-champions/) - The Australian Steelers are learning the hard way that there are no soft matches as their rivals aim to test themselves against the best. The lesson hit the Steelers between the eyes at the Japan Para Championships in Chiba which concluded on Sunday, when they were defeated 53-52 by the United States to finish fourth
- [Australian Gliders To Face Paralympic Champions At Osaka Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/australian-gliders-to-face-paralympic-champions-at-osaka-cup/) - The progress of the Australian Gliders wheelchair basketball program will be tested in Japan this week, as coach Craig Campbell pieces together the squad that will carry the nation’s hopes into a crucial year of championships and Paralympic qualifiers. The Osaka Cup is known also as the International Friendship Tournament and provides players a unique
- [The Swimmer, Basketballer And Sprinter Challenging Our Wheelchair Rugby Stars](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/the-swimmer-basketballer-and-sprinter-challenging-our-wheelchair-rugby-stars/) - Australian Steelers officials have moved to ensure there is no complacency after the team’s incredible win at the World Championships last year, selecting a side for the Japan Para Wheelchair Rugby Championship that includes three players hot on the heels of some of the side’s more experienced campaigners. In their first hit-out since they defeated
- [Ski Rookie Continues His Coming Of Age](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/02/ski-rookie-continues-his-coming-of-age/) - Paralympics Australia’s 2022 Rookie of the Year, Josh Hanlon, has maintained his exciting form before the World Cup Finals in Italy next month, matching his impressive slalom result from the Beijing Paralympic Games. Sit-skier Hanlon was among a tight contingent of Australians who competed in challenging conditions at the FIS Para Alpine World Championships in
- [Potential New Paralympic Sports Announced For LA28](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/01/potential-new-paralympic-sports-announced-for-la28/) - Organisers of the Los Angeles Paralympics have permission to recommend either Para-climbing or Para-surfing for inclusion in 2028, after the International Paralympic Committee this week released its first round list of approved sports for the Games in five years’ time. After considering applications from a record 33 Para-sports, the IPC’s Governing Board announced 22 sports
- [Paralympic Community Mourns Loss Of A Trailblazer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/01/paralympic-community-mourns-loss-of-a-trailblazer/) - Last November, at a touching ceremony in Perth, Kevin Cunningham seemed deeply moved as he was presented Pin No.4, representing his eternal place in Australia’s Paralympic history. It was to be a fitting finale to a life well lived. Cunningham passed away on January 4, leaving the Paralympic community saddened but thankful for his vast
- [Davidson And Weekes Set For Summer Series Showdown](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/davidson-and-weekes-set-for-summer-series-showdown/) - Paralympic gold and silver medallist Heath Davidson has helped launch the Australian Wheelchair Tennis Summer Series, which will culminate in the world’s best players competing for the Australian Open. The elite of women’s, men’s and quads contenders will contest three tournaments in Victoria in January. Among those joining Davidson and fellow Australian Ben Weekes will
- [PA Chief Executive Awarded Leadership Scholarship](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/pa-chief-executive-awarded-leadership-scholarship/) - The role of the Chief Executive Women (CEW) organization to influence and engage all levels of Australian business and government to achieve gender balance has been strengthened following the announcement of its 2022 scholarships. In a boost for the Paralympic movement, CEW has announced Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Catherine Clark as one of two recipients
- [Tudhope, Petricola Take Major Para-Sport Honours At AIS Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/tudhope-petricola-take-major-para-sport-honours-at-ais-awards/) - Exceptional campaigns in and around the sporting arena by Paralympians Emily Petricola and Ben Tudhope have been rewarded with prized recognition at the Australian Institute of Sport’s Sport Performance Awards. Petricola established herself as a world-leading Para-cyclist in 2022, winning three gold medals at the Track World Championships in France, in the Women’s Pursuit C4,
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes Balanced And Holistic High Performance Strategy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/paralympics-australia-welcomes-balanced-and-holistic-high-performance-strategy/) - Paralympics Australia is proud to embrace the nation’s first truly united high performance plan and play a leading role in building a sporting system that is inclusive, sustainable and collaborative. The landmark national framework, titled ‘Australia’s High Performance 2032+ Sport Strategy’, was launched by Australian Sports Commission Chief Executive Kieren Perkins in Sydney on Thursday
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes New Brisbane 2032 Chief Executive](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/paralympics-australia-welcomes-new-brisbane-2032-chief-executive/) - Paralympics Australia has warmly welcomed the appointment of Cindy Hook as CEO of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee. PA President Jock O’Callaghan said Ms Hook would bring exceptional abilities to the role, as well as a strong set of values which were shared by Paralympics Australia. “We are delighted with the appointment
- [New Directors Elected As PA Gets Set In The Starting Blocks Of Defining Decade](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/new-directors-elected-as-pa-gets-set-in-the-starting-blocks-of-defining-decade/) - Former Australian Defence Force Brigadier Alison Creagh AM CSC and ex-Queensland Government minister Kate Jones were elected to the Paralympics Australia Board by Member Organisations at PA’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. The two Directors were appointed in July and received unanimous support from voting Members when nominated for election by PA President Jock O’Callaghan.
- [PA and NDSP Plan Managers Announce Exciting Partnership Expansion for Paris 2024 Cycle](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/pa-and-ndsp-plan-managers-announce-exciting-partnership-expansion-for-paris-2024-cycle/) - Paralympics Australia and leading national disability support organisation, NDSP Plan Managers, are proud to announce the expansion of their partnership in an agreement that will extend beyond the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. NDSP Plan Managers is one of the top three providers of specialised management support to recipients of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. NDSP’s
- [Paralympics Australia Thanks Premier For Keeping Title Vow](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/paralympics-australia-thanks-premier-for-keeping-title-vow/) - Paralympics Australia President Jock O'Callaghan has welcomed Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's addition of 'Paralympics' to her official title regarding the Games in Brisbane in 2032. Mr O'Callaghan said the Premier's title change to Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games was important to reflect the chance both Games provide for all Australians to feel included
- [Prospective Gliders Shine At Inaugural Female-Only Camp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/prospective-gliders-shine-at-inaugural-stand-alone-camp/) - Soaring participation rates among women in wheelchair basketball have prompted the establishment of the first female-only development camp, offering the nation’s best prospects the chance to fast-track their progress, potentially to Paralympic level. The four-day Women Pathways Development Camp started at the Australian Institute of Sport on Sunday after the Frank Ponta Cup, a four-day
- [Rugby Legend Reveals Why He’s Backing PA Christmas Appeal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/rugby-legend-reveals-why-hes-backing-pa-christmas-appeal/) - Wheelchair rugby superstar Ryley Batt has committed to representing the Australian Steelers at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, but he’s reached a stage in his outstanding career where he also wants to ensure the future of the sport is in good hands. It’s one reason Batt was so thrilled to meet rising star Riley Nixon at
- [Your hopes, your dreams for Brisbane 2032](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/your-hopes-your-dreams-for-brisbane-2032/) - Australians will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to share their hopes and dreams for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy with the launch of an online national survey. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk also confirmed a Brisbane 2032 Legacy Forum for 22 March 2023 at the Royal International Convention Centre. “These Games belong to all of us,”
- [Paralympics Australia And Partners Celebrate Shared Commitment To Inclusion, Equity And Excellence](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/12/paralympics-australia-and-partners-celebrate-shared-commitment-to-inclusion-equity-and-excellence/) - Some of the nation’s top Paralympians, including athletics star Madison de Rozario and swimming World Champion Rowan Crothers, joined a host of Paralympics Australia’s sponsor partners at a relaxed function in Sydney on Thursday night to mark a year of growth, achievement and aspiration. Representatives from a range of Paralympics Australia's major partners, suppliers and
- [Aussie Boccia Team Keen To Seize Momentum](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/aussie-boccia-team-keen-to-seize-momentum/) - Australia’s pairs team of Dan Michel and Jamieson Leeson will start their campaign at the Boccia World Championships in Rio next week on a high after their win at a hotly contested World Cup event in Bahrain just weeks ago. The three-player Australian team, which includes Tokyo 2020 Paralympic representative Spencer Cotie, will join more
- [Fostering ‘The Mob’ Culture Among Our Top Para-Coaches](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/fostering-the-mob-culture-among-our-top-para-coaches/) - Innovation Team leaders at Paralympics Australia have delivered a successful first instalment of their national head coaches learning lab and are confident the program will help lift the performances by Australian athletes at the Paralympic Games and other major competitions. The learning lab is part of Paralympics Australia’s Community of Practice initiative, which was started
- [Major Project Underway To Recognise Paralympians’ Unique Place In History](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/major-project-underway-to-recognise-paralympians-unique-place-in-history/) - Members of Australia’s trailblazing 1960 and 1964 Paralympic Teams have become the first athletes immortalised through a Paralympics Australia initiative to celebrate every athlete’s contribution to the Australian Paralympic Movement. The Paralympic Pin project was launched at a special event in Melbourne on Friday, attended by members of the pioneering Australian teams or loved ones
- [Bupa Becomes The Official Healthcare Partner To Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/bupa-becomes-the-official-healthcare-partner-to-paralympics-australia/) - Bupa has become the Official Healthcare Partner to Paralympics Australia, in a relationship that will focus on championing health, equality, and inclusion under the banner of ‘We all win when we’re all in’. The initial three-year commitment will see Bupa support the health and wellbeing of Paralympians, their families and support networks, providing them with
- [When Dylan Met His Wax Game, Set And Match!](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/when-dylan-met-his-wax-game-set-and-match/) - It was Game, Set and Match when Australian of the Year and sporting legend, Dylan Alcott AO came face to face with an exact wax replica of himself, at Madame Tussauds Sydney on Wednesday morning.The 31-year-old athlete, Paralympian, philanthropist, media commentator and Disability advocate today became Madame Tussauds Sydney’s first figure in a wheelchair –
- [The Breakdown And Incredible Rise Of A Para-Canoe World Champion](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/the-breakdown-and-incredible-rise-of-a-para-canoe-world-champion/) - At the start gate for the VL1 200 final at the World Championships in Canada in August, Ben Sainsbury experienced an eerily familiar feeling. Emotions were high after a pep-talk from coach Shaun Caven, in which Caven recalled how in 2019, two years after Sainsbury acquired paraplegia in a motocross accident, he could barely paddle
- [Five-time Paralympic Medallist Isis Holt Announces Retirement](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/five-time-paralympic-medallist-isis-holt-announces-retirement/) - Paralympic sprinter Isis Holt has announced her retirement from athletics after a career in which she won five Paralympic medals, four world titles and Commonwealth Games gold. The T35 sprinter, who broke nine world records, will pursue a career in psychology, a vocation deeply influenced by her time as an elite athlete. “I’m really excited
- [Aspiring Steelers Get A Tokyo Taste Of Next Level](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/aspiring-steelers-get-a-tokyo-taste-of-next-level/) - In one of the world’s busiest cities, in a huge stadium filled with a noisy crowd cheering for the opposing team, the Australian wheelchair rugby development squad have been given a tantalising taste of what to expect at the highest level of their sport. The 2022 Shibuya Cup concluded in Tokyo on Sunday after four
- [Australian Steelers Lead AIS Awards Finalists List](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/australian-steelers-lead-ais-awards-finalists-list/) - Some of the biggest stars of Australian Para-sport in 2022, including Paralympics Australia’s recently-crowned World Champion wheelchair rugby team the Steelers, have secured a slew of finalist nominations for the prestigious AIS Sport Performance Awards next month. The Steelers’ win in Denmark in October, where they defeated arch-rival the United States in the final to
- [NPC Russia and NPC Belarus suspended at IPC Extraordinary General Assembly](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/npc-russia-and-npc-belarus-suspended-at-ipc-extraordinary-general-assembly/) - At an Extraordinary General Assembly in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday (16 November 2022), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) member organisations voted to suspend the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Russia and Belarus. The decision by IPC members to suspend NPC Russia and NPC Belarus stems from their inability to comply with their membership obligations under the
- [Notice of 2022 Annual General Meeting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/notice-of-2022-annual-general-meeting/) - Paralympics Australia Limited (PA) will be holding the 2022 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 7 December 2022. The meeting shall be conducted in person at Rydges South Bank, Brisbane and via Zoom at 2.00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. For more information, Members may contact Sharon White.
- [Steelers’ Door Open - If You're Good Enough](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/steelers-door-open-if-youre-good-enough/) - Places on the world champion Australian Steelers wheelchair rugby team for the Paris 2024 Paralympics are up for grabs to any of the 12 national development squad rising stars set to play Japan at the Shibuya Cup, starting on Thursday in Tokyo. Breaking into the team that captured its first world championship since 2014 in
- [Connolly to Lead USC Paralympic Hub](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/connolly-to-lead-usc-paralympic-hub/) - Swimming Australia is proud to announce Harley Connolly as the new Head Coach of the Paralympic Hub program at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Connolly joins the Spartans program with a decorated record, having coached athletes to a Gold medal at every international benchmark event since being named to his first Australian Para team
- [Steelers Warrior Andrew ‘Harro’ Harrison Announces Retirement](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/steelers-warrior-andrew-harro-harrison-announces-retirement/) - Purpose, community, travel and two Paralympic gold medals. After 212 games for Australia over more than a decade and a half, Steelers wheelchair rugby player Andrew Harrison has so much to be proud of as he announces his retirement from the sport. “As much as we say the gold medals are the pinnacle, I think
- [Australia’s Blind Footballers In The Hot-Seat At Asia-Oceania Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/australias-blind-footballers-in-the-hot-seat-at-asia-oceania-championships/) - Australia’s Bilbies blind football team will need to overcome the elements as well as their opponents if they are to reach their goals at the Asia-Pacific Championships, which start in Kochi, India on Wednesday. The seven-player squad trained together at a camp at Paralympics Australia’s high performance facility at The Hangar in Melbourne in late
- [How Tapper Re-Discovered Her Love Of Table Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/how-tapper-re-discovered-her-love-of-table-tennis/) - The thing about high performance athletes is that often, even when they take a break, they don’t really take a break. For two-time dual Paralympian and Olympian Melissa Tapper, that meant her first decent stretch of time off in 13 years of top-level table tennis was interrupted by running a marathon. Yep, from Frankston on
- ['She's Always Been My Goal': Qian Set For World Championship Showdown With All-Time Great](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/11/she-has-always-been-my-goal-qian-set-for-world-championship-showdown-with-all-time-great/) - As a teenager representing her native China at the London 2012 Paralympics, Qian Yang’s hope in the gold medal match against the great Natalia Partyka was to “not lose too badly”. The result went as expected, but Qian pushed the Polish legend all the way to a deciding fifth set. Four years later, at Rio
- [Esteemed Award Reminds Fearnley That ‘Once Upon A Time I Did OK’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/esteemed-award-reminds-fearnley-that-once-upon-a-time-i-did-ok/) - Superstar Paralympians Kurt Fearnley and Ben Tudhope claimed major honours at the NSW Institute of Sport Awards in Sydney on Thursday night. After a busy year of international competition, featuring the Beijing Paralympic and Olympic Winter Games and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Tudhope emerged as the state’s Male Athlete of the Year, while Fearnley received
- [Reduced Air Travel And Plastic Use Among Paris 2024 Sustainability Values](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/reduced-air-travel-and-plastic-use-among-paris-2024-sustainability-values/) - Paralympics Australia is keenly embracing the Paris 2024 Organising Committee’s goal to make responsible environmental practices a centrepiece of the next Paralympic Games. Australian Team Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin and Senior Manager, Games Delivery Nat Browne attended the National Olympic Committees’ and National Paralympic Committees’ Welcome Days in Paris late last month, where venue
- [Medals Just One Priority At Track Cycling World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/medals-just-one-priority-at-track-cycling-world-championships/) - The reality of Paris 2024 will set in for Australia’s best track cyclists at the Para-cycling Track World Championships this week when they race for the first time at the velodrome to be used for the upcoming Paralympic Games. It will be the first Track World Championships since 2020 and will feature all five of
- [The Australian Gliders Star Channelling A Paralympic Legend](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/the-australian-gliders-star-channelling-a-paralympic-legend/) - Amber Merritt considers herself “one of the lucky ones” and it’s a slice of fortune she wants to share at the next Paralympics Australia Multi-Sport Day, in Perth on Saturday. The Australian Gliders wheelchair basketball star was a state representative swimmer but was classified out of the sport after being told she was too able-bodied.
- [Australian Steelers Are World Wheelchair Rugby Champions](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/australian-steelers-are-world-wheelchair-rugby-champions/) - The Australian Steelers are the new world champions of wheelchair rugby. The Steelers defeated the United States 58-55 in a classic world championship final to win the gold medal in Vejle, Denmark on Monday. “We were written off three months ago and now we are the best wheelchair rugby team in the world,” said Australian
- [Australia, USA To Play For World Championship Gold Medal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/australia-usa-to-play-for-world-championship-gold-medal/) - The Australian Steelers have secured their place in the gold medal match for the fourth consecutive World Wheelchair Rugby Championship. The Steelers defeated Denmark 56-55 in an enthralling semi-final battle on Sunday, in front of a sold-out crowd in the Danish city of Vejle. The Australians will face the United States on Monday for the
- [Steelers Book World Championship Semi-Final Showdown Against Host Nation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/steelers-book-world-championship-semi-final-showdown-against-host-nation/) - The Australian Steelers will face Denmark and a sold-out Danish crowd for a place in the gold medal match at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship. The Steelers defeated reigning Paralympic champions Great Britain 54-45 in their quarter-final on Saturday to book the tantalising semi-final showdown against the host nation. https://twitter.com/AUSParalympics/status/1581028831460495362 The Steelers arrived in the
- [No More Second Chances For Second Placed Steelers At World Wheelchair Rugby Championship](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/no-more-second-chances-for-second-placed-steelers-at-world-wheelchair-rugby-championship/) - The Australian Steelers have progressed to the quarter-final at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship, but could only finish second in Pool B to miss an easier path to the medal rounds. With Pool B supremacy on the line in their final qualifying match against Japan on Thursday, the Steelers were defeated 54-50 in a highly-anticipated
- [Undefeated Steelers Charge On At World Championship](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/undefeated-steelers-charge-on-at-world-championship/) - The Australian Steelers remain undefeated after four matches at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Vejle, Denmark and will move into the knockout phase in formidable form. The Steelers are assured of a top two spot in Pool B after thumping Colombia 54-42 on Thursday. With the Colombians dealt with and their final qualifying match
- [Paralympic Pioneer Elevated To Sport Australia Hall Of Fame](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/paralympic-pioneer-elevated-to-sport-australia-hall-of-fame/) - “If a life is worth saving, it must be given the opportunity to be worth living”. (George Bedbrook) Even in the early 1950s in Australia, when penicillin had transformed the treatment of many serious conditions, there was no specific treatment for people with spinal injuries. In most cases they quickly developed infections that eventually ended
- [Steelers Defeat Denmark in Epic World Championship Rumble](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/steelers-defeat-denmark-in-epic-world-championship-rumble/) - The Australian Steelers defeated Denmark 55-43 to silence their raucous home crowd and remain undefeated after three matches at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship. Declaring the contest ‘a massive grudge match’ before the opening tip-off, Australian captain Chris Bond said revenge was a motivating factor for the Steelers following their one-goal loss to Denmark at
- [Steelers Progress On Promising Path At World Championship](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/steelers-progress-on-promising-path-at-world-championship/) - The Australian Steelers have sent an ominous message to their rivals at the 2022 World Wheelchair Rugby Championship with two commanding victories to open their campaign overnight. After trouncing Brazil 57-36 to officially announce their arrival in Vejle, Denmark, the Steelers returned to the court less than five hours later and showed composure and toughness
- [New Journey, New Fortune For Optimistic Steelers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/new-journey-new-fortune-for-optimistic-steelers/) - For Australian Steelers fans who are superstitious, there is plenty to be optimistic about before next week’s World Wheelchair Rugby Championships if the Steelers’ journey to Europe is anything to go by. Ahead of their World Championship opener in Vejle, Denmark on October 11, the Steelers are feeling relaxed, healthy and injury-free at their training
- [Multi-Sport Feast To Get More Tasmanians Involved](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/multi-sport-feast-to-get-more-tasmanians-involved/) - Two-time Paralympic medallist Deon Kenzie’s love of running was clear when he was a primary school student in the tiny north-west Tasmanian town of Forth. But it wasn’t until midway through high school that he discovered he could compete as a Para-athlete. It’s one reason the middle-distance ace feels strongly about improving sporting pathways for
- [Brisbane 2032 Legacy Planning Consultations Begin](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/brisbane-2032-legacy-planning-consultations-begin/) - Around 500 of Australia’s community and business leaders, sports stars, school leaders and Games representatives will come together in February at the Brisbane 2032 Legacy Forum to shape the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy Plan. The Brisbane 2032 Legacy Forum was announced today by the Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Olympics
- [Brisbane 2032 Goes To Market For First Major Contract - Brand](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/brisbane-2032-goes-to-market-for-first-major-contract-brand/) - President of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Andrew Liveris, has used his maiden speech to announce the Organising Committee’s first major contract is now on the market to deliver the Brisbane 2032 brand. The lucrative contract is expected to be highly sought after by brand design agencies across the country with the Brisbane
- [Nine Para-sports Confirmed For Victoria 2026](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/nine-para-sports-confirmed-for-victoria-2026/) - A record number of Para-sports have been confirmed for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games among an action-packed programme featuring 22 sports and 26 disciplines in a move welcomed by Paralympics Australia. The Commonwealth Games Federation, Victorian Government and Commonwealth Games Australia today revealed the nine Para-sports that will feature in 2026, surpassing the eight included
- [$28m boost to support Australia’s Winter Games campaigns](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/28m-boost-to-support-australias-winter-games-campaigns/) - Australia’s Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports can plan their entire 2026 Games campaigns with confidence, the Australian Government and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) today announcing it will invest $28.6 million in core funding over the next four years. For the first time ever, Australia’s Winter sports have been given a funding commitment in advance
- [An Open Letter from the PA Athletes’ Commission](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/an-open-letter-from-the-pa-athletes-commission/) - 28 September 2022 An Open Letter from the Paralympics Australia Athletes’ Commission The Hon Annastacia PalaszczukPremier of Queensland and Minister of the Olympic GamesQueensland Government Dear the Honourable Ms Palaszczuk Query: Change to Ministerial Title (Minister of the Olympic Games) We, the Paralympics Australia Athletes Commission, write to you on behalf of all current and
- [Paralympic Legend To Lead NDIA Board](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/paralympic-legend-to-lead-ndia-board/) - Australian Paralympic legend and disability advocate Kurt Fearnley AO has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). Fearnley, a five-time Paralympian, becomes the first person with a disability to Chair the Board, heralding a new era for the scheme. The NDIA Board will also welcome new members Dr Graeme
- [Female Trio To Supercharge Steelers’ World Champs Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/female-trio-to-supercharge-steelers-world-champs-campaign/) - Emilie Miller and Ella Sabljak are ready to follow the trail blazed by Shae Graham and provide a strong and important female influence on the Australian Steelers’ future. The Steelers will feature three females for first time in their 12-athlete squad at next month’s Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in Denmark. Wheelchair rugby is a mixed-gender
- [‘It's Changed My Perception Of Human Beings': Celebrating Australia’s Incredible Para-Coaches](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/its-changed-my-perception-of-human-beings-celebrating-australias-incredible-para-coaches/) - At the Para-Canoe World Championships in August, Shaun Caven experienced a day that made him realise why he does what he does. As Para head coach, Caven said his role fluctuated between being an athlete’s dad, brother, uncle, mentor or teacher and every day presented a different challenge. But, after years behind a desk working
- [Super-Young Spinners Gain Experience, Discipline And Maturity At Worlds](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/super-young-spinners-gain-experience-discipline-and-maturity-at-worlds/) - Australia’s U23 wheelchair basketball team departed the World Championships in Thailand last week with mixed results but left little doubt they’ll return a stronger, wiser and more complete side at the next gathering of the world’s best young players in three years’ time. The Spinners improved as the Championship went on, toppling Israel and the
- [Paralympic Great Lands Key Sport Leadership Role](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/paralympic-great-lands-key-sport-leadership-role/) - Legendary Paralympian Priya Cooper will take a collaborative and pragmatic approach as Chair of the Western Australian Institute of Sport, looking to “nail” Paris 2024, lift participation rates in sport among people with a disability and continue the upward trajectory of Para-sport since she retired from swimming after the Sydney Games in 2000. Cooper also
- [Australian Paralympian Invited To Her Majesty’s Funeral](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/australian-paralympian-invited-to-her-majestys-funeral/) - Four-time Paralympian Dylan Alcott is one of 10 people invited by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to represent Australia at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London next week. Alcott, the current Australian of the Year, was invited according to the wishes of the Palace, which extended a welcome to 10 Australians “who have made
- [Australian Secures Representation At Powerful International Sporting Body](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/australian-secures-representation-at-powerful-international-sporting-body/) - Australian Paralympian Ella Sabljak has gained a seat at the world anti-doping table after she won election to the newly-established 20-member WADA Athlete Council. The Tokyo 2020 Australian Gliders wheelchair basketball representative said she looked forward to creating relevant relationships, putting forward different perspectives and streamlining messaging between WADA and Australian athletes. “From a Paralympian’s
- [New Approach, Same Goal For Steelers At World Champs](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/new-approach-same-goal-for-steelers-at-world-champs/) - iPhones, Twitter, Justin Bieber and Barack Obama were all unknown to their global fanbase when the Australian Steelers last missed a gold medal match at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships. Since finishing sixth in 2006, the Australians went on to feature in the 2010, 2014 and 2018 finales and will attempt to extend their incredible
- [Paralympians Keen To Meet Participants At Multi-Sport Days](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/paralympians-keen-to-meet-participants-at-multi-sport-days/) - One of Australia’s most experienced and successful Paralympians, Angie Ballard, wants people of all skill levels to know they’re welcome at Paralympics Australia’s Multi-Sport Days in Canberra and Toowoomba this weekend because, she said, “sport should be for everyone”. Ballard has competed at six Paralympic Games and won eight medals, claimed five World Championships and
- [Parliamentary Friends of The Olympic and Paralympic Movements In Tasmania Launched](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/parliamentary-friends-of-the-olympic-and-paralympic-movements-in-tasmania-launched/) - The Tasmanian Parliamentary Friends of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements has launched this week in Hobart, celebrating the important role of Olympic and Paralympic sports throughout the state. The bi-partisan Parliamentary Friendship Group (PFG) is open to all Members, and promotes the values of Olympism and Paralympism. Co-chaired by Mr Nic Street MP and Mr
- [Cameron Murray Joins Paralympics Australia To Lead Commercial, Communications And Brand](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/cameron-murray-joins-paralympics-australia-to-lead-commercial-communications-and-brand/) - Paralympics Australia is pleased to announce Cameron Murray as Head of Commercial, Communications and Brand as the nation’s peak sporting organisation for people with a disability positions itself for the lead-in to the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games. Murray brings wide-ranging experience in the sport and media industries, including as Managing Director of Channel Nine in
- [Wheelblacks Welcome Development Squad To International Stage With A Bang](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/wheelblacks-welcome-development-squad-to-international-stage-with-a-bang/) - A brutal encounter with the New Zealand Wheelblacks provided a fitting first taste of international wheelchair rugby for the Australian Development Squad on Thursday. The Australians made history when they landed on New Zealand soil as the first national development squad to feature at a tournament overseas and the experience was one to remember. Invited
- [No Superstars, No Problem For Aussie Spinners Taking On The World](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/no-superstars-no-problem-for-aussie-spinners-taking-on-the-world/) - Head coach Brad Ness is imploring each member of the Australian Spinners squad to contribute to a cohesive team performance at what he expects will be the most hotly contested U23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in recent memory. Ness - a five-time Paralympian and gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Games - said the 12-player
- [Golden Couple Celebrate Father’s Day With ‘Adrenaline Junkie’ Baby](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/golden-couple-celebrate-fathers-day-with-adrenaline-junkie-baby/) - Between coaching his Paralympic champion wife, running three businesses and studying part-time, Scott Reardon is determined to be the best father he can be. It means that in the 10 weeks since his son Matteo was born, the Rio 2016 100 metres T42 gold medallist has had to be nearly as nimble in retirement as
- [Paralympics Australia Multi-Sport Day Shows Youngsters Bailey And Sam What’s Possible](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/09/paralympics-australia-multi-sport-day-shows-youngsters-bailey-and-sam-whats-possible/) - As a young boy Bailey van den Hooven played a range of sports. Some of his favourites were rugby, soccer, surfing and bike riding. After attending Paralympics Australia’s Multi-Sport Day in Wollongong on Saturday, the 17-year-old from Nowra has some new sports to consider taking up. “We’re loving the day, we’re so glad we came.
- [Closing The Knowledge Gap In Para-Sport’s Integrity Centrepiece](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/closing-the-knowledge-gap-in-para-sports-integrity-centrepiece/) - A new course and video series designed to demystify one of Para-sport’s most complex areas is set to be launched this week by Paralympics Australia in partnership with Sport Integrity Australia. Classification is an essential part of Para-sport and the better it is understood, the more athletes, coaches, officials and others at all levels will
- [Paris 2024 Preparations Step Up At Paralympics Australia Conference](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/paris-2024-preparations-step-up-at-paralympics-australia-conference/) - Representatives from 17 sports in which Australia aims to compete at the Paris Paralympics have come together for a two-day conference to share knowledge, experience and hear about Paralympics Australia’s team delivery preparations. The conference, titled PREP24PARIS, hosted by Paralympics Australia, began with a stirring keynote address by Para-athletics legend Kurt Fearnley, who spoke of
- [Paralympics Australia Appoints Geoff Quinlan Head Of Strategy On Road To Brisbane 2032](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/paralympics-australia-appoints-geoff-quinlan-head-of-strategy-on-road-to-brisbane-2032/) - Paralympics Australia’s newly-appointed Head of Strategy and Brisbane 2032 Coordination is reigniting a connection he has cherished with Australian Paralympians which began almost 15 years ago. Geoff Quinlan’s tenure started this week, two days before the 10 years-To-Go milestone for the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony. He brings extensive knowledge of high performance sport
- [One Year Since Tokyo, Analysis Shows A Resounding Success](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/one-year-since-tokyo-analysis-shows-a-resounding-success/) - Australian athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will follow a path blazed by one of the nation’s most successful and loved teams. On the first anniversary of Tokyo 2020, which started on August 24 last year following a one-year postponement, analysis garnered over the past 12 months shows that the Australian Paralympic Team’s
- [10-Year Countdown To The Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/10-year-countdown-to-the-brisbane-2032-paralympic-games-opening-ceremony/) - Queenslanders continue to share the spirt of the green and gold runway, as we mark 10 years until we welcome more than 8,000 athletes and officials at the opening ceremony of the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games. Premier and Minister for the Olympics Annastacia Palaszczuk said hosting Brisbane 2032 will provide opportunities to achieve new standards
- [‘This Next 10 Years Is Going To Be Extraordinary’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/this-next-10-years-is-going-to-be-extraordinary/) - Paralympics Australia welcomes all Australians to join in the many opportunities the lead-up to the Brisbane Paralympics will offer, as the nation marks a decade to the day until the historic Home Games in 2032. A generation of young Australians will be among the beneficiaries of Paralympics Australia’s multi-pronged plan for the next 10 years,
- [Why William Martin May Be Our Most Humble Champion](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/why-william-martin-may-be-our-most-humble-champion/) - Australia’s most successful athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games works as a labourer. Not that you’ll hear super swimmer William Martin complain about it. The winner of three gold medals and a silver wouldn’t have minded interest from potential sponsors since he scooped the pool at his debut Games, but he’s been quite happy
- [Surprises Await Bilbies’ Opponents At Asia-Pacific Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/surprises-await-bilbies-opponents-at-asia-pacific-championships/) - The Bilbies, Australia’s men’s blind football team, have announced their squad for the all-important Asia-Pacific Championships, which will serve as a qualifier for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The nine-player squad will hold two camps at Paralympics Australia’s headquarters at The Hangar in Melbourne, in October and just before the tournament starts in Kochi, India
- [Milestone Tour Set To Lift Australian Wheelchair Rugby](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/milestone-tour-set-to-lift-australian-wheelchair-rugby/) - Australian wheelchair rugby’s bright future will enter its next phase next month when Paralympics Australia’s national development squad embarks on its first-ever international tour. A squad of 10 athletes will contest the 2022 New Zealand National Championships as an Australian invitational team, marking an exciting milestone for PA’s wheelchair rugby program. PA’s National Performance Director
- [T2 Double Delight At Para-Cycling Road Worlds](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/t2-double-delight-at-para-cycling-road-worlds/) - Australia tasted double T2 time trial delight on Day 1 of the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau, Canada, winning silver and bronze. Carol Cooke’s silver medal performance in the women’s T2 time trial took her to 15 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championship medals since 2011, while Stuart Jones got the green and
- [Winless Steelers Ripe For World Championship Redemption](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/winless-steelers-ripe-for-world-championship-redemption/) - The Australian Steelers are ready to put a frustrating Musholm Cup campaign behind them and reset for the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in October. The team concluded the tournament overnight in Denmark with losses to Canada (55-48) and the host nation (56-51), finishing winless from their six matches. Desperate to salvage victory in their last
- [On The Wheelchair Rugby Pathway, Via The Track And The Pool](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/on-the-wheelchair-rugby-pathway-via-the-track-and-the-pool/) - The Australian wheelchair rugby development squad will be boosted by the presence of established Paralympic stars during next month’s tour to New Zealand. It will be the first-ever international tour by an Australian development squad and will be led by its head coach Jason Lees, who enjoyed a stellar playing career spanning 230 games, two
- [Battle for Steelers Jerseys To Intensify](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/battle-for-steelers-jerseys-to-intensify/) - The battle for World Championship selection will be a fascinating sub-plot for the Australian Steelers when the Musholm Cup concludes on Wednesday in Denmark. Still winless from four outings at the tournament, the Cup will stay out of reach of the Australians who lost to both Denmark and Canada on Tuesday for the second consecutive
- [Cole Reveals Why Final Embrace Meant So Much](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/cole-reveals-why-final-embrace-meant-so-much/) - Athletes often say the friendships they formed across their career are as valuable as the victories. In the moments after Ellie Cole finished her final race, that sentiment was unmistakable. After finishing fifth in the 100 metres S9 freestyle on day one of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Cole shared an embrace with the winner which
- [Debutants Shine On Tough Day For Steelers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/debutants-shine-on-tough-day-for-steelers/) - Heavy losses to Denmark and Canada to open the Musholm Cup overnight will not deter the Australian Steelers from their ultimate goal of fine-tuning preparations for the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in October. The Steelers went down 58-48 to Denmark and 70-52 to Canada to open the tournament in Denmark, but they took plenty of
- [Australia Tops Commonwealth Games Para-Sport Medal Table](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/australia-tops-commonwealth-games-para-sport-medal-table/) - A world record in the pool, Games record in the marathon and brilliant performances from our stars in two new Commonwealth Games sports were among the memorable achievements of Australia’s Para-athletes at Birmingham 2022. Australia’s 74 Para-athletes - plus four triathlon guides, two lawn bowls directors and two cycling pilots - stamped themselves as leaders
- [Questions About Para-Taekwondo? This Medallist Has You Covered](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/questions-about-para-taekwondo-this-medallist-has-you-covered/) - After becoming Australia’s first Paralympic taekwondo representative and medallist at Tokyo 2020, Janine Watson found there was a gap that needed filling if others were to follow in her footsteps. The focus, she believed, needed to be not only on emerging competitors, but the many coaches and instructors who had little or no experience working
- [How Hicks Found His Destiny In Discomfort](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/how-hicks-found-his-destiny-in-discomfort/) - On the bike, Darren Hicks is a beast. In five years on the Para-cycling scene, he’s won road and track World Championships and Paralympic gold and silver medals. In Hicks’ mind, it’s essential to extend his limit at every single training session. That way if he’s only at 90 percent on race day, he still
- [Commonwealth Games Medallists Line Up For World Triathlon Para Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/australias-commonwealth-games-medallists-line-up-for-world-triathlon-para-series/) - Six days on from Birmingham, Australia’s Para-triathlon silver and bronze medallists Sam Harding, with guide Luke Harvey, and Jonathan Goerlach, with guide David Mainwaring, will compete at Swansea in the UK on the last stop of the 2022 World Triathlon Para Series, after events at Yokohama and Montreal. They'll be joined by fellow Aussies Jeremy
- [Steelers’ Woes Could Spark World Championship Hunger](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/steelers-woes-could-spark-world-championship-hunger/) - If resilience wins wheelchair rugby tournaments, the Australian Steelers are on their way to a successful World Championship campaign in Denmark this October. The Steelers are at the AIS European Training Centre in Italy, having been battered by flight delays, a building fire that threatened their accommodation and positive COVID tests from two squad members
- [Para-Equestrians To Use World Championship Experience For Paris Tilt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/para-equestrians-to-use-world-championship-experience-for-paris-tilt/) - Australia’s Para-equestrian combinations for the World Championships in Denmark will seek to end any perception they’re not up to performing among the world’s best. The team’s preparation for the Championships at Herning from August 6 was disrupted by the controversial decision last month to not send a Para-dressage contingent. It was based on an assessment
- [Para-Canoeists To ‘Develop Skills, Tactics And Routines’ At World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/08/para-canoeists-to-develop-skills-tactics-and-routines-at-world-championships/) - Paralympic canoeists Susan Seipel and Dylan Littlehales, fresh from an ideal training stint in Italy, will head into the World Championships in Canada this week confident of adding to the World Cup medals they won earlier this year. Australia’s five-member team for the Championships on Lake Banook near Halifax, Nova Scotia, is spearheaded by Tokyo
- [Taekwondo, Tennis And Now A New Challenge For Tokyo Medallist](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/taekwondo-tennis-and-now-a-new-challenge-for-tokyo-medallist/) - Paralympic taekwondo medallist and four-time Australian wheelchair tennis champion Janine Watson will start climbing a new sporting mountain this weekend when she contests the Oceania Para-Badminton Championships in Melbourne. Watson, who won bronze at Tokyo 2020 as Australia’s first competitor in taekwondo, is ready for her debut in Para-badminton, which also featured for the first
- [Robinson Scholarship Goes To Young Snowboarder With Big Dreams](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/robinson-scholarship-goes-to-young-snowboarder-with-big-dreams/) - The recipient of the 2022 Matthew Robinson Scholarship plans to use the grant to buy his own snowboard, get to more training camps and “fix up my leg a bit”. Promising Victorian youngster Ethan Rae said he was grateful to Disabled Wintersport Australia, Paralympics Australia and the Robinson family for providing the annual scholarship, which
- [Integrated Commonwealth Games A Nod To Para-Sport Pioneers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/integrated-commonwealth-games-a-nod-to-para-sport-pioneers/) - The 74 Australian Para-athletes set to compete at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will extend a tradition stretching back much further than the 20 years since Para-sports were first included alongside able-bodied sports. Birmingham 2022 will have the largest Para-sport program in the Games’ history, with 42 events across eight sports. The Commonwealth event has
- [Paralympics Australia To Revolutionise How Coaches Connect](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/paralympics-australia-to-revolutionise-how-coaches-connect/) - Innovation and coaching experts at Paralympics Australia will expand on a pilot program aimed at creating ‘Communities of Practice’ among the nation’s best and emerging coaches in Para-sport after receiving a $20,000 coach development grant from the Australian Institute of Sport. Paralympic Innovation Lead Dr Ross Pinder set up the Connected Coaches group in 2020,
- [Youngster On Paralympic Path After Attending Multi-Sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/youngster-on-paralympic-path-after-attending-multi-sport-day/) - Earlier this year, when meeting with doctors to discuss ongoing dislocations of his foot and related complications, Cameron Jones got straight to the point. “I just told them I wanted the foot off”, he said. “I waited a few months for the surgery and then I was in hospital just for three days. They wanted
- [icare’s Partnership With Paralympics Australia Continues](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/icares-partnership-with-paralympics-australia-continues/) - Insurance and Care NSW (icare) and Paralympics Australia are proud to announce their partnership has been extended for another three years. This means workplaces across NSW will continue to hear from inspiring Australian Paralympic athletes about the importance of workplace safety. icare's Paralympian Speakers Program has been a huge success with nine speakers sharing their
- [All Aboard!: Runway To Brisbane 2032 Launches In Host City](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/all-aboard-runway-to-brisbane-2032-launches-in-host-city/) - Thrilling opportunities and endless possibilities were the main themes at a star-studded event in Brisbane on Saturday where the nation’s 10 Year Green and Gold Runway to Brisbane 2032 was celebrated. More than 10,000 people shared in the festivities at South Bank Parklands, which included cultural performances, information stalls and sporting demonstrations featuring some of
- [‘It Lit A Fire In Me’: Aussie Badminton Duo To Confront Paris Contenders](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/it-lit-a-fire-in-me-aussie-badminton-duo-to-confront-paris-contenders/) - The two athletes who put Australian Para-badminton on the map at the sport’s inaugural Paralympic tournament at Tokyo 2020 have declared their intent to compete at the Paris Games in 2024. This time, however, Grant Manzoney and Caitlin Dransfield will almost certainly face stiffer competition to secure a place on the Australian Paralympic Team -
- [Paralympic Champions Help Launch ‘10-Year Green And Gold Celebration’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/paralympic-champions-help-launch-10-year-green-and-gold-celebration/) - Some of the heroes of Australia’s memorable charge at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will celebrate with Olympic peers, dignitaries and members of the South East Queensland community at a special event this weekend to mark 10 years until the start of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Australian Paralympic Team members including Tokyo
- [Paralympic Silver Medallists Arrive For Wheelchair Basketball Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/paralympic-silver-medallists-arrive-for-wheelchair-basketball-series/) - Australia’s men’s national wheelchair basketball teams, the Rollers and U23 Spinners, will play a series of matches against Germany and Japan as both Aussie teams prepare for World Championships this year. The 12-day camp at the Australian Institute of Sport will provide the Rollers, who are ranked fifth in the world, stiff competition against Tokyo
- [Aussie Belles’ Intriguing Succession Plan Takes Shape](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/aussie-belles-intriguing-succession-plan-takes-shape/) - Australia’s new-look women’s goalball team features a budding family dynasty, a trio of junior world champions and a legend returning as an assistant coach. One question after the Belles’ stirring run at the Tokyo Paralympics, which earned them a Team of the Year nomination at the recent Paralympics Australia Awards, was how the program would
- [The Basketball Format Where There’s Nowhere To Hide](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/the-basketball-format-where-theres-nowhere-to-hide/) - Paralympic representative and newly-selected Australian 3x3 basketballer Ella Sabljak believes the inaugural Commonwealth Games 3x3 tournament this month could alert scores of potential new players to the possibilities available in the sport. Sabljak was one of 16 players selected to represent Australia across wheelchair and able-bodied men’s and women’s competitions in the abbreviated format at
- [Tokyo Paralympians Set For Montreal Para-Triathlon Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/tokyo-paralympians-set-for-montreal-para-triathlon-series/) - Australia will field a star-studded line up of Para-triathletes when the World Triathlon Para Series returns to Montreal on Friday. Dual Paralympian Nic Beveridge (PTWC) and Paris Paralympic hopeful Justin Godfrey (PTS3) will be fresh from their wins in the opening round of the series in Yokohama. The Montreal Para Series is the second stop
- [New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Commonwealth Games Pod](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/new-trio-of-dolphins-completes-commonwealth-games-pod/) - Paralympic and World Championship gold medallist Ben Hance, emerging sensation Ruby Storm and elite performer Jack Ireland have been added to the Australian Para-swimming team for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The trio joins the other 27 Para-swimming representatives and 46 able-bodied swimmers in the Australian team for the Games, bringing the squad total to
- [The Method Behind Breaking One Of Para-Swimming’s Oldest Records](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/the-method-behind-breaking-one-of-para-swimmings-oldest-records/) - It seems Tim Hodge was always mature beyond his years. Before he reached his teens, the budding Para-swimmer wanted to know exactly what he needed to do to become the best on the planet in his favourite events. “When I started proper competitive Para-swimming, I found out about the world records and also the Australian
- [Lappin And De Rozario Show Clean Sets Of Wheels In 2022 Gold Coast Marathon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/lappin-and-de-rozario-show-clean-sets-of-wheels-in-2022-gold-coast-marathon/) - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games wheelchair medallists Jake Lappin and Madison de Rozario returned to the holiday capital to take top honours in the 2022 CPL Wheelchair Marathon this morning.And for both, today’s efforts provided the perfect final competition hit outs before they wing their way to Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games later this
- [New Paralympics Australia Board Members Bring Unique Expertise](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/07/new-paralympics-australia-board-members-bring-unique-expertise/) - The Paralympics Australia board has been strengthened by the addition of two supremely accomplished new members who will help lead the organisation’s strategic direction for the Paris 2024 Paralympics and towards Brisbane 2032. Paralympics Australia President Jock O’Callaghan today confirmed the appointment of former Queensland Government Minister Kate Jones and Alison Creagh AM CSC, a
- [New PA Athlete Commission Chair To Take 'Big Picture View'](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/new-pa-athlete-commission-chair-to-take-big-picture-view/) - Sarah Stewart, the new Chair of Paralympics Australia’s Athlete Commission, plans to use her wide-ranging experience to expand on the Commission’s collaborative approach to representing the athlete body. The three-time Paralympian and three-time medallist between 2004 and 2012 with the Gliders wheelchair basketball team was elected unopposed by her peers to take over from Annabelle
- [Paralympics Australia Impressed With Paris 2024 Progress](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/paralympics-australia-impressed-with-paris-2024-progress/) - Paralympics Australia has taken an important step in preparation for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games with the PA Games Delivery team making its first site visit to the Host City earlier this month. During the four-day visit, led by Chief Executive Catherine Clark and newly-appointed Australian Team Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin, saw PA representatives
- [Accidental Tears And A Luggage Fail At Unforgettable Worlds](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/accidental-tears-and-a-luggage-fail-at-unforgettable-worlds/) - The things you remember about winning your first world championship. For Katja Dedekind it’s that, after receiving her 50 metres freestyle S13 gold medal in Portugal last week, she sobbed in front of a global audience. “I finished the race, did my interview, got changed, came back downstairs to the medal ceremony room and was
- [PA Applauds Logies Win For Seven’s “Simply Outstanding” Paralympics Coverage](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/pa-applauds-logies-win-for-sevens-simply-outstanding-paralympics-coverage/) - Paralympics Australia has congratulated its long-time broadcast partner Seven after the network won the Logie for Most Outstanding Sports Coverage for its broadcast of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic and Olympic Games. Seven’s expert coverage helped make Tokyo 2020 the most watched Paralympic Games in history. Its daily broadcast reached an average of more than two
- [Crazy, Analytical, Competitive: Inside The Mind Of Our Rising Star Of Boccia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/crazy-analytical-competitive-inside-the-mind-of-our-rising-star-of-boccia/) - As in most of Australia’s rural centres, the community of Dunedoo in the NSW central west is bound together by sport. The tiny town on Gamilaroi and Wiradjuri land features several sports facilities that buzz with activity every weekend year round. Among them are fields and courts where rugby league, cricket, touch football, netball and
- [2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/2022-uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships-team/) - AusCycling is pleased to announce the 15 athletes selected to the Australian team to contest the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, which will be held from August 11–14 in Baie-Comeau, Canada. This year’s UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships will be the first for the Australian team since the 2019 edition, where Australia claimed 15
- [Gallagher Chases Maiden Commonwealth Games Gold Medal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/gallagher-chases-maiden-commonwealth-games-gold-medal/) - Jessica Gallagher, the only Australian to win a medal at the Summer and Winter Paralympics, has been selected in Australia’s 34-person cycling team for the Commonwealth Games next month. It will be Gallagher’s second appearance at the Games, after she won silver in the Tandem 1000m Time Trial and Tandem Sprint at the Gold Coast
- [Para-Powerlifting Duo Seeks To End 16-year Medal Drought](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/para-powerlifting-duo-seeks-end-16-year-medal-drought/) - An Aussie surging up the world rankings and a Commonwealth Games veteran will carry the nation’s Para-powerlifting hopes at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham next month. Hani Watson has been in outstanding form on the international stage after receiving a classification to compete only last year. She set a new Oceania record of 120 kg
- [‘We Try To Do Our Bit’: Master Coach Keeps Ukraine In Her Heart](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/we-try-to-do-our-bit-master-coach-keeps-ukraine-in-her-heart/) - Queen's Birthday Honours recipient Iryna Dvoskina has achieved everything in Para-athletics since arriving from Ukraine in 2003 but the Paralympic supercoach says her desire remains undimmed when she sees young athletes working hard for success. Dvoskina knew some of her current and former athletes had nominated her for a Medal of the Order of Australia
- [Seven’s Coverage Of Swimming Championships To Lift Para-Sport Presence](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/sevens-coverage-of-swimming-championships-to-lift-para-sport-presence/) - The Seven Network is giving Para-sport fans the chance to get right behind the Australian Dolphins when the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Portugal is broadcast live and free, from Sunday on 7plus. Paralympics Australia has extended its valued partnership with Seven in a deal that will see the Dolphins, including Tokyo 2020 gold
- [De Rozario And Tudhope Earn Top Honours at Paralympics Australia Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/de-rozario-and-tudhope-earn-top-honours-at-paralympics-australia-awards/) - Athletics queen Madison de Rozario and snowboard star Ben Tudhope have been named Australia’s Paralympians of the Year for 2020 and 2022 at the Paralympics Australia Awards in Sydney tonight. De Rozario claimed the highest honour in Australian Para-sport after her heroics at the Tokyo 2020 Games, her fourth Paralympics, where she won the Marathon
- [McLoughlin Ready For Two-Year Lead-In As Paris 2024 Chef De Mission](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/mcloughlin-ready-for-two-year-lead-in-as-paris-2024-chef-de-mission/) - Paralympics Australia has appointed Kate McLoughlin as Australian Team Chef de Mission for Paris 2024 following her highly successful leadership of Paralympic teams since Rio 2016. McLoughlin said she was honoured to continue as Chef de Mission, whose job is to guide the national delegation, including athletes, coaches and other Team members, at the Games.
- [Steelers Look Towards World Champs After Early Canada Cup Exit](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/steelers-look-towards-world-champs-after-early-canada-cup-exit/) - The Australian Steelers have missed the Canada Cup semi-finals and will return home this week with plenty to contemplate before the upcoming 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships. Regarded as the key test-event in a Paralympic or World Championship year, the 2022 edition of the biennial tournament in Vancouver saw the Steelers finish fifth and receive
- [Steelers Score Courageous Win At Canada Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/steelers-score-courageous-win-at-canada-cup/) - Australia’s wheelchair rugby side has tasted a long awaited victory with a gutsy 51-49 win over France at the Canada Cup tournament on Saturday. The rebuilding Steelers rebounded from two losses the previous day - to Paralympic champions Great Britain and the host nation - to score a win on the back of a superior
- [Australia Still Searching For Canada Cup Momentum](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/australia-still-searching-for-canada-cup-momentum/) - The Australian Steelers face a monumental challenge to feature in the medal rounds at the 2022 Canada Cup after a disappointing start to their campaign on Friday. The Steelers were beaten convincingly by reigning Paralympic champions Great Britain and Canada and must bounce back on Saturday against France to keep their medal hopes alive. The
- [Steeler Sanctioned For Social Media Post](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/steeler-sanctioned-for-social-media-post/) - Australian wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt faces disciplinary action for an image and caption he posted on Instagram on Thursday. Batt, who is currently with the Australian team in Vancouver for the Canada Cup, issued a heartfelt apology after the post was found to be a breach of Paralympics Australia’s Code of Conduct and a
- [PA Extends Warm Welcome To New Federal Minister For Sport Anika Wells](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/pa-extends-warm-welcome-to-new-federal-minister-for-sport-anika-wells/) - Paralympics Australia congratulates The Hon. Anika Wells MP on her appointment as Minister for Sport and looks forward to working closely with the new Federal Government to continue to transform lives through the power of sport. Paralympics Australia President Jock O’Callaghan said the Minister undertook the portfolio at a crucial and exciting time for the
- [Two Sports, Two Untimely Injuries And A Decade Of Persistence](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/two-sports-two-untimely-injuries-and-a-decade-of-persistence/) - Years after she’d finished school and put sport to the back of her mind, Commonwealth Games-bound Para-table tennis player Amanda Tscharke was watching her daughter compete at Tiny Tots athletics when a familiar face came over for a chat. “Do you remember me?” the woman asked. “Are you interested in getting back into sport?” Of
- [How A Torres Strait Taxi Driver Made Paralympic History](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/how-a-torres-strait-taxi-driver-made-paralympic-history/) - To the locals on Thursday Island, Harry Mosby was a popular member of the community who liked a game of darts or pool and made a living driving one of the island’s few taxis. Some knew Mosby had been one of the hundreds of young Torres Strait Islander men who’d worked building railway lines in
- [Aussies Clinch Two Gold Medals At World Rowing Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/aussies-clinch-two-gold-medals-at-world-rowing-cup/) - Australia’s Para-rowers have delivered two gold medal-winning performances on the final day of competition at World Rowing Cup 1 in Belgrade, Serbia. Triple Paralympic silver medallist Erik Horrie won gold in the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls, while four-time Paralympian Kat Ross partnered with Tokyo representative Simon Albury to win gold in the PR2 Mixed Double
- [Seipel Encourages New Aussie Team Members At Para-Canoe World Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/seipel-encourages-new-aussie-team-members-at-para-canoe-world-cup/) - Dual Paralympian Susan Seipel is ready to hit the water for her first international competition since she claimed silver at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, at the Para-canoe World Cup in Poznan this week. “It feels so good to be back. I missed it so much – I’ve really missed travelling and competing internationally, so
- [Queensland Parliamentary Friendship Group Celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Athletes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/queensland-parliamentary-friendship-group-celebrates-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-athletes/) - Australian Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander athletes were celebrated at a function on Tuesday night as the Queensland Parliamentary Friends of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements gathered at the Parliament of Queensland in Brisbane. Ahead of Reconciliation Week, the event was an opportunity for the Queensland Parliamentary Friendship Group (PFG), developed in 2021, to acknowledge
- [Paralympians Recognised At Last On Illawarra Tribute Wall](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/paralympians-recognised-at-last-on-illawarra-tribute-wall/) - Para-triathlete Jonathan Goerlach felt immense pride as the first Paralympic tile was unveiled on the Illawarra Tribute Wall at a ceremony on Wednesday. The wall, located at Lang Park opposite Wollongong City beach, was built in 2000 as part of a Sydney Olympic Games initiative and Paralympians were added this year for the first time.
- [‘You Can’t Put A Value On It’: Celebrating National Volunteer Week](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/you-cant-put-a-value-on-it-celebrating-national-volunteer-week/) - As one of Australia’s estimated 2.9 million sports volunteers, London 2012 wheelchair rugby gold medallist Ben Newton enjoys giving others the kind of support he received early in his sporting career. Newton, who finished his playing career in 2014 and transferred to coaching, volunteers as coach of the Queensland Cyclones state team. Initially, he said,
- [Paralympics Australia Awards Finalists Announced](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/paralympics-australia-awards-finalists-announced/) - Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott is among a select group of the nation’s top Para-athletes who are in the running to be named Australia’s Paralympian of the Year at a ceremony in Sydney on June 9. The first edition of the Paralympics Australia Awards in six years features Alcott, who was named one of
- [Interest In Para-Sport Soars At Latest Come And Try Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/interest-in-para-sport-soars-at-latest-come-and-try-event/) - Enthusiastic participants at Paralympics Australia’s Come and Try Day in Brisbane last Saturday had the rare opportunity to mingle with a host of the nation’s Paralympic stars, including Tokyo 2020 gold medallists in cycling and canoe. Around 60 participants and their family and friends gained valuable insights into 13 different Paralympic sports, while some others
- [That’s When I Decided ‘Let’s Do This’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/thats-when-i-decided-lets-do-this/) - Sitting in the Steelers’ sombre change room after the reigning gold medallists had lost the bronze medal play-off to Japan at the Tokyo Paralympics, Ryley Batt felt almost certain his days representing Australia were over. He had given everything he had to wheelchair rugby for 20 years and the toll of a problematic Tokyo cycle
- [Birmingham Para-triathlon The Next Mountain To Climb For Everest Conqueror Gerrard Gosens](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/birmingham-para-triathlon-the-next-mountain-to-climb-for-everest-conqueror-gerrard-gosens/) - Celebrated Para-triathlete, adventurer, dancer and chocolate maker Gerrard Gosens OAM will lead an all-star team of Australian athletes to debut the Para-triathlon vision impaired event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. 52-year-old Gosens is a three-time Paralympian, has climbed Mount Everest, run 2,000 kilometres from Cairns to Brisbane five times and competed in Dancing with
- [Parker Makes Stirring Comeback To Ironman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/parker-makes-stirring-comeback-to-ironman/) - Lauren Parker completed her first Ironman World Championship as a Para-triathlete on Saturday and also became the first Australian woman to finish the event in the handcycle division. The 33-year-old crossed the finish line in St. George, Utah in a time of 14 hours and 47 seconds after completing a 3.8km swim, 180km ride and
- [Cole, Patterson and Levy Amongst Stars Of The Pool Ready To Splash And Dash In Birmingham](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/cole-patterson-and-levy-amongst-stars-of-the-pool-ready-to-splash-and-dash-in-birmingham/) - The first Australian Swimming Team Members have been selected as they prepare to take on the Commonwealth’s best swimmers in Birmingham. An elite squad of 27 Para-swimmers is poised to represent Australia with distinction at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games from July 28 to August 8, with the Team Members being revealed today at the
- [Watching Kids Sport On Mother’s Day? It’s A Beautiful Thing, Eliza Says](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/watching-kids-sport-on-mothers-day-its-a-beautiful-thing-eliza-says/) - Mother’s Day 2022 for Paralympian Eliza Stankovic-Mowle will almost certainly involve ferrying kids around to their various weekend sporting commitments. It sounds just perfect to her. After taking a break from competition after the Athens 2004 Games to start a family, the T54 wheelchair racer earned her place on the Australian Team for Tokyo 2020,
- [Steelers Rugby Champion Makes His Return - For Now](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/05/steelers-rugby-champion-makes-his-return-for-now/) - The Australian Steelers wheelchair rugby team - featuring rejuvenated superstar Ryley Batt - is putting the finishing touches to its preparation for the Canada Cup, where the Aussies will finally get to contest their first international match since the Tokyo Paralympics last year. Batt, who took an extended break from the sport after the Games,
- [Powerlifters Go All-Out To Make Comm Games Team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/powerlifters-go-all-out-to-make-comm-games-team/) - Australia’s top Para-powerlifters put on an awesome display of skill and strength at the 2022 Para-Powerlifting Brisbane Classic last weekend and now face an anxious wait to see how many quota spots they’ll be allocated to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham later this year. The Commonwealth Games Federation will inform Commonwealth Games Australia
- [Strong Australian Team Named For 2022 Para-Canoe Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/strong-australian-team-named-for-2022-para-canoe-campaign/) - Paralympians Susan Seipel and Dylan Littlehales are among seven athletes who have been named in Paddle Australia’s team to contest the Para-canoe World Cup and World Championships this year. With Tokyo 2020 dual gold medallist Curtis McGrath taking a year-long break after his heroics at last year’s Games, two-time Paralympic medallist Seipel and Littlehales, who
- [Brisbane 2032 OCOG Board Off And Running](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/brisbane-2032-ocog-board-off-and-running/) - Today the Organising Committee Board for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOG) will come together for the inaugural Board Meeting, with the first priority to recruit a Chief Executive Officer. Brisbane 2032 OCOG President, Mr Andrew Liveris, said he was looking forward to meeting the 21-person strong Board for the first time and
- [PA Classification Conference Set To Support Needs Of Sporting Partners](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/pa-classification-conference-set-to-support-needs-and-capabilities-of-sporting-partners/) - The fourth edition of Paralympics Australia’s Australian Para-Sport Classification Conference, in Melbourne this week, will focus on supporting the needs and capabilities of our National Sporting Organisation partners to deliver classification programs which are crucial to fair competition and increasing participation. Representatives from 13 sports will be joined by parties from Sport Inclusion Australia, University
- [Age No Barrier As Para-triathletes And Intellectual Impairment Athletes Converge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/age-no-barrier-as-paratriathletes-and-intellectual-impairment-athletes-converge-on-the-gold-coast/) - Athletes as young as 12 will join the likes of three-time World Series gold medallist Justin Godfrey when over 20 established and emerging Para-triathletes converge onto the Gold Coast this weekend for the Australian Paratriathlon and Australian Intellectual Impairment Championships. Runaway Bay will again be the centre point for athlete Classification tomorrow before Sunday’s popular
- [Respect, Trust, Pride: Why Australia’s Paralympians Are More Popular Than Ever](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/respect-trust-pride-why-australias-paralympians-are-more-popular-than-ever/) - The Australian Paralympic Team has recorded the highest ever score for emotional connection of any Australian sports team, according to True North Research’s 2021 BenchMark findings into the emotional connection of sport and sponsors. Exceptionally high ratings on trust, pride and respect catapulted the Australian Paralympic Team to the top of the table for national
- [Meet Australia’s ‘Superwoman’ Of Para-Powerlifting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/meet-australias-superwoman-of-para-powerlifting/) - Hani Watson’s father Charlie would often say to his daughter 'focus on your superpower’. Charlie’s superpower was as a bodybuilder. In his many hours training in the gym, young Hani would join him, doing curls and bench presses. She listened and learned and came to understand the discipline required to be the best. “I learnt
- [Lina Lei Reaches World Number 1 in Women’s Class 9](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/lina-lei-reaches-world-number-1-in-womens-class-9/) - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medallist Lina Lei has become the world number 1 in Women's Class 9. Her performance at the Spanish Para Open last month, which saw her win gold in the Class 9 Women's Singles as well as in the Class WS20 Women's Doubles alongside Qian Yang, was the cherry on top of
- [Gordon Allan Sets New C2 Flying 200m World Record Twice In One Week](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/gordon-allan-sets-new-c2-flying-200m-world-record-twice-in-one-week/) - Australia Cycling Team para-cyclist Gordon Allan has set a new world record* twice in the C2 Flying 200m time trial over the past fortnight, breaking the record first at the 2022 AusCycling Track National Championships and then again four days later at the 2022 Oceania Track Cycling Championships. Allan’s #TrackNats22 time eclipsed the previous record
- [Dolphins Selected for World Para Swimming Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/dolphins-selected-for-world-para-swimming-championships/) - Swimming Australia is proud to announce the Australian Dolphins team to compete at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in June. The World Para Swimming Championships team was named at the conclusion of the 2022 Australian Para Swimming Championships in Adelaide. The squad of 21 includes 19 athletes returning from the Tokyo Paralympics campaign, including
- [PA Celebrates Para-sport Integration For 2026 Commonwealth Games In Victoria](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/pa-celebrates-para-sport-integration-for-2026-commonwealth-games-in-victoria/) - Victoria has been given the chance to take the ever-growing impact of Para-sport to a whole new level when it hosts the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Paralympics Australia has applauded the decision from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced on Tuesday to embrace Victoria’s aspiration to deliver a Games with a strong regional focus. Para-sport is
- [Ski Star To Replace Kurt Fearnley On Global Athletes’ Council](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/ski-star-to-replace-kurt-fearnley-on-global-athletes-council/) - Australian Paralympic Team Co-captain for Tokyo 2020, Danni Di Toro, has issued a call for retiring or recently retired Paralympic athletes to consider a role on the PA Athlete Commission. The call to action from Di Toro, currently Vice-Chair of the PA Athlete Commission, comes after three Paralympic alumni members were re-elected and four-time Winter
- [New Steelers Gain Experience In Texas](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/new-steelers-gain-experience-in-texas/) - The Australian wheelchair rugby team - including a player aiming to become our second female Paralympic representative - has returned from Austin, Texas after a friendly five-game tournament hosted by the Texas Stampede. Although suffering three losses to the Stampede, the Steelers have returned with invaluable experience ahead of the WWR World Championships later this
- [Big Names Join The ‘Come And Try’ Action](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/big-names-join-the-come-and-try-action/) - Courtney Webeck’s future in Para-athletics appears extremely bright. However, after attending Paralympics Australia’s latest Come and Try Day event and sampling a range of sports at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on Saturday, the talented young athlete from Gloucester, NSW, might reconsider her options. “They’re all really good sports and have great people supporting
- [Wheelchair Basketball Set To Propel In Victoria](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/04/wheelchair-basketball-set-to-propel-in-victoria/) - Basketball Australia (BA) and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) are excited to announce the launch of a new Wheelchair Basketball program. The program is an exciting addition to the range of programs at the VIS and will be the first totally Paralympic focussed program in the Institute’s history. The VIS Wheelchair Basketball program will
- [Gallagher Makes Successful Tandem Return At #TrackNats22](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/gallagher-makes-successful-tandem-return-at-tracknats22/) - Jessica Gallagher has made a triumphant return to track cycling at the 2022 AusCycling Track National Championships, setting a Commonwealth Games qualifying time during the Para-cycling tandem 1000m time trials on Monday. Piloted by former Australian Cycling Team sprinter Caitlin Ward, Gallagher showed signs of a promising year ahead, with her focal point being the
- [Australia's 2024 Paralympic Campaign Receives Federal Government Boost](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/australias-2024-paralympic-campaign-receives-federal-government-boost/) - Australia’s best Para-athletes can forge their path to Paris 2024 knowing Paralympics Australia has the support to ensure world-class delivery of the Australian Team after financial security was provided in the Federal Budget on Tuesday night. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the Federal Government would contribute $10.6 million to Paralympics Australia’s campaign to prepare and send
- [New World Opens For Come And Try Day Participants](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/new-world-opens-for-come-and-try-day-participants/) - When Col Pearse was nine years old, a chance meeting with swimming superstar Ellie Cole after the London 2012 Paralympic Games ignited his own Paralympic dream. “I remember Ellie Cole coming down to a local pool near where I lived and she was showing off her gold medals and, for me, seeing those medals was
- [Para-Table Tennis Star Topples Polish Legend - Again](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/para-table-tennis-star-topples-polish-legend-again/) - Australian Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Qian Yang’s advantage over the great Natalia Partyka has extended to the Spanish Para Open, where she recorded a thrilling five-set win to secure one of the Australia’s Team’s remarkable four gold medals for the tournament. Qian’s 11-6 deciding set triumph in the Class 10 Women’s Singles sent six-time Paralympic
- [Four Paralympians To Attend Biggest ‘Come And Try’ Event Yet](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/four-paralympians-to-attend-biggest-come-and-try-event-yet/) - Para-alpine skiing star Melissa Perrine understands why participation in winter sports isn’t higher in Australia - most obviously that most of us don’t live among snow - but she believes the nature of winter sports is perfectly suited to the Australian character. “There are a lot of young kids with disabilities being bundled up and
- [Dylan Alcott Receives Second Major Honour This Year: A Madame Tussauds Wax Figure](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/dylan-alcott-receives-second-major-honour-this-year-a-madame-tussauds-wax-figure/) - 2022 has been a great year for Dylan Alcott (AO). He’s been named Australian of the Year, retired from Wheelchair Tennis as the world number one, and it has been announced he will receive an honour of the highest form – a Madame Tussauds wax figure. Dylan will be Madame Tussauds Sydney’s first figure in
- [Skill And Courage Typify Australia’s Beijing 2022 Paralympic Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/skill-and-courage-typify-australias-beijing-2022-paralympic-campaign/) - Australia’s campaign at Beijing 2022 has finished with two champions calling it a day, some exciting future stars scoring brilliant results and a treasured bronze medal that felt like gold. Australian Paralympic Winter Team co-captain Ben Tudhope, the world’s No.1-ranked snowboarder in his classification in the season leading up to the Games, claimed a stirring
- [Fairytale Finish Eludes Para-alpine Stalwart](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/fairytale-finish-eludes-para-alpine-stalwart/) - Mitchell Gourley set out at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics to prove he was still one of the world’s best competitive skiers. When he signed off from his final race at Yanqing National Alpine Centre on the last day of his fourth Games, he could feel satisfied that he'd achieved his goal. The scorecard after
- [Snowboard Medallist Tudhope Named Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/snowboard-medallist-tudhope-named-closing-ceremony-flag-bearer/) - Nearly a decade since he carried the Australian flag at the Sochi Games a 14-year-old boy, newly-crowned Paralympic medallist Ben Tudhope has been named the nation’s flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Sunday night. Over the nine days of competition in Beijing, Tudhope was named one of
- [Gratitude, Pride And A Few Tears As Perrine's Career Ends](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/gratitude-pride-and-a-few-tears-as-perrines-career-ends/) - The tears rolling down Mel Perrine’s cheeks told the story. The fairytale finish to her exceptional career so many had wished for was not to be. Yet, after striking a gate and recording a DNF in her final Paralympic race, there was also an overwhelming sense of pride and gratitude for the extraordinary life she
- [‘Bread And Butter’ Event Signals Perrine’s Paralympic Farewell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/bread-and-butter-event-signals-perrines-paralympic-farewell/) - Twelve years after she first represented her country on the Paralympic stage, Australian Winter Team favourite Melissa Perrine is preparing to race at the Paralympic Games for the final time. Perrine, 34, the winner of two Paralympic bronze medals and four World Championship gold medals, will contest her pet event, the Slalom, with her good
- [Snowboard Star Proud Of His Efforts At ‘History-Making’ Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/snowboard-star-proud-of-his-efforts-at-history-making-games/) - Ben Tudhope focused on the positive big picture after he finished a surprise ninth in the Banked Slalom at Genting Snow Park at Zhangjiakou on Friday, issuing a challenge to prospective Para-snowboarders to join him on the Australian Paralympic Team by next Games. Tudhope was hoping to add to the bronze medal he won in
- [Courage Earns Strong Results For Master And Apprentice](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/courage-earns-strong-results-for-master-and-apprentice/) - Nothing came easily to Australia’s Para-alpine skiing representatives on day seven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, but they emerged from fierce competition in the Women’s Giant Slalom with outstanding results and a little slice of history. Melissa Perrine and her sighted guide Bobbi Kelly were both struck by injury in the lead-up to Perrine’s
- [Lauren Parker Ready For Two Races In Two States In Two Days](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/lauren-parker-ready-for-two-races-in-two-states-in-two-days/) - Newcastle’s Tokyo Paratriathlon silver medallist Lauren Parker doesn’t do things in half measures and this weekend she’s flying 1200 kilometers for two races, in two States in two days.And unsurprisingly, Parker, fresh from her impressive display to win the PTWC race at the Devonport Oceania Cup in Tasmania a fortnight ago, is up for it.The
- [Perrine Begins Final Games Tilt, Tudhope Chases Second Medal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/perrine-begins-final-games-tilt-tudhope-chases-second-medal/) - Melissa Perrine admits her approach to skiing sounds counterintuitive. Call it what you will, but it’s worked wonders for the four-time Paralympian and there’s plenty of proof to back it up. The proof looks like this: Four World Championship gold medals, four silver and four bronze since 2011, two Paralympic bronze medals at PyeongChang 2018
- [Giant Future For Hanlon After Paralympic Giant Slalom Debut](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/giant-future-for-hanlon-after-paralympic-giant-slalom-debut/) - With his two quickfire runs down the Giant Slalom course on day six of Beijing 2022, Paralympic Games debutant Josh Hanlon announced himself as a future star of Australian alpine skiing. With the small farming community of Weethalle in the Central West of NSW riding every bump, the 24-year-old did them proud by finishing 11th
- [‘Clean, Tactical And Aggressive’: Hanlon Ready For Paralympic Debut](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/clean-tactical-and-aggressive-hanlon-ready-for-paralympic-debut/) - Not much seems to fluster country boy Josh Hanlon. Yet, even by his laconic standards, the last few years in his life have been pretty wild. “From playing football to getting sick, to learning to ski, going over to Europe and qualifying for the Games - it's all happened in a couple of years and
- [A Welcome Change Of Pace For Aussie Alpine Stars](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/a-welcome-change-of-pace-for-aussie-alpine-stars/) - Three days of intense high speed skiing have come to an end at Beijing 2022 and a contingent of our Para-alpine stars who have yet to compete at the Games are gearing up to make their mark in the Slalom events. Those who will start the campaign in the second half of the Games are
- [Tudhope Breaks Through For Brilliant Beijing Bronze](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/tudhope-breaks-through-for-brilliant-beijing-bronze/) - At his third attempt, on a journey that began eight years ago when he was a fresh-faced 14 year old, snowboard star Ben Tudhope can finally call himself a Paralympic medallist. The Australian Paralympic Winter Team co-captain - Australia’s only snowboard representative at Beijing 2022 - looked out of the medals in the Big Final
- [Tudhope’s Moment Arrives On Busy Day At Beijing 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/tudhopes-moment-arrives-on-busy-day-at-beijing-2022/) - It’s easy to forget Ben Tudhope is only 22 years old. When he gears up for Snowboard Cross finals at Beijing 2022 Games on Monday, in search of his first Paralympic medal, it will be the culmination of a Games journey that started before his voice had broken. At the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, then aged
- [Dynamic Partnership Yields Another Strong Result For Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/dynamic-partnership-yields-another-strong-result-for-australia/) - The teamwork between Patrick Jensen and sighted guide Amelia Hodgson continued to flourish on the second day of competition at Beijing 2022, with the pair recording another impressive outcome at Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre. Jensen clocked 1:16.25 in the Men’s Super-G Vision Impaired to grab sixth place, 7.34 seconds behind winner Neil Simpson of
- [Australian Medal Hope Set To ‘Bring It’ In Snowboard Final](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/australian-medal-hope-set-to-bring-it-in-snowboard-final/) - Australia’s world No.1 Ben Tudhope has stormed through qualification in the Snowboard Cross and said he was ready to go to a new level when he competes for gold at Genting Snow Park at Zhangjiakou on Monday. Tudhope, who was awarded the Crystal Globe as the top competitor in his SB-LL2 classification for the 2021/22
- ['Full Gas And Send It': Aussies Enter Day 2 With Clear Minds](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/full-gas-and-send-it-aussies-enter-day-2-with-clear-minds/) - Sam Tait, Patrick Jensen and Mitchell Gourley finished their first races at the Beijing 2022 Paralympics with different emotions, but each is equally committed to starting afresh when the Super-G Para-alpine skiing events take centre stage at Yanqing National Alpine Centre on Sunday. Meanwhile, at Genting Snow Park at Zhangjiakou, Para-snowboard star Ben Tudhope will
- [Downhill Blast Gives Jensen Huge Confidence Boost](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/downhill-blast-gives-jensen-huge-confidence-boost/) - An adrenaline-filled Patrick Jensen beamed with delight after he and guide Amelia Hodgson kicked off Australia’s Beijing 2022 program with a lightning fast run in the Men’s Downhill Vision Impaired category at Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre on Saturday. The B2 classified skier clocked a time of 1:23.71, 10.26 seconds behind gold medallist Johannes Aigner
- [Games Open With Pledge To Showcase Best Of Humanity](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/games-open-with-pledge-to-showcase-best-of-humanity/) - The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games has opened at Beijing’s National Stadium with a colourful celebration of diversity, inclusion and calls for peace. Just before the President of China Xi Jinping declared the Games officially open, International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons delivered a speech in which he pleaded for the troubles the world now
- [Speedsters To Get Aussies Underway At Beijing 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/speedsters-to-get-aussies-underway-at-beijing-2022/) - Australia’s campaign at the Beijing Winter Paralympics starts on Saturday with our three downhill Para-alpine skiers in action, including one whose competition wear will carry a special message of national pride. After the day begins with the Women’s Downhill Vision Impaired (VI), Women’s Downhill Standing and Women’s Downhill Sitting, Patrick Jensen, competing at his second
- [Full Circle For Australia’s Beijing 2022 Flagbearers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/full-circle-for-australias-beijing-2022-flagbearers/) - The Australian Paralympic Team’s two most experienced athletes, Mitchell Gourley and Melissa Perrine, who have competed alongside each other at the highest level for more than a decade, will carry the flag into the National Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games on Friday. The announcement was made at the Team’s
- [A Statement From Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/a-statement-from-paralympics-australia-2/) - Paralympics Australia has endorsed the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to refuse entries from athletes from the National Paralympic Committees of Russia and Belarus. The Beijing Winter Paralympic Games will begin on Friday without 83 athletes from the two delegations after a backlash from members of the International Paralympic community. After the International
- [IPC Make Decisions Regarding RPC And NPC Belarus](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/ipc-make-decisions-regarding-rpc-and-npc-belarus/) - The RPC and NPC Belarus will participate as neutrals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games They will compete under the Paralympic flag and not be included in the medal table IPC to host extraordinary General Assembly in 2022 to vote on whether to make compliance with the Olympic Truce a membership requirement and whether
- [Beijing 2022 – A statement from Jock O’Callaghan, President of Paralympics Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/beijing-2022-a-statement-from-jock-ocallaghan-president-of-paralympics-australia/) - Paralympics Australia joins the international sporting community in considering the merits of ongoing participation of delegations from Russia and Belarus, including at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. We support the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in strongly condemning the actions taken by the Russian government in Ukraine. We stand united with the athletes and the
- [New Scholarship Opportunity To Remember Australian Para-Snowboard Pioneer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/03/new-scholarship-opportunity-to-remember-australian-para-snowboard-pioneer/) - Star Australian Para-snowboarder Ben Tudhope considered Matthew Robinson a leader and mentor. So much so, that the 2022 Australian Winter Paralympic Team co-captain competes on the world stage with Robinson’s name stitched into his competition wear. Now, eight years since Robinson’s tragic death, the legacy Australia’s first IPC Snowboard World Cup gold medallist is being
- [How To Watch The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/how-to-watch-the-beijing-2022-paralympic-games/) - Following an adrenaline-charged Olympic Winter Games, our Aussie athletes will hit the slopes once again when the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 start live, free and in HD* on Seven and 7plus from Friday, 4 March. Beginning with the official Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony from 11.00pm AEDT, Johanna Griggs will host Seven's Paralympic Winter
- [Paralympic Community Calls For Peace Ahead Of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/paralympic-community-calls-for-peace-ahead-of-beijing-2022-paralympic-winter-games/) - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has joined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in condemning Russia’s breach of the Olympic Truce ahead of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. The Olympic Truce was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 December 2021 by consensus of all 193 Member States and is co-sponsored by 173 Member
- [PA Saddened By Liddicoat's Passing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/pa-saddened-by-liddicoats-passing/) - Paralympics Australia wishes to extend its deep sympathies to the family and many friends of Jarred Liddicoat after the Australian Para Ice Hockey captain passed away earlier this month. The loss of Liddicoat, who was 33, is being felt profoundly in the small but tight-knit Para Ice Hockey community, particularly in Queensland, where he was
- [The Aussie Pioneer Who Beat The Norwegians At Their Own Game](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/the-aussie-pioneer-who-beat-the-norwegians-at-their-own-game/) - No coach. One pair of skis for the giant slalom and a borrowed pair for the 10 kilometre event. Record cold temperatures but a result he still jokingly gloats about. They’re some of Australian Paralympic pioneer Kyrra Grunnsund’s recollections of his participation at the Winter Games at Geilo in Norway in 1980. It’s a tale
- [IPC Introduces PLY Post-Nominal Titles To Recognise Paralympians](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/ipc-introduces-ply-post-nominal-titles-to-recognise-paralympians/) - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its PLY post-nominal initiative to recognise the Paralympians’ contribution to the Movement through their hard work, commitment to and promotion of the Paralympic values. Post-nominal letters, such as PhD or MD, are placed after a person's name to indicate that they hold a position, honour, or is a
- [Dolphins Unveil New Para-Athlete Leadership Group](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/dolphins-unveil-new-para-athlete-leadership-group/) - Swimming Australia and the Australian Dolphins are proud to announce the new Para-Athlete Leadership Group for the upcoming Paralympic cycle. Lakeisha Patterson OAM, Rowan Crothers OAM, Katja Dedekind and Jesse Aungles will lead the Dolphins team through to the Paris Paralympic Games. The quartet were nominated by their fellow athletes and will serve as Dolphins
- [Broken Bone, Broken Paralympic Dream For O’Callaghan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/broken-bone-broken-paralympic-dream-for-ocallaghan/) - Para-alpine skier Jonty O’Callaghan’s Winter Paralympic Games campaign has come to a premature and shattering end in Austria after a serious crash during training last Thursday. O’Callaghan suffered a concussion and a broken collarbone which requires surgery, making it impossible for him to recover in time to compete at his second Paralympic Games beginning in
- [Australian Paralympic Winter Team Captains Appointed Via Surprise Call](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/australian-paralympic-winter-team-captains-appointed-via-surprise-call/) - The Australian Paralympic Team’s new Captains for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games were informed of their appointment to the prestigious role by their 2018 predecessors in a heartfelt video call across three countries on two continents on Wednesday night AEST. PyeongChang 2018 Co-Captains Mitchell Gourley and Joany Badenhorst surprised Para-alpine skiing dual Paralympic bronze medallist
- [Paralympics Australia Excited By Innovative Commonwealth Games Bid](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/paralympics-australia-excited-by-innovative-commonwealth-games-bid/) - Paralympics Australia welcomes today's announcement that Commonwealth Games Australia and the Victorian Government have entered exclusive negotiations to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026. The exclusive dialogue agreement with the Commonwealth Games Federation opens the possibility for an innovative style of Games that could showcase elite Para-sport to new audiences and be complemented by a
- [‘The Aussie Way Is To Stand Together’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/the-aussie-way-is-to-stand-together/) - Australia’s amazing Paralympians rode the support of a nation at Tokyo 2020 when nearly 100,000 Aussies ‘filled’ the stands through Paralympics Australia’s highly successful Virtual Seats campaign. Now, it’s the turn of our top Winter Para-athletes to feel the love from back home as they prepare to make their mark at the Beijing Paralympic Winter
- [Roeger Sets World Record, Considers Shorter Distance For Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/roeger-sets-world-record-considers-shorter-distance-for-paris-2024/) - Four-time Paralympian Michael Roeger is re-setting his goals for the Paris 2024 Paralympics after he smashed his own 5000m T46 world record at the Adelaide Invitational on the weekend. Roeger clocked 13:52:05 to cut more than eight seconds of the world mark he set at the Sydney Track Classic last year. The record was a
- [Australian Snowboarder Crowned World’s Best](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/australian-snowboarder-crowned-worlds-best-australian-para-snowboarding-star/) - Ben Tudhope will arrive at the Beijing Winter Paralympics brimming with confidence after winning the prestigious Crystal Globe as the world’s best Para-snowboarder across all disciplines. Tudhope was awarded the major honour after he competed at the Big White Snowboard Cross World Cup event in Canada, where he claimed his fourth consecutive World Cup gold
- [Gallagher Reflects On ‘Magical’ Winter Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/gallagher-reflects-on-magical-winter-games/) - When Jessica Gallagher crossed the finish line at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, she didn’t realise she had made history. As a newcomer to winter sport, she entered the Games with only 150 days of on-snow experience behind her, having only taken up Para-alpine skiing 14 months prior. Despite this, she became the first Australian
- [Australian Paralympic Team Named For Beijing 2022 Winter Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/02/australian-paralympic-team-named-for-beijing-2022-winter-games/) - Paralympics Australia is proud to announce a Team of 10 athletes for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, starting on March 4, including two competitors heading to their fourth Games, one who last weekend won two World Cup gold medals and another who is set to become the seventh Australian to compete at both the
- [Alcott Ends Career With Runner-Up Finish At Australian Open 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/alcott-ends-career-with-runner-up-finish-at-australian-open-2022/) - Dylan Alcott dreamed of making a difference – and there’s no doubt he did. The world No.1 inspired many during his incredible professional tennis career. This included Sam Schroder, a 22-year-old from the Netherlands, who spoiled Alcott’s farewell by posting a 7-5 6-0 victory in the Australian Open 2022 quad wheelchair singles final. “You’ve done
- [De Rozario And Lappin Clinch Oz Day 10K Titles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/de-rozario-and-lappin-clinch-oz-day-10k-titles/) - On the road for the first time since her historic New York Marathon win, Madison de Rozario clinched her sixth consecutive OzDay 10k title, while two-time Paralympian Jake Lappin won the men's event in style. Both clear favourites ahead of the 33rd edition of the iconic wheelchair road race, de Rozario and Lappin won their
- [Tokyo 2020 Stars Awarded Australia Day Honours](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/tokyo-2020-stars-awarded-australia-day-honours/) - Thirteen Australian Paralympic Team gold medallists from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been recognised in the Australia Day Honours list, including wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott, who was named Australian of the Year in Canberra on Tuesday. Four swimmers, four cyclists and two table tennis champions were among those awarded the Medal of the
- [Paralympic Champion Dylan Alcott Named Australian Of The Year](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/paralympic-champion-dylan-alcott-named-australian-of-the-year/) - Three-time Paralympic Games gold medallist, international wheelchair tennis superstar Dylan Alcott has vowed to use his tenure as Australian of the Year to change perceptions of people with a disability “so they can get out there and live the lives they deserve to live”. Alcott, who will play the final of the Australian Open tennis
- [Paralympic Gold Medallist De Rozario On Track For Oz Day 10k](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/paralympic-gold-medallist-de-rozario-on-track-for-oz-day-10k/) - Fresh from her two gold medals at Tokyo 2020, Australian Paralympic Team star Madison de Rozario is gearing up for the iconic Oz Day 10k, where she is hoping to claim the title for the sixth year in a row. The race on Wednesday will be the 33rd consecutive year of the annual event, which
- [Path Set For Dylan Alcott’s Final Australian Open](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/path-set-for-dylan-alcotts-final-australian-open/) - The retiring Dylan Alcott faces a tough first opponent in his final Australian Open, with Ben Weekes and Heath Davidson also set to compete in their home Slam. Dylan Alcott’s path to a potential eighth and final Australian Open quad wheelchair singles crown has been revealed, with the retiring champion facing a daunting opening match.
- [Tudhope Wins Boardercross Silver At World Champs](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/tudhope-wins-boardercross-silver-at-world-champs/) - Ben Tudhope has won Men’s Snowboard Cross SB-LL2 silver at the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer, Norway. It’s the 22-year-old’s second World Championships medal in as many weeks after winning bronze in the Dual Banked Slalom last weekend. The result comes just 41 days out from the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter
- [PA Statement On Independent Report Into Swimming Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/pa-statement-on-independent-report-into-swimming-australia/) - Paralympics Australia is encouraged by the recommendations made in the Independent Panel Report into the experiences of women and girls in swimming and by Swimming Australia’s stated commitment to enact substantive change based on those recommendations. We sincerely thank the many participants who contributed to the Report, including current and former athletes, coaches, parents, officials,
- [How Australia’s Best Winter Games Results Were Stamped](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/how-australias-best-winter-games-results-were-stamped/) - Australia claimed its biggest Winter Paralympics haul at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002, winning six gold medals, seven medals overall, to finish eighth in the world. But afterwards, a comment by one of Australia’s stars of the campaign put into perspective that Paralympic success was, at that time, still apparently secondary to Olympic
- [Australia’s Powerful Tokyo 2020 Squad Dominates Cycling Road Nationals](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/australias-powerful-tokyo-2020-squad-dominates-cycling-road-nationals/) - Paralympic Games representatives stamped their mark on the Road National Championships in Ballarat on the weekend, including Meg Lemon, who held off Paralympic gold medallist Emily Petricola in a tight finish to claim the women’s C4 classification. Lemon, who took bronze in Tokyo in the Road Time Trial C4 behind silver medallist Petricola, was beaten
- [Tudhope Wins Bronze At Para Snow Sports World Championships In Norway](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/tudhope-wins-bronze-at-para-snow-sports-world-championships-in-norway/) - Dual Paralympian Ben Tudhope has won bronze in the Men’s Dual Banked Slalom SB-LL2 at the Para Snow Sports World Championships in Lillehammer, Norway. The bronze medal will be a good confidence booster for Tudhope, who has his sights firmly set on the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games in just under 50 days time. The 22-year-old
- [Carol Cooke Returns To Cycling After Tokyo 2020 Accident](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/carol-cooke-returns-to-cycling-after-tokyo-2020-accident/) - Three-time Paralympic champion Carol Cooke has made a stirring return to competitive cycling five months after a shocking crash at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games left her hospitalised with serious injuries. Cooke was the only starter in the T2 classification at the Road National Championships in Ballarat but pushed hard to register a time of
- [Fighting Spirit Drives Australian Winter Squad At World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/01/fighting-spirit-drives-australian-winter-squad-at-world-championships/) - A national lockdown in Austria followed by a long stretch of bad weather - amid a much longer stretch away from loved ones at a tense time - all conspired against Australia’s top Para-snow sport athletes as they prepared for the Para-alpine skiing and Para-snowboard World Championships in Norway, starting on Thursday. Yet, with the
- [Paralympics Australia Welcomes Kieren Perkins’ Appointment As ASC Chief](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/12/paralympics-australia-welcomes-kieren-perkins-appointment-as-asc-chief/) - Paralympics Australia congratulates the incoming Chief Executive of the Australian Sports Commission Kieren Perkins OAM and looks forward to working closely with him as we pursue our shared goals of increasing sporting participation and developing and supporting elite level talent. PA President Jock O’Callaghan said Perkins was an outstanding appointment which was strongly supported by
- [‘Future Paralympians’ Among Recipients Of New Accessibility Grants](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/12/future-paralympians-among-recipients-of-new-accessibility-grants/) - Paralympics Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to establish a program to help hundreds of aspiring Paralympians meet the costs of sporting equipment and travel to competitions. The Local Para Champions program, announced in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) on Thursday, will provide grants of up to $1,000 to approximately 900 people
- [Paralympics Australia joins the #SEAChange](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/12/paralympics-australia-joins-the-seachange/) - Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is excited to welcome Paralympics Australia (PA) to the #SEAFamily. PA is the nation’s peak sporting organisation for athletes with physical, vision, and intellectual impairments. It’s purpose is to advance the Paralympic Movement and Para-sport in Australia and be a catalyst for a more inclusive society. The registered not-for-profit works with
- [PA Tells Sponsor Family ‘We Won’t Forget Your Loyalty’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/12/pa-tells-sponsor-family-we-wont-forget-your-loyalty/) - Some of Australia’s top performers at the recent Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have rubbed shoulders with the people whose support for the Australian Paralympic Team played a key role in our Team’s success at the most challenging Games ever. Dual Tokyo gold medallist Madi de Rozario and her coach, Para-athletics great Louise Sauvage, were among
- [Australian Secures Prized Place On IPC’s Governing Board](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/12/australian-secures-prized-place-on-ipcs-governing-board/) - Australia will have its first representative on the International Paralympic Committee’s Governing Board in nearly a decade after long-time disability inclusion advocate Robyn Smith was elected as one of 10 IPC Members at Large at the governing body’s 20th General Assembly on Sunday. Smith, who has been involved in sport for 30 years, currently serves
- [Australian Architect Of ‘One Team’ Policy Receives IPC’s Highest Accolade](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/12/australian-architect-of-one-team-policy-receives-ipcs-highest-accolade/) - Paul Bird OAM, the gold medal-winning Australian swimmer who revolutionised the way Paralympic teams are structured, has been awarded the International Paralympic Committee’s greatest honour, the Paralympic Order. IPC President Andrew Parsons announced Bird as one of four global recipients of the highly prestigious award on Sunday. Bird, 67, has devoted four decades to the
- [Scholl Sets Big Personal Best At Para-Powerlifting World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/12/scholl-sets-big-personal-best-at-para-powerlifting-world-championships/) - The Australian Para-powerlifting team has scored some encouraging results in their first international competition in two years at the Tbilisi 2021 World Para-Powerlifting Championships. The team of Hani Watson, Kaia Scholl, Janel Manns and Ben Wright competed strongly in the Georgian capital throughout the 10 days of competition against the world’s best. “The World Championships
- [‘The Museum Looks Unbelievable’: Australia’s Rich Paralympic History Goes On Display](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/12/the-museum-looks-unbelievable-australias-rich-paralympic-history-goes-on-display/) - Artefacts spanning the fascinating and colourful history of Australia’s participation at the Paralympic Games are among the main features of a museum opened in Melbourne on Monday at a ceremony attended by the Federal Minister for Sport Richard Colbeck, Paralympics Australia President Jock O’Callaghan and other dignitaries. The Glory and Fame Sports Museum, which has
- [‘Keep The Narrative Going’: Inside Ultra-Runner Troy Sachs’ New Crusade](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/keep-the-narrative-going-inside-ultra-runner-troy-sachs-new-crusade/) - There are two big motivators driving Troy Sachs as he sets off for his first ultra-marathon. The first is to feed what he calls “the beast” inside him, that fiercely aggressive characteristic that helped Sachs propel the Australian men’s wheelchair basketball team to two gold medals and a silver from his five Paralympic Games between
- [Australian Powerlifters Pushing For Paris Revival](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/australian-powerlifters-pushing-for-paris-revival/) - Australia’s goal of returning to the top echelon of global Para-powerlifting will undergo a major test in the coming days when four of our best lifters press their claims at the World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. The immediate aim is to move up the international rankings to help seal qualification spots for next year’s Commonwealth
- [Report Finds Australian Paralympic Team Among Nation’s Most Popular](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/report-finds-australian-paralympic-team-among-nations-most-popular/) - The Australian Paralympic Team’s sporting success at Tokyo 2020 was backed up by record levels of engagement with viewers at home and significant growth in the marketability of Team members. A report by research agency Gemba found that interest in the Tokyo Paralympics (28 percent) was higher among Australians than for the Rio 2016 (22
- [Seven Brings Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Home To Australian Audiences](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/seven-brings-beijing-2022-winter-paralympics-home-to-australian-audiences/) - Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Lynne Anderson says Australian viewers will be treated to an “incredible spectacle” when the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games are screened and streamed exclusively by the Seven Network next March. Anderson today proudly confirmed an extension to PA’s record-breaking partnership with the Seven Network for the fourth consecutive Paralympic Games. The
- [Snow Stars In Europe As 100-Day Winter Paralympics Countdown Begins](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/snow-stars-in-europe-as-100-day-winter-paralympics-countdown-begins/) - Australia’s top winter sport Para-athletes have set up bases in Finland and Austria as they seek the edge that will earn them selection to the Australian Paralympic Team for the Beijing Winter Games, which starts in 100 days. Barely six months after our Summer Para-athletes captured the nation’s attention with their feats at the Tokyo
- [Paralympics Australia Embraces Reconciliation Journey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/paralympics-australia-embraces-reconciliation-journey/) - Paralympics Australia has established a Reconciliation Action Plan working group to coordinate a program to increase respect and knowledge of the nation’s Indigenous cultures.The Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) program is an initiative by Reconciliation Australia. It provides a structured framework for organisations to take meaningful action to advance reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- [Steelers’ Golden Era Stars Announce Retirement](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/steelers-golden-era-stars-announce-retirement/) - More than a decade after starting their international careers at the same tournament, two of Australian wheelchair rugby’s best role players, dual Paralympic gold medallists Jason Lees and Josh Hose, have announced together that their days playing for The Steelers are over. Lees finishes with 230 games and Hose 152 games, each having played an
- [Wheelchair Whizz Lights Up The Court At Come And Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/wheelchair-whizz-lights-up-the-court-at-come-and-try-day/) - It’s a tall order to emulate Ryley Batt, the Australian Steelers wheelchair rugby champion, dual Paralympic Games gold medallist and Tokyo 2020 Australian Paralympic Team co-captain. But, at a recent Paralympics Australia Come and Try Day event in Adelaide, there were signs from another talented Riley that the future of Australian wheelchair rugby looks bright.
- [Hall Of Fame Inductee Libby Kosmala Considering Paris 2024](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/hall-of-fame-inductee-libby-kosmala-considering-paris-2024/) - Legendary Para-shooter Libby Kosmala has marked her induction into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame by revealing she would like to attend the Paris 2024 Paralympics, this time as a coach. Kosmala - the winner of 13 Paralympic medals including nine gold at a record 12 Paralympics between 1972 and 2016 - described her inclusion
- [Katie Kelly Calls Time On A Remarkable Career](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/katie-kelly-calls-time-on-a-remarkable-career/) - Celebrated Australian Para-triathlete, Katie Kelly OAM, who went from full time professional executive and recreational triathlete to Paralympic golden girl, has today officially called time on her stellar seven-year career. Kelly, who will turn 46 in February, knew when she crossed the line in a gallant sixth place at the Paralympics in Tokyo just two
- [De Rozario Ready To Race As Fearnley Becomes New York's Finest](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/de-rozario-ready-to-race-as-fearnley-becomes-new-yorks-finest/) - As Australia’s newest marathon star attempts to win her first New York title this Sunday, a multiple winner of the world-famous event has become the first Australian inducted into the New York Road Runners (NYRR) Hall of Fame. Five-time champion Kurt Fearnley will be inducted into the NYRR Hall of Fame as part of the
- [Belles Coach Calls Time After 30 Years’ Service](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/belles-coach-calls-time-after-30-years-service/) - Of all the memories Peter Corr cherishes from his three decades coaching Australian Para-athletes, the rousing run of the Aussie Belles women’s goalball team at the Tokyo Paralympics holds a special place. The Belles won their first Paralympic match in 25 years in the highly competitive sport for vision impaired athletes and qualified for the
- [PA Saddened By The Loss Of Paralympic Pioneer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/11/pa-saddened-by-the-loss-of-paralympic-pioneer/) - The Australian Paralympic movement has lost one of its most revered pioneers, following the passing of Bruno Moretti. One of 12 athletes selected on the Australian Paralympic Team for the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, Moretti also competed at the 1968 Games in Tel Aviv and was a playing coach for the Australian
- [Paralympic Legend Kurt Fearnley Elected To Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/10/paralympic-legend-kurt-fearnley-elected-to-brisbane-2032-organising-committee/) - Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Kurt Fearnley said he would be driven by the once-in-a-generation opportunity to affect profound societal change in Australia when he becomes the Paralympic athlete representative on the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee. The wheelchair racing great and staunch advocate for inclusion, diversity and the rights of people with a disability was voted
- [Paralympics Australia Appoints New Chief Executive](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/10/paralympics-australia-appoints-new-chief-executive/) - The Board of Paralympics Australia has today announced Catherine Clark as its new Chief Executive Officer. Clark will begin the role at a critical juncture for Paralympics Australia, as it moves to convert the success of its Tokyo 2020 campaign into stronger commercial opportunities and record levels of Para-sport participation. With the Winter Paralympic Games
- [Reardon Seeks New Challenge After Glittering Paralympic Career](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/10/reardon-looks-for-new-challenge-after-glittering-paralympic-career/) - Paralympic gold medallist Scott Reardon wants to continue his fight to “change the perception of people with disabilities around the world” after announcing his retirement from elite Para-athletics. Reardon competed at three Paralympic Games and four World Championships in a glittering career, headlined by his Paralympic gold (Rio 2016) and silver (London 2012) in the
- [Paralympics Australia Thanks ‘Dependable Ally’ Peter Conde](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/10/paralympics-australia-thanks-dependable-ally-peter-conde/) - Paralympics Australia extends its gratitude and congratulations to Peter Conde for his fine work during his tenure as Chief Executive of the Australian Institute of Sport. Conde, who will step down at the end of this year after four years at the AIS’ helm, leaves a significant mark on Australia’s Paralympic movement, particularly through the
- [‘Scooter’ Celebrates Cairns Homecoming With Legendary Guest](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/10/scooter-celebrates-cairns-homecoming-with-legendary-guest/) - One of the Australian Paralympic Team’s stars from Tokyo 2020, Para-swimmer Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson, is back in the swing of normal life after celebrating his Games heroics with swimming great Dawn Fraser, who travelled to Cairns for a special presentation on October 1. About 150 people came to see Patterson receive the keys to his
- [Finnish Expedition Next Up For Aussie Snowboarder](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/10/finnish-expedition-next-up-for-aussie-snowboarder/) - Australian Para-snowboarder Ben Tudhope’s Beijing 2022 Paralympic campaign steps up a notch when he leaves for Finland later this month to link with an international team that formed shortly after the 2018 PyeongChang Games. Tudhope returned to Sydney barely a week ago after a three month training stint in the NSW Snowy Mountains alongside other
- [Come And Try Events Keep Tokyo Momentum Going](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/10/come-and-try-events-keep-tokyo-momentum-going/) - Paralympics Australia’s Come And Try Day program continues to strengthen with recent events in Brisbane and Perth showcasing Para-sports to new audiences and opening opportunities for people with an impairment to gain the many positive outcomes that come with sporting participation. A Para-shooting and Para-archery event was staged at Brisbane’s Belmont Shooting Complex on September
- [Queensland Welcomes Home And Celebrates Our Tokyo 2020 Teams](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/queensland-welcomes-home-and-celebrates-our-tokyo-2020-teams/) - The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner will celebrate Australia’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Teams with an official welcome home and celebration event in Brisbane on Friday, 8 October. Almost 220 Queensland athletes and officials from the Tokyo 2020 Games teams will reunite at a Covid-safe event at King George
- [Sabljak To Pursue Mental Health Goals On Athlete Commission](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/sabljak-to-pursue-mental-health-goals-on-athlete-commission/) - Ella Sabljak wants to use her experience as a school teacher to help achieve positive outcomes for her elite athlete colleagues during her tenure as one of the 11 members of Paralympics Australia’s Athlete Commission. The Australian women’s wheelchair basketball team player was informed of her successful candidacy by Commission Vice-Chair Danni Di Toro while
- [Dignity, Class And Performances To Remember At A Games Like No Other](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/dignity-class-and-performances-to-remember-at-a-games-like-no-other/) - Even before Madison de Rozario breathtakingly held off Swiss world record holder Manuela Schaer after 42.2 kilometres of racing to win the Marathon T54 - Australia’s final gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - the Australian Paralympic Team had produced perhaps the most courageous and successful campaign in the nation’s 61-year Games
- [‘I Was Thinking I’d Be Happy With Silver’: How Madi Made History](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/i-was-thinking-id-be-happy-with-silver-how-madi-made-history/) - Madi de Rozario was striving for the same integrity as her famous coach Louise Sauvage has achieved as she tackled her first Paralympic marathon. Jaryd Clifford was trying to see if he and his best mate Michael Roeger could win Paralympic marathon medals together. Roeger was doing it for all the people he cares about
- [Final day of competition ends with Zappelli](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/final-day-of-competition-ends-with-zappelli/) - Competition wrapped up this morning for the Para-shooting team with Anton Zappelli lining up on the final day of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Zappelli, who was the first athlete to secure a quota for Australia in the R6 Mixed Rifle Prone SH1, placed 11th after an admirable performance in the highly competitive field scoring
- [Day 11 Wrap – McGrath And Alcott Score Memorable Wins](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/day-11-wrap-mcgrath-and-alcott-score-memorable-wins/) - Three Australian Paralympic legends had a magical experience on the penultimate day of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Saturday. Curtis McGrath, the former army combat engineer who lost his legs in a mine explosion in Afghanistan, achieved exactly what he set out to at these Games, backing up his title defence in the KL2
- [Three more medals added to Australia’s track and field haul](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/three-more-medals-added-to-australias-track-and-field-haul/) - Australia completed its final day of track and field events at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday with a silver and two bronze medals to bring the total over nine days to 17. Only the Marathon on Sunday morning is left to wind up an extraordinary Paralympic Games. James Turner (100m T36) with silver, Nicholas Hum
- [One and Done – Watson brings home the Bronze medal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/one-and-done-watson-brings-home-the-bronze-medal/) - It was elation at the Para-Taekwondo for Janine Watson claimed bronze in her first, and last, match in the Taekwondo at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. It was an emphatic victory in the final match of the day, beating her highly fancied opponent 63-0. With the classification system ruling players with neurological disorders out of future
- [Stibners Calls Time As Rollers End On A High](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/stibners-calls-time-as-rollers-end-on-a-high/) - The Australian men’s wheelchair basketball team has finished their Tokyo 2020 campaign in style, playing some of their best basketball of the tournament to beat Turkey 74-58 and secure fifth place overall at Ariake arena on Saturday. The Rollers established a 23-18 lead by quarter time, which they extended to 39-24 at the main break
- [Golden Glow To Paralympic Farewell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/golden-glow-to-paralympic-farewell/) - Dylan Alcott crowned one of Australia’s greatest Paralympic careers by defending his quad singles wheelchair tennis gold medal in Tokyo on Saturday. The 30-year-old defeated Sam Schroder of the Netherlands 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, to continue his stellar 2021, where he will endeavour to complete the ‘golden slam’ at the US Open next week. After the
- [McGrath Makes History With Double Gold Glory](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/mcgrath-makes-history-with-double-gold-glory/) - It has been a golden 24 hours for Australia’s Curtis McGrath, becoming the first para-canoe athlete to win two gold medals at a Paralympic Games and etch his name in the history books. After first defending his KL2 Paralympic title yesterday, McGrath backed it up with another sensational win in the newly introduced Va’a discipline.
- [How Our Athletes Will Navigate The Games’ Toughest Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/how-our-athletes-will-navigate-the-games-toughest-event/) - One of the most exhilarating and excruciating events in Paralympic athletics – the Marathon – will end the 2020 Games competition on Sunday. As Jaryd Clifford put it after his silver in the 5000m on the Olympic Stadium track: “The 5K hurts differently from a Marathon hurt. I’m ready for the hurt in that way.”
- [Para-Swimming Great To Carry Australian Flag At Tokyo 2020 Farewell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/para-swimming-great-to-carry-australian-flag-at-tokyo-2020-farewell/) - Four-time Paralympian and winner of 17 Paralympic swimming medals Ellie Cole has been named Australia’s flagbearer for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony. Australian Paralympic Team Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin conferred the honour on Cole, who has said these Games would be her last. The 29-year-old won a silver medal and a bronze medal in
- [Poland Prevails Marking An End To Aussie Para-Archers Paralympic Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/poland-prevails-marking-an-end-to-aussie-para-archers-paralympic-campaign/) - Australian Archers marked the end of their Paralympic campaign after duo Taymon Kenton-Smith and Imalia Oktrininda went down to Poland in the Mixed Open Recurve 1/8 Elimination Round this morning. The pair were aiming to book their spot in the quarter-finals but the Polish pairing proved too strong, claiming 6-0 victory. While not the result
- [Day 10 Wrap – Para-Canoe Campaign Off To Golden Start](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/day-10-wrap-para-canoe-campaign-off-to-golden-start/) - Australian Paralympic Team star Curtis McGrath successfully defended his Paralympic kayak crown at Sea Forest Waterway on Saturday, as Australia grabbed a gold and a silver medal in Para-canoe at Tokyo 2020. Former soldier McGrath’s gold medal was backed up by a silver medal to Susan Seipel in the new Va’a class. Racing continues on
- [Heartbreaking End To Team Event After Individual Success](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/heartbreaking-end-to-team-event-after-individual-success/) - A tie break ended the Australian Boccia teams’ Paralympic campaign after the BC3 pairs were defeated by Hong Kong, China in their final preliminary match of the day. Competing in the pairs competition, the Aussie combination of Spencer Cotie, Jamieson Leeson and Individual Bronze Medallist Daniel Michel were gunning for their spot in the semi-finals.
- [Para-Athletics:  Former Soccer Player Searches For Third Gold Medal](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/para-athletics-former-soccer-player-searches-for-third-gold-medal/) - James Turner will line up for his third Paralympic gold medal – his second in Tokyo – after becoming the fastest qualifier for the 100m (T36) sprint final on Saturday morning. It was the same drill for the 400m on Tuesday, even though it was a straight final. Turner, as the world record holder and
- [Finals Aplenty On Last Day At The Track](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/finals-aplenty-on-last-day-at-the-track/) - After a day with no medals and only limited finals action, seven Australians will compete in six finals on Saturday at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium – the last day of track and field competition at the 2020 Games. Only the Marathon around Tokyo’s city streets on Sunday - Day 10- is left to complete the
- [A Shimmering Silver To Say Sayonara](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/a-shimmering-silver-to-say-sayonara/) - The Dolphins swim team captured a shimmering silver medal in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay (34 points) as they bid farewell to the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on the final night of their 2020 Paralympic Games campaign. Soaring from lane three, the Australian team – comprising of Tim Hodge, Tim Disken, Will Martin and Ben Popham
- [Silver Linings Round Out Para-Table Tennis Team’s Best Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/silver-linings-round-out-para-table-tennis-teams-best-games/) - Australia’s Para-table tennis squad secured two more silver medals in the teams events on Friday, bringing the squad’s total medal haul at the Tokyo Paralympics to six. The medals in the women’s and men’s Class 9-10 Teams mark Australia’s most successful result at a Paralympic Games, finishing second overall with two gold and four silver
- [Not To Be For Para-Badminton Team](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/not-to-be-for-para-badminton-team/) - It was a case of what could have been at the inaugural para-badminton tournament at the Tokyo Games, with both Grant Manzoney and Caitlin Dransfield going down in the matches today. And while they would both admit that they had hoped to do a little better at these Games they are grateful for the experience
- [One Arrow Ended Dream In Highest Scored Match Of Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/one-arrow-ended-dream-in-highest-scored-match-of-day/) - After watching his team mates from the stands over the past week it was finally Para-Archer Taymon Kenton-Smith’s turn to line up for his Paralympic Games debut. In the highest scored match of day, Kenton-Smith was narrowly defeated by Eric Bennett (USA) in the 1/16 Elimination Round of the Open Men’s Individual Recurve, W2, 6-4.
- [Cooke To Stay In Japan Until Fit To Travel](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/cooke-to-stay-in-japan-until-fit-to-travel/) - Carol Cooke is expected to remain in the Juntendo University Hospital in Japan for up to a week as she recovers after puncturing her left lung in a heavy crash during her road race T1-2 on Thursday (2 September). The 60 year old, who has multiple sclerosis, also sustained heavy bruising and grazes in the
- [Greco Grabs Three](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/greco-grabs-three/) - Cyclist Paige Greco claimed her third medal on Friday with bronze in the road race on the final day of cycling competition. It brings Australia’s total cycling tally to13 medals for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The team claimed four gold, four silver and five bronze medals across eight days of racing on the track
- [Medals Fall For Aussie Para-Canoe Stars](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/medals-fall-for-aussie-para-canoe-stars/) - Australia’s para-canoe stars Curtis McGrath and Susan Seipel have delivered two more medals for Australia after a stellar day on the water at Sea Forest Waterway. Rio golden boy McGrath has gone back to back in the KL2, after a nervous start in his title defence seeing him have to qualify through semi-final. An issue
- [Opera House Sails To Light Up In Virtual Tribute to Paralympians](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/opera-house-sails-to-light-up-in-virtual-tribute-to-paralympians/) - In recognition of the amazing efforts of our Paralympians in Tokyo, the Sydney Opera House sails will light up with the faces of each Australian athlete this Sunday, with the projection livestreamed so everyone can pay tribute from home. As the Paralympics draw to an end at the Closing Ceremony, the NSW Government is congratulating
- [Day 9 Wrap: Vanessa Low Jumps To Victory, This Time For Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/vanessa-low-jumps-to-victory-this-time-for-australia/) - On the same day the Federal Parliament confirmed that Australians who win a medal at the Paralympics would be financially rewarded to the same level as their Olympic counterparts, the Australian Paralympic Team won four gold medals - three in Para-swimming and one in Para-athletics. The swimming team roared back into the winners’ circle when
- [Oktrininda Dominates Elimination Round Before Petrilli Closes Door On Hopes For Quarter-Final](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/oktrininda-dominates-elimination-round-before-petrilli-closes-door-on-hopes-for-quarter-final/) - DoublIn a precision like performance Para-Archer Imalia Oktrininda dominated the 1/16 Elimination Round of the Open Women’s Recurve, W2, against the Republic of Korea’s Jang Moon Jo claiming the first set 20-16. Oktrininda secured the second set with a win of 27-14 before tying with Jo in the third set with a score of 21.
- [Para-Athletics Day 7: Vanessa Low Prevails On ‘All-Girls Night’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/para-athletics-day-7-vanessa-low-prevails-on-all-girls-night/) - Gold in two consecutive Paralympic Games and for two different countries is the Vanessa Low story from the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Thursday night. But there were a few others as well. It was an all-girls night out with four Australians in four finals and coming away with two medals – Low’s gold in the
- [Cooke Crashes Out As Stormy Weather Wreaks Havoc](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/cooke-crashes-out-as-stormy-weather-wreaks-havoc/) - Three-time Paralympic Games champion Carol Cooke is spending Thursday night in Juntendo University Hospital after crashing heavily in treacherous conditions during the 26 kilometre road race T1-2 on the Fuji Speedway circuit. It was appalling weather for Friday’s racing with reduced visibility due to thick fog and low clouds. Driving rain and wind gusts also
- [Para-Athletics: Guy Henly Ready For Golden Crack](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/guy-henly-ready-for-golden-crack/) - Guy Henley has two silvers and two bronze medals in Discus from four World Para-Athletics Championships - and he came fourth at his first Paralympics in Rio five years ago. So it doesn’t take long to guess what Henly would like from the Tokyo Paralympics. He gets his chance for a golden crack on Friday
- [Raining Gold On Penultimate Night](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/raining-gold-on-penultimate-night/) - As rain fell outside the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, it was also raining gold for the Australian swim team inside, as they captured three individual gold medals and a bronze in the relay on the penultimate night of swimming. Kicking off the night in sensational fashion, Brisbane’s Will Martin has made one of the finest Paralympic
- [Pitt marks end of Paralympic campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/pitt-marks-end-of-paralympic-campaign/) - Para-shooter Chris Pitt marked the end of his Paralympic campaign today when he lined up for the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol, Class SH1. The established shooter shot a competitive score of 94 out of a possible 100 across the first of three precision strings, but unfortunately couldn’t maintain momentum and finished with a score of
- [Atrocious Weather Dampens Aussie Ambitions](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/atrocious-weather-dampens-aussie-ambitions/) - Australia’s Paralympic Games medal ambitions were washed away on Thursday as torrential train and mixed classification races tested our road cyclists at the Fuji Speedway. The first challenge for time trial silver medallist and track pursuit champion Emily Petricola and time trial bronze medallist Meg Lemon in the mixed C4-5 road race was finding the
- [Tough Day At Inaugural Paralympic Badminton Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/tough-day-at-inaugural-paralympic-badminton-event/) - It wasn’t the start that Australia wanted in their first appearance in Para-Badminton at the Paralympic Games, but Grant Manzoney and Caitlin Dransfield will take the experience and look to improve on Friday after losing their opening matches. Dransfield’s first match in the SL4 classification was against world No.3, Norway’s Helle Sofie Segoey. Dransfield started
- [Our Swimmers Prepare For Final Foray](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/our-swimmers-prepare-for-final-foray/) - The 10th and final day of Para-swimming action at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre features 11 Dolphins set to compete across butterfly, freestyle, individual medley and relay events. After swimming in the Women’s 100m Backstroke (S10) final on Thursday night, Jasmine Greenwood returns to the pool for the Women’s 200m Individual Medley (SM10). Having already won
- [Para-Taekwondo Not Just A Sport ‘It’s A Way Of Life’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/para-taekwondo-not-just-a-sport-its-a-way-of-life/) - When Janine Watson was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, she quickly looked for ways to keep fit and active. She was already doing gymnastics when a friend suggested she try taekwondo. Her first exposure to the sport was at a local club and after a rocky start she was hooked. “A friend suggested it to me,
- [Australia Eyes More Para-Table Tennis Success](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/australia-eyes-more-para-table-tennis-success/) - Not since the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games has Australia featured in the teams gold medal playoff in Para-table tennis - but on Friday that drought will end. In the 9-10 Class, Australia will feature in the men’s and women’s gold medal finals as the squad aims to add another two medals to Aussie Para-table tennis
- [Aussies assert dominance on day one of para-canoe](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/aussies-assert-dominance-on-day-one-of-para-canoe/) - All four Australian para-canoe athletes were in action on day one of competition, with all four to progress to the next stage. Dual Paralympian Susan Seipel was the first Aussie on the water, asserting her dominance in her pet event, the V1, and powering straight through to the A Final. Seipel also raced in the
- [Financial Rewards For Australian Paralympians A Landmark Move Towards Equity In Sport](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/financial-rewards-for-australian-paralympians-a-landmark-move-towards-equity-in-sport/) - Paralympics Australia warmly welcomes and thanks the Australian Government for providing rewards for our medallists at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, signalling that the dedication and performances of our Paralympians are equal to our Olympic counterparts.Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the historic announcement this afternoon that the Federal Government would ensure payments are in line with
- [Day Eight: Bronzed Michel Celebrates Historic Boccia Success](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/day-eight-bronzed-michel-celebrates-historic-boccia-success/) - Dan Michel etched his name into Australian Paralympic history when he claimed the nation’s first medal in boccia in 25 years in Tokyo on Wednesday. Michel secured bronze in the Individual BC3 with an emphatic 6-1 win over Scott McCowan of Great Britain. “I’m heaps excited with it, it’s the first medal for Australia (in
- [Rising Stars End Aussies’ Reign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/rising-stars-end-aussies-reign/) - Generation Next announced itself to quad wheelchair tennis as relative newcomers Sam Schroder and Niels Vink de-throned Australia’s Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson in the Tokyo 2020 doubles final on Wednesday night. Schroder, 21, and Vink, just 18, were too strong for the Rio champions 6-4, 6-3 to claim an 18th Paralympic tennis gold medal
- [Dylan, The Slam, And Man Named Sam](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/dylan-the-slam-and-man-named-sam/) - UPDATE: Dylan Alcott’s wheelchair quad singles final against Sam Schroder will not be played as originally scheduled on Thursday. A combination of inclement weather, and backlog of matches on the centre court, has seen tournament organisers push the match to 11am AEST on Saturday. New York can wait – that is next week. Apparently, Dylan
- [Para–Athletics Day 6 Review](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/para-athletics-day-6-review/) - Australia hit a dry patch in its medal hunt at athletics on Wednesday but it was the background stories that put some ‘life’ into the results sheets at Tokyo 2020. After five days of competition in which there has been a green-and-gold tracksuit on the podium every night, the sixth delivered a medal drought. Surprisingly
- [Rollers Undone By Clinical Japan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/rollers-undone-by-clinical-japan/) - The Rollers’ hopes of redemption after Rio 2016 have been dashed at the hands of a Japan side that did its homework on their more fancied opponents and took full toll of the Australians’ wayward shooting. The Rollers were bundled out of medal contention at Tokyo 2020 with a 61-55 loss in the quarter final
- [Butterfliers Get Set To Soar](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/butterfliers-get-set-to-soar/) - Flying into day nine of the swimming schedule at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Australia has three competitors in the Men’s 100m Butterfly (S9) including Will Martin, Tim Hodge and Brenden Hall. Martin, who trains under David Proud at Nudgee College, not only swam a new personal best at the Australian Swimming Trials, but his time
- [Para-Athletics Day 7: Former German Star Now Representing Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/para-athletics-day-7-former-german-star-now-representing-australia/) - Long jumper Vanessa Low will begin the defence of her Rio gold medal in Tokyo on Thursday and it will be in different national colours. But the 31-year-old is hoping the colour of the medal remains the same. The triple Paralympian won her sprint and long jump medals for her double-leg amputee class as a
- [New events added to Para-canoe program puts Aussies in the hunt for more glory](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/new-events-added-to-para-canoe-program-puts-aussies-in-the-hunt-for-more-glory/) - Australia’s Para-canoe team will have their opportunity to go for gold at the Tokyo Paralympic Games when competition gets underway from Thursday 2 September. Curtis McGrath, AJ Jennings, Dylan Littlehales and Susan Seipel all return for their second Paralympic Games, with the introduction of the Va’a events increasing Australia’s medals hopes. Defending Paralympic KL2
- [Aussie Para-Table Tennis Teams Book Gold Medal Playoffs](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/aussie-para-table-tennis-teams-book-gold-medal-playoffs/) - Australia’s women’s and men’s class 9-10 Para-table tennis teams have booked their spot in the Paralympic Games final. First up it was the men’s team of Ma Lin, Joel Coughlan and Nathan Pellissier who booked their finals spot after defeating Nigeria 2-0 in the semi final.The combination of Ma and Coughlan took an early point
- [Tough day at the office for our Handcyclists](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/tough-day-at-the-office-for-our-handcyclists/) - Australian hand cyclists did it tough at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as they lined up to contest the road race finals. In the 79 kilometre H5 event, Stuart Tripp finished seventh and says whilst he gave it everything the circuit was not designed for him. “There are horses for courses and I knew I
- [Disappointment for Para-Shooters as they miss qualifying for Mixed Air Rifle Prone](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/disappointment-for-para-shooters-as-they-miss-qualifying-for-mixed-air-rifle-prone/) - Para-Shooters Anton Zappelli and Natalie Smith expressed their disappointment after falling short of making it through to the qualifying round of the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 competition this morning. Both Zappelli and Smith struggled to gain momentum in the highly competitive field with Zappelli finishing in 15th place with a score of
- [Dolphins Deliver on the Dais](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/dolphins-deliver-on-the-dais/) - Australia’s gold caps soared through the water at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Wednesday night, successfully capturing one silver and three bronze medals across breaststroke, freestyle and individual medley events. Taking home his second medal of the Games, dual Paralympian Tim Hodge scored silver in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley (SM9). After placing fifth as
- [‘What We Just Did Was Amazing’: Aussie Belles Fight To The End](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/what-we-just-did-was-amazing-aussie-belles-fight-to-the-end/) - Australia’s women’s goalball team, the Aussie Belles, have exited Tokyo 2020 with their heads held high after pushing reigning Paralympic champions Turkey all the way in their historic quarter final on Wednesday. The Belles went down 10-6 to arguably the world’s best team but gave Turkey an almighty fright, getting to within three goals as
- [Michel ends 25-year wait to grab Individual Bronze](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/michel-ends-25-year-wait-to-grab-individual-bronze/) - Australian boccia has achieved its best result in 25 years after Dan Michel and ramp assistant Ash McClure secured a bronze medal in the individual BC3 singles at Tokyo 2020. It was a dominant performance by Michel who bounced back emphatically from his defeat in the semi finals 24 hours earlier. He set the first
- [Day 7 Wrap: Gold In Cycling And Athletics, As Alcott Produces A Classic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/day-7-wrap-gold-in-cycling-and-athletics-as-alcott-produces-a-classic/) - Australia’s Para-cyclists have set about backing up their success on the velodrome, starting their road racing campaign with one gold, two silver and three bronze at Fuji Speedway. Darren Hicks, 36, won gold in the individual time trial C2. Track pursuit gold medallist Emily Petricola collected silver in the C4 time trial ahead of third-placed
- [Australian Paralympic Team Thriving Halfway Through A Unique Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/australian-paralympic-team-thriving-halfway-through-a-unique-games/) - The Australian Paralympic Team will enter the second half of the Tokyo 2020 Games brimming with confidence and enthusiasm after numerous exceptional sporting achievements and amid a team culture that is second-to-none. Australian Paralympic Team Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin thanked Australia’s 179 Para-athletes and 168 staff for all playing their part in creating an
- [Para-Athletics Day 5 Wrap: Turner’s Golden Run Continues](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/para-athletics-day-5-wrap-turners-golden-run-continues/) - “I did it. I did my job.” And it was those words James Turner said to himself as the thumped the Tokyo stadium track with his right fist after winning gold in the 400m (36) final. Turner was joined by two other Australian medallists at day’s end – Jaryd Clifford (bronze 1500m T13) an Madi
- [The Need For Speed](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/09/the-need-for-speed/) - It’s the speed of the game that got Grant Manzoney and Caitlin Dransfield hooked. The raw pace of the world’s fastest racquet sport. And once they were hooked, their Paralympic dream began. This is the first time Para-Badminton will appear at the Paralympics after the announcement in 2015 of it’s inclusion for the 2020 Games.
- [‘Two Fat Kids’ Yearn To Defend Rio Gold](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/two-fat-kids-yearn-to-defend-rio-gold/) - Two unfit teenagers who found joy, purpose and each other through tennis are now at peace with authentically sharing their story. The media darling Dylan Alcott and his highly accomplished playing partner Heath Davidson have the chance to win back-to-back Paralympic quad doubles gold medals in Wednesday’s final at Tokyo’s Ariake Tennis Park. It’s a
- [Para-Athletics Day 6: Eliza Ault-Connell Returns After 16 Years](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/para-athletics-day-6-eliza-ault-connell-returns-after-16-years/) - Ari Gesini is primed and ready for some serious speed down the Tokyo Olympic Stadium long jump runway. He checked his speed by running the heats of the 100m (T38) on Saturday. He didn’t make the final but that wasn’t the aim – the T38 Long Jump final on Wednesday was the prize. This is
- [Hicks' Dream Ride](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/hicks-dream-ride/) - Australia’s Para-cyclists have backed up their success on the velodrome with one gold, two silver and three bronze, from day one of road racing at Fuji Speedway. Darren Hicks, 36, got the Australian road campaign underway with a gold medal performance in the individual time trial C2. “I’m so lucky that my best is Paralympic
- [Emotional Alcott Triumphs In Quad Classic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/emotional-alcott-triumphs-in-quad-classic/) - Dylan Alcott prevailed in one of the greatest matches in wheelchair tennis history to earn the right to defend his Paralympics quad singles gold medal with a three-set win over Dutch teen talent Niels Vink on Tuesday night. In a showdown destined to long-remembered, the old pro Alcott needed two-and-a-half hours to hold back the
- [Swimming Day 8: Cochrane Kicks Off Tokyo Campaign](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/swimming-day-8-cochrane-kicks-off-tokyo-campaign/) - After sitting in the stands and training for the past seven days, four-time Paralympian Blake Cochrane finally gets his chance to compete at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Lining up in his pet breaststroke event, Cochrane is among a host of Dolphins who will take to the water in breaststroke events on Wednesday, with Jesse Aungles
- [Aussies Scoot To Silver And Bronze](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/aussies-scoot-to-silver-and-bronze/) - Hearts were pounding at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre as Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson, Col Pearse and Jasmine Greenwood all seized their moment to stand on the coveted Paralympic podium on night seven at the pool. Kick starting the Aussies run of medals was dual Paralympian and lovable larrikin of the Dolphins swim team, Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson.
- [Gliders End Return Games With Welcome Win](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/gliders-end-return-games-with-welcome-win/) - Australia finally tasted Tokyo success in the women’s wheelchair basketball on Tuesday as the Gliders crushed Algeria 71-32 to finish their Paralympic return in ninth place. Amber Merritt finished her huge campaign with 27 points and eight rebounds as Australia equalled its World Championship placing of three years ago. The African champions were helpless against
- [Australia To Break Para-Table Tennis Medal Record As Men's Team Secure Semi-Final Berth](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/australia-to-break-para-table-tennis-medal-record-as-mens-team-secure-semi-final-berth/) - Australia is guaranteed another medal at the para-table tennis in Tokyo, as the trio of Ma Lin, Joel Coughlan and Nathan Pellissier advanced to the semifinals of the Team event class 9-10.On Wednesday the Aussies will face Nigeria, after the African team upset favourites Montenegro 2-0 in their quarterfinal.Australia are guaranteed at least a bronze,
- [Michel To Play For Bronze](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/michel-to-play-for-bronze/) - Dan Michel and ramp assistant Ash McClure will play for bronze tomorrow after going down in his BC3 Boccia Individuals semi final match tonight at Ariake Gymnasium. Michel came up against Czech Adam Peska who was on a roll after defeating the world No. 7 in the quarter finals. Peska posted a 3-0 first end
- [Pitt is back on the range after barely being able to hold a pistol early in the year](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/pitt-is-back-on-the-range-after-barely-being-able-to-hold-a-pistol-early-in-the-year/) - Para-Shooter Chris Pitt, 56, could barely hold a pistol following treatment for tongue cancer in November last year. The gruelling treatment saw Pitt endure 30 rounds of radiation and a 14 hour surgery to remove half his tongue. The epitome of determination, will power and persistence saw Pitt reach his ultimate goal of making it
- [Day 6 Wrap: Li Na Lei And Qian Yang Become The Toast Of Australian Table Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/day-6-wrap-li-na-lei-and-qian-yang-become-the-toast-of-australian-table-tennis/) - Australia’s Para-table tennis program enjoyed its most successful ever day on Monday, claiming a remarkable two gold medals – as many as Australia had won in total in the 61 years since the first Paralympic Games, in Rome in 1960. Proud new Australians Li Na Lei and Qian Yang, who each moved from China after
- [Ten time trial Aussies in action on Fuji Speedway](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/ten-time-trial-aussies-in-action-on-fuji-speedway/) - Ten Australians will be in action on Tuesday (31 August) when the Paralympic Games road cycling gets underway with individual time trial finals raced on a challenging eight kilometre at the Fuji Speedway circuit. The first Aussie off the grid will be 2019 time trial C2 world champion Darren Hicks who says he loves the
- [Alcott Through, Davidson Out In Quad Singles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/alcott-through-davidson-out-in-quad-singles/) - World No.1 Dylan Alcott immediately turned his attention to the semi-finals, while teammate Heath Davidson was knocked out of the quad singles wheelchair tennis quarter finals on Monday. Alcott breezed past veteran American Bryan Barten 6-1, 6-0, while Davidson was outclassed by world No.2 Sam Schroder of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-1. There was a sense
- [Lei And Yang Make Para-Table Tennis History](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/lei-and-yang-make-para-table-tennis-history/) - Li Na Lei and Qian Yang made Australian Para-table tennis history on Monday night taking home two gold medals in the Women's Singles class 9 and class 10, respectively. The last Australian to win a gold in Para-table tennis was Terry Biggs at the Stoke Mandeville and New York 1984 Paralympic Games. The 2020
- [Michel Through To Quarter Final Despite Loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/michel-through-to-quarter-final-despite-loss/) - Dan Michel and assistant Ash McClure are through to the Quarter Finals of the Tokyo Paralympic Games Boccia tournament despite a loss in his final preliminary game. It was also a disappointing night for fellow Aussies Spencer Cotie and assistant Zoe Dix who dropped their match against Great Britain’s Scott McCowan, which will rule them
- [Para-Athletics Day 4: Burian Wins Javelin Silver And Says ‘See You In Paris’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/para-athletics-day-4-burian-wins-javelin-silver-and-says-see-you-in-paris/) - Australia showed its proficiency on the track and in the field with wheelchair racer Rheed McCracken and javelin thrower Michal Burian each winning silver medals on Monday – taking the overall tally in athletics to nine. But there was a sharp contrast in today’s booty. McCracken, 24, is getting an old hand at this silver-medal
- [Para-Athletics Day 5: Third Time Lucky For Popular Games Debutant](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/para-athletics-day-5-third-time-lucky-for-popular-games-debutant/) - Two athletes return to the Tokyo Olympic Stadium seeking a second medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games, but the real story to get your heart racing is vision-impaired runner Sam Harding. Harding has a Lazarus-style of reputation ahead of competing in the 1500m (T13) today. He was selected for the Australian team for London 2012
- [Zidane’s last dance at the para-equestrian](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/zidanes-last-dance-at-the-para-equestrian/) - Emma Booth and her horse Zidane entered the arena for the last time tonight performing their final dance in the Grade III Freestyle Test. Zidane who partnered with Booth in the 2016 Rio Games made history by being the only horse to compete at two separate Paralympic Games. The dynamic duo who have shared an
- [Swimming Day 7: Pearse Set To Take Flight](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/swimming-day-7-pearse-set-to-take-flight/) - Col Pearse will make his Paralympic debut on Day 7 when he lines up in his pet event, the Men’s 100m Butterfly (S10). The 18-year-old Year 12 student set a new Australian record at the Australian Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast in April, clocking a time of 58.08. On his first international outing, Pearse
- [Men’s Relay Team Smash World Record to Capture Gold](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/mens-relay-team-smash-world-record-to-capture-gold/) - It was definitely worth the wait! In the final event of the night – the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points) – the Australian team of Rowan Crothers, Will Martin, Matt Levy and Ben Popham smashed Italy’s world record by nearly two seconds to triumph for gold in 3:44.31. The gold marks Australia’s fifth in
- [Rollers Have 48 Hours To Fix Third-Quarter Blues](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/rollers-have-48-hours-to-fix-third-quarter-blues/) - The Rollers surrendered a big lead to lose by a point to World Champions Great Britain at the Ariake Arena on Monday and now have two days to sort out their problems before the knock-out stages of the Paralympic tournament begins.The Australian men’s wheelchair basketball team got out by as many as 20 points
- [Smith determined to bounce back after missing Air Rifle Standing final](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/smith-determined-to-bounce-back-after-missing-air-rifle-standing-final/) - Established rifle shooter Natalie Smith missed the opportunity to qualify for the final of the R2 10m Rifle Standing event, however the veteran shooter is determined to bounce back strongly to make the final cut in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone on Wednesday. The Queenslander had a tough start to her Paralympic campaign
- [Day 5 Wrap: United By Emotion as Australia's Paralympians Fight On](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/day-5-wrap-united-by-emotion-as-australias-paralympians-fight-on/) - What started with heartbreak ended in jubilation for the Australian Paralympic Team on day five of competition at Tokyo, with Lauren Parker’s silver Para-triathlon medal and Madison de Rozario’s gold medal providing the biggest talking points. The feats of Parker and de Rozario were closely followed by an amazing second win in two days by
- [Nevermind Last Win, the Belles Have Done It Again](https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/08/nevermind-last-win-the-belles-have-done-it-again/) - The Australian Belles are on the cusp of an unprecedented Paralympic Games quarter-finals appearance after convincingly beating the reigning World Champions representing the Russian Paralympic Committee at Makuhari Messe on Sunday. The Belles commanded attention after scoring a 4-3 win over Canada on Saturday – a match report on Paralympics Australia’s Facebook page was approaching

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## Athletes

- [Shelley Matheson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/shelley-matheson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Shelley Matheson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Will Howard](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/will-howard/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Will Howard's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Luke Missen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/luke-missen/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Luke Missen's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Taylor Corry](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/taylor-corry/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Taylor Corry's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jamie-Lee Getson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jamie-lee-getson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jamie-Lee Getson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Michael Milton](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/michael-milton/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Michael Milton's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Angie Ballard](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/angie-ballard/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Angie Ballard’s profile, including career highlights, medals, Paralympic Games history and Para athletics journey
- [Matthew Levy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matt-levy/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matthew Levy's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Mitchell Gourley](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/mitchell-gourley/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Mitchell Gourley's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Kurt Fearnley](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kurt-fearnley/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kurt Fearnley's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Daniel Fox](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/daniel-fox/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Daniel Fox's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Richard Colman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/richard-colman/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Richard Colman's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Melissa Perrine](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/melissa-perrine/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Melissa Perrine's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Josh Hose](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/josh-hose/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Josh Hose's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Kathryn Ross](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kathryn-ross/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kathryn Ross's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jessica Gallagher](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jessica-gallagher/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jessica Gallagher's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Blake Cochrane](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/blake-cochrane/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Blake Cochrane's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sean Russo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sean-russo/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sean Russo's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Aaron Chatman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/aaron-chatman/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Aaron Chatman’s Para athletics career, including high jump success, Paralympic medals, and international achievements
- [Carlee Beattie](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/carlee-beattie/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Carlee Beattie’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and her journey in Para athletics
- [Christie Dawes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/christie-dawes/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Christie Dawes's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Louise Ellery](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/louise-ellery/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Louise Ellery's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Madeleine Hogan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/madeleine-hogan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Madeleine Hogan's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Gabriel Cole](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/gabriel-cole/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Gabriel Cole's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jemima Moore](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jemima-moore/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jemima Moore's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Michael Roeger](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/michael-roeger/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Michael Roeger's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Russell Short](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/russell-short/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Russell Short's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Richard Nicholson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/richard-nicholson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Richard Nicholson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brett Stibners](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brett-stibners/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brett Stibners's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Scott Reardon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/scott-reardon/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Scott Reardon's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Nicholas Hum](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/nicholas-hum/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Nicholas Hum's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sam Harding](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sam-harding/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sam Harding's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sam McIntosh](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sam-mcintosh/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sam McIntosh's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Adam Deans](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/adam-deans/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Adam Deans's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Shaun Norris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/shaun-norris/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Shaun Norris's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tige Simmons](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tige-simmons/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tige Simmons's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Libby Kosmala](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/libby-kosmala/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Libby Kosmala's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Shooting journey in Paralympic sport
- [Shawn Russell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/shawn-russell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Shawn Russell's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jonathan Harris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jonathan-harris/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jonathan Harris's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para-sailing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Matthew Bugg](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matthew-bugg/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matthew Bugg’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Sailing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Melissa Tapper](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/melissa-tapper/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Melissa Tapper's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Samuel Carter](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/samuel-carter/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Samuel Carter’s wheelchair racing career in T54 sprint events, Paralympic finals, and international competition journey
- [Jannik Blair](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jannik-blair/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jannik Blair’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and wheelchair basketball journey at the Paralympic Games
- [Jake Lappin](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jake-lappin/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jake Lappin's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Luke Cain](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/luke-cain/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Luke Cain’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Shooting journey in Paralympic sport
- [Natalie Smith](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/natalie-smith/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Natalie Smith's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Shooting journey in Paralympic sport
- [Stu Tripp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/stu-tripp/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Stu Tripp's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sharon Jarvis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sharon-jarvis/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sharon Jarvis's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Equestrian journey in Paralympic sport
- [Carol Cooke](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/carol-cooke/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Carol Cooke's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Claire McLean](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/claire-mclean/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Claire McLean's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Bill Latham](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/bill-latham/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Bill Latham's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Guy Henly](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/guy-henly/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Guy Henly's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Colin Harrison](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/colin-harrison/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Colin Harrison's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para-sailing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Joany Badenhorst](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/joany-badenhorst/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Joany Badenhorst's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Snowboarding journey in Paralympic sport
- [Rosemary Little](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/rosemary-little/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Rosemary Little's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Rheed McCracken](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/rheed-mccracken/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Rheed McCracken's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Todd Hodgetts](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/todd-hodgetts/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Todd Hodgetts's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Erik Horrie](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/erik-horrie/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Erik Horrie's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Adam Kellerman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/adam-kellerman/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Adam Kellerman's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Matthew Haanappel](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matthew-haanappel/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matthew Haanappel's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Dan Michel](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/dan-michel/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Dan Michel's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Boccia journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tori Pendergast](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tori-pendergast/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tori Pendergast's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Torita Blake](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/torita-blake/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Torita Blake’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and his Para athletics journey at the Paralympic Games
- [Prue Watt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/prue-watt/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Prue Watt's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Chad Perris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/chad-perris/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Chad Perris's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Claire Keefer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/claire-keefer/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Claire Keefer's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Alistair Donohoe](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alistair-donohoe/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Alistair Donohoe's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sue Powell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sue-powell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sue Powell's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brant Garvey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brant-garvey/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brant Garvey's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Gavin Bellis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/gavin-bellis/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Gavin Bellis’ profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey at the Paralympic Games
- [Jesse Aungles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jesse-aungles/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jesse Aungles profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Katie Umback](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/katie-umback/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Katie Umback's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Equestrian journey in Paralympic sport
- [Russell Boaden](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/russell-boaden/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Russell Boaden’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Sailing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Anton Zappelli](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/anton-zappelli/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Anton Zappelli's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Shooting journey in Paralympic sport
- [Chris Pitt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/chris-pitt/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Chris Pitt's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Shooting journey in Paralympic sport
- [Braedan Jason](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/braedan-jason/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Braedan Jason's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Emily Beecroft](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/emily-beecroft/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Emily Beecroft’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and her journey in Para swimming at Paralympic Games
- [Guy Harrison-Murray](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/guy-harrison-murray/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Guy Harrison-Murray's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Kate Naess](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kate-doughty/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kate Naess's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Barak Mizrachi](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/barak-mizrachi/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Barak Mizrachi's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sam Von Einem](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/samuel-von-einem/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sam Von Einem's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jacob Templeton](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jacob-templeton/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jacob Templeton's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jenna Jones](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jenna-jones/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jenna Jones's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jeremy McClure](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jeremy-mcclure/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jeremy McClure's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jordan Dessent](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jordan-dessent/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jordan Dessent's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Liam Bekric](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/liam-bekric/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Liam Bekric’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and his journey in Para swimming at Paralympic Games
- [Lakeisha Patterson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/lakeisha-patterson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Lakeisha Patterson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Madeleine Scott](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/madeleine-scott/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Madeleine Scott's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Monique Murphy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/monique-murphy/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Monique Murphy's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Paige Leonhardt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/paige-leonhardt/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Paige Leonhardt's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tiffany Thomas Kane](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tiffany-thomas-kane/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tiffany Thomas Kane's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Timothy Disken](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/timothy-disken/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Timothy Disken's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Timothy Hodge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/timothy-hodge/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Timothy Hodge's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Andrea McDonnell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/andrea-mcdonnell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Andrea McDonnell's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Kyle Bridgwood](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kyle-bridgwood/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kyle Bridgwood’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Matt Formston](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matt-formston/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matt Formston's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [AJ Jennings](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/aj-jennings/) - Explore Australian Paralympian AJ Jennings's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Colin Sieders](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/colin-sieders/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Colin Sieders's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Canoe journey in Paralympic sport
- [Susan Seipel](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/susan-seipel/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Susan Seipel's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Canoe journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jocelyn Neumuller](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jocelyn-neumuller/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jocelyn Neumuller's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Canoe journey in Paralympic sport
- [Emma Booth](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/emma-booth/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Emma Booth’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Equestrian journey in Paralympic sport
- [Lisa Martin](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/lisa-martin/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Lisa Martin's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Equestrian journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brock Ingram](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brock-ingram/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brock Ingram's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jeremy McGrath](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jeremy-mcgrath/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jeremy McGrath's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Kate Murdoch](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kate-murdoch/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kate Murdoch's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Davinia Lefroy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/davinia-lefroy/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Davinia Lefroy's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tom O'Neill-Thorne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tom-oneill-thorne/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tom O’Neill-Thorne's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Matt McShane](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matt-mcshane/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matt McShane's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Joshua Allison](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/joshua-allison/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Joshua Allison’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey
- [Matt Lewis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matt-lewis/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matt Lewis's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ashleigh McConnell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ashleigh-mcconnell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ashleigh McConnell's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Joshua Alford](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/joshua-alford/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Joshua Alford’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Katja Dedekind](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/katja-dedekind/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Katja Dedekind's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Liam Schluter](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/liam-schluter/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Liam Schluter's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Logan Powell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/logan-powell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Logan Powell's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jonathon Milne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jonathon-milne/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jonathon Milne's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Heath Davidson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/heath-davidson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Heath Davidson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Katie Kelly](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/katie-kelly/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Katie Kelly's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Nic Beveridge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/nic-beveridge/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Nic Beveridge’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey at the Paralympic Games
- [Kate Wilson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kate-wilson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kate Wilson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Rowan Crothers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/rowan-crothers/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Rowan Crothers's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Rachael Watson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/rachael-watson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Rachael Watson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brayden Davidson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brayden-davidson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brayden Davidson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brianna Coop](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brianna-coop/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brianna Coop's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Deon Kenzie](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/deon-kenzie/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Deon Kenzie's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ella Pardy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ella-pardy/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ella Pardy's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Erin Cleaver](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/erin-cleaver/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Erin Cleaver’s Para athletics career, including Paralympic bronze, World Championships success, and long jump achievements
- [Jaryd Clifford](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jaryd-clifford/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jaryd Clifford's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jayden Sawyer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jayden-sawyer/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jayden Sawyer's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Nicole Harris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/nicole-harris/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Nicole Harris's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Rae Anderson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/rae-anderson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Rae Anderson’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sarah Walsh](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sarah-walsh/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sarah Walsh's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Taylor Doyle](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/taylor-doyle/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Taylor Doyle's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sarah Calati](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sarah-calati/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sarah Calati’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tamsin Colley](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tamsin-colley/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tamsin Colley's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jessee Wyatt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jesse-wyatt/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jessee Wyatt's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jenny Blow](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jenny-blow/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jenny Blow’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her goalball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Meica Horsburgh](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/meica-horsburgh/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Meica Horsburgh's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Goalball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Nicole Esdaile](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/nicole-esdaile/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Nicole Esdaile's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Goalball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Michelle Rzepecki](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/michelle-rzepecki-2/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Michelle Rzepecki's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Goalball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Simon Patmore](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/simon-patmore/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Simon Patmore's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Snowboard journey in Paralympic sport
- [Alex Handley](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alex-handley/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Alex Handley's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Snowboard journey in Paralympic sport
- [Patrick Jensen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/patrick-jensen/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Patrick Jensen's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jonty O’Callaghan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jonty-ocallaghan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jonty O’Callaghan's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Shaun Pianta](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/shaun-pianta/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Shaun Pianta's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Mark Soyer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/mark-soyer/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Mark Soyer's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jake Howe](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jake-howe/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jake Howe's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ryan Scott](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ryan-scott/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ryan Scott's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jayden Warn](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jayden-warn/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jayden Warn's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Andrew Harrison](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/andrew-harrison/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Andrew Harrison's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jason Lees](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jason-lees/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jason Lees's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ben Fawcett](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ben-fawcett/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ben Fawcett's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Andrew Edmondson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/andrew-edmondson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Andrew Edmondson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Mick Ozanne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/mick-ozanne/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Mick Ozanne's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Josh Nicholson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/josh-nicholson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Josh Nicholson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Spencer Cotie](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/spencer-cotie/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Spencer Cotie's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Boccia journey in Paralympic sport
- [Joel Coughlan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/joel-coughlan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Joel Coughlan's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Shae Graham](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/shae-graham/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Shae Graham's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sam Rizzo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sam-rizzo/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sam Rizzo's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Paige Greco](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/paige-greco/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Paige Greco's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jed Altschwager](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jed-altschwager/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jed Altschwager’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Eliza Ault-Connell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/eliza-ault-connell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Eliza Ault-Connell’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [James Turner](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/james-turner/) - Explore Australian Paralympian James Turner's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sarah Edmiston](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sarah-edmiston/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sarah Edmiston's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Rhiannon Clarke](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/rhiannon-clarke/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Rhiannon Clarke’s sprint career in T38 events, Commonwealth Games silver medal, and Paralympic performances
- [Robyn Lambird](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/robyn-lambird/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Robyn Lambird's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Maria Strong](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/maria-strong/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Maria Strong's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Cam Crombie](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/cam-crombie/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Cam Crombie's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Daniel Kirk](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/daniel-kirk/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Daniel Kirk's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ari Gesini](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ari-gesini/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ari Gesini's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Corey Anderson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/corey-anderson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Corey Anderson’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sam Walker](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sam-walker/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sam Walker's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Luke Bailey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/luke-bailey/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Luke Bailey’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and his journey in Para athletics and wheelchair racing
- [Glen McMurtrie](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/glen-mcmurtrie/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Glen McMurtrie's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Shooting journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jamieson Leeson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jamieson-leeson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jamieson Leeson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Boccia journey in Paralympic sport
- [Siobhan Daley](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/siobhan-daley/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Siobhan Daley's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Boccia journey in Paralympic sport
- [Peter Marchant](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/peter-marchant/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Peter Marchant's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ameera Lee](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ameera-lee/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ameera Lee's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Marek Steiner](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/marek-steiner/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Marek Steiner's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Richard Voris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/richard-voris/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Richard Voris's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Steve Green](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/steve-green/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Steve Green's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Rebecca Julian](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/rebecca-julian/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Rebecca Julian's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jasmine Greenwood](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jasmine-greenwood/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jasmine Greenwood's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jack Ireland](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jack-ireland/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jack Ireland's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jake Michel](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jake-michel/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jake Michel's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ben Popham](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ben-popham/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ben Popham's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Keira Stephens](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/keira-stephens/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Keira Stephens's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ruby Storm](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ruby-storm/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ruby Storm's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ella Sabljak](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ella-sabljak/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ella Sabljak's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brodie Smith](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brodie-smith/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brodie Smith's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Goalball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Amy Ridley](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/amy-ridley/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Amy Ridley's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Goalball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Janine Watson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/janine-watson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Janine Watson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Taekwondo journey in Paralympic sport
- [Trevor Hirth](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/trevor-hirth/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Trevor Hirth's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Qian Yang](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/qian-yang/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Qian Yang's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Nathan Pellissier](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/nathan-pellissier/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Nathan Pellissier's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Lin Ma](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ma-lin/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Lin Ma's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jake Ballestrino](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jake-ballestrino/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jake Ballestrino’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and Para table tennis journey
- [Stuart Jones](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/stuart-jones/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Stuart Jones's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Meg Lemon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/meg-lemon/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Meg Lemon's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Grant Allen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/grant-allen/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Grant Allen’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Emily Petricola](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/emily-petricola/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Emily Petricola's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Darren Hicks](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/darren-hicks/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Darren Hicks's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Lina Lei](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/lina-lei/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Lina Lei's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Thomas Birtwhistle](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/thomas-birtwhistle/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Thomas Birtwhistle’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey at the Paralympic Games
- [Nikki Ayers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/nikki-ayers/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Nikki Ayers’ profile, including career highlights, achievements and her journey in Para rowing at Paralympic Games
- [Al Viney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alexandra-viney/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Al Viney's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Bree Mellberg](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/bree-mellberg/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Bree Mellberg's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Hannah Dodd](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/hannah-dodd-2/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Hannah Dodd's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Natalie Alexander](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/natalie-alexander/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Natalie Alexander’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey
- [Sarah Vinci](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sarah-vinci-2/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sarah Vinci's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Shelley Cronau](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/shelley-cronau-2/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Shelley Cronau's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jessica Cronje](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jessica-cronje/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jessica Cronje's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Grant Manzoney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/grant-manzoney/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Grant Manzoney's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Badminton journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jonathan Goerlach](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/43606/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jonathan Goerlach's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sam White](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/samuel-white/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sam White's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jeremy Tyndall](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jeremy-tyndall/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jeremy Tyndall's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [David Bryant](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/david-bryant/) - Explore Australian Paralympian David Bryant’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Michal Burian](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/michal-burian/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Michal Burian’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his journey in Paralympic sport
- [Samantha Schmidt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/samantha-schmidt/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Samantha Schmidt's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Martyn Dunn](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/martyn-dunn/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Martyn Dunn's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Taymon Kenton-Smith](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/taymon-kenton-smith/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Taymon Kenton-Smith's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Wayne Phipps](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/wayne-phipps/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Wayne Phipps's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Judo journey in Paralympic sport
- [Caitlin Dransfield](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/caitlin-dransfield/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Caitlin Dransfield's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Badminton journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ricky Betar](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ricky-betar/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ricky Betar’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey at the Paralympic Games
- [Tom Gallagher](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tom-gallagher/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tom Gallagher's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Benjamin Hance](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/benjamin-hance/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Benjamin Hance's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Kirralee Hayes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kirralee-hayes/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kirralee Hayes's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Maddie McTernan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/maddie-mcternan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Maddie McTernan's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Col Pearse](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/col-pearse/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Col Pearse's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Alexander Tuckfield](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alexander-tuckfield/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Alexander Tuckfield's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Isabella Vincent](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/isabella-vincent/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Isabella Vincent's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Taylor Gosens](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/taylor-gosens/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Taylor Gosens's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Judo journey in Paralympic sport
- [Melissa-Anne Tanner](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/melissa-anne-tanner/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Melissa-Anne Tanner's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Patrick French](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/patrick-french/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Patrick French's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [Dianne Barnes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/dianne-barnes/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Dianne Barnes’ profile, including career highlights, achievements and her journey in Para equestrian sport
- [Stella Barton](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/stella-barton/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Stella Barton’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and her journey in Para equestrian sport
- [Susannah Lutze](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/susannah-lutze/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Susannah Lutze's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tobiah Goffsassen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tobiah-goffsassen/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tobiah Goffsassen's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Chris Addis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/chris-addis/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Chris Addis’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Hayley Sands](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/hayley-sands/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Hayley Sands's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jessy Chen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jessy-chen/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jessy Chen’s Para table tennis journey, international medals, and rise from adversity to elite competition success
- [Jimmy Huo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jimmy-huo/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jimmy Huo's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Beau Vernon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/beau-vernon/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Beau Vernon's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brayden Foxley-Conolly](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brayden-foxley-conolly/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brayden Foxley-Conolly's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Emilie Miller](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/emilie-miller/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Emilie Miller's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [James McQuillan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/james-mcquillan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian James McQuillan's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Anu Francis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/anu-francis/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Anu Francis's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Grace Brimelow](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/grace-brimelow/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Grace Brimelow’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jack Howell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jack-howell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jack Howell's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jeremy Peacock](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jeremy-peacock/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jeremy Peacock's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Liam Twomey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/liam-twomey/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Liam Twomey's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Justin Godfrey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/justin-godfrey/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Justin Godfrey's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sally Pilbeam](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sally-pilbeam/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sally Pilbeam's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Thomas Goodman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/thomas-goodman/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Thomas Goodman's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Telaya Blacksmith](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/telaya-blacksmith/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Telaya Blacksmith’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and Para athletics journey at the Paralympic Games
- [Alex Saffy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alex-saffy/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Alex Saffy's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Chloe Osborn](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/chloe-osborn/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Chloe Osborn's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ella Jones](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ella-jones/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ella Jones's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Callum Simpson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/callum-simpson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Callum Simpson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Holly Warn](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/holly-warn/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Holly Warn's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Poppy Wilson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/poppy-wilson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Poppy Wilson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Lewis Bishop](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/lewis-bishop/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Lewis Bishop’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey at the Paralympic Games
- [Bridget Murphy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/bridget-murphy/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Bridget Murphy's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Equestrian journey in Paralympic sport
- [Hani Watson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/hani-watson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Hani Watson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Powerlifting journey in Paralympic sport
- [Celine Vinot](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/celine-vinot/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Celine Vinot's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Badminton journey in Paralympic sport
- [Mischa Ginns](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/mischa-ginns/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Mischa Ginns's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Badminton journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ben Wright](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ben-wright/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ben Wright's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Powerlifting journey in Paralympic sport
- [Abby Craswell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/abby-craswell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Abby Craswell's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Angus Hincksman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/angus-hincksman/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Angus Hincksman's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Annabelle Colman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/annabelle-colman/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Annabelle Colman's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Dayna Crees](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/dayna-crees/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Dayna Crees's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ella Hose](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ella-hose/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ella Hose's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jackson Hamilton](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jackson-hamilton/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jackson Hamilton's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Mali Lovell](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/mali-lovell/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Mali Lovell's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Reece Langdon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/reece-langdon/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Reece Langdon's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sarah Clifton-Bligh](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sarah-clifton-bligh/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sarah Clifton-Bligh's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Madison de Rozario](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/madison-de-rozario/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Madison de Rozario's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Curtis McGrath](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/curt-mcgrath/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Curtis McGrath's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Canoe journey in Paralympic sport
- [Lauren Parker](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/lauren-parker/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Lauren Parker's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cross-Country Skiing, Para Biathlon, Para Triathlon, Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Michael Anderson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/michael-anderson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Michael Anderson’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Chris Bond](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/chris-bond/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Chris Bond’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tristan Knowles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tristan-knowles/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tristan Knowles's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ahmed Kelly](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ahmed-kelly/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ahmed Kelly's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Grant Patterson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/grant-patterson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Grant Patterson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Alexa Leary](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alexa-leary/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Alexa Leary's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Vanessa Low](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/vanessa-low/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Vanessa Low's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Frank Pinder](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/frank-pinder/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Frank Pinder's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Eithen Leard](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/eithen-leard-2/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Eithen Leard's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jaylen Brown](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jaylen-brown/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jaylen Brown’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Luke Pople](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/luke-pople/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Luke Pople's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Phil Evans](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/phil-evans/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Phil Evans's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Alana Forster](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alana-forster/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Alana Forster's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Thomas McHugh](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/thomas-mchugh/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Thomas McHugh's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Korey Boddington](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/korey-boddington/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Korey Boddington’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Kane Perris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kane-perris/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kane Perris's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Luke Zaccaria](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/luke-zaccaria/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Luke Zaccaria's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Anderson Parker](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/anderson-parker/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Anderson Parker's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Lynn Maree Cullen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/lynn-cullen/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Lynn Maree Cullen's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Taryn Dickens](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/taryn-dickens/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Taryn Dickens's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sam Tait](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sam-tait/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sam Tait's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Aaron McCarthy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/aaron-mccarthy/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Aaron McCarthy's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Snowboard journey in Paralympic sport
- [Sean Pollard](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sean-pollard/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Sean Pollard's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Snowboard journey in Paralympic sport
- [Liana France](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/liana-france/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Liana France’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Amanda Reid](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/amanda-reid-3/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Amanda Reid's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling, Para Snowboard journey in Paralympic sport
- [Matt Brumby](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matt-brumby/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matt Brumby’s profile, including career highlights and his Para Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing journey in sport
- [Dave Miln](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/dave-miln/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Dave Miln's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Georgia Gunew](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/georgia-gunew/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Georgia Gunew’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport.
- [Josh Hanlon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/josh-hanlon/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Josh Hanlon's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Dylan Alcott](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/dylan-alcott/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Dylan Alcott’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brad Ness](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brad-ness/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brad Ness's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Cameron Carr](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/cameron-carr/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Cameron Carr’s wheelchair rugby career, Paralympic medals, and journey to becoming a key member of the Steelers team
- [Ryley Batt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ryley-batt/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ryley Batt’s profile, including career highlights, achievements and his journey in wheelchair rugby at Paralympic Games
- [Daniel Fitzgibbon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/daniel-fitzgibbon/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Daniel Fitzgibbon's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para-sailing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Nazim Erdem](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/nazim-erdem/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Nazim Erdem's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Rugby journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ellie Cole](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ellie-cole/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ellie Cole's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brenden Hall](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brenden-hall/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brenden Hall's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Rick Pendleton](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/rick-pendleton/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Rick Pendleton's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ben Tudhope](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ben-tudhope/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ben Tudhope’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and Para Snowboarding journey in Paralympic sport
- [Danni Di Toro](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/danni-di-toro/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Danni Di Toro's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Table Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ben Weekes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ben-weekes/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ben Weekes's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Tennis journey in Paralympic sport
- [Matthew Clarke](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matthew-clarke/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matthew Clarke’s journey as a Para athletics guide and runner, including elite competition and Paralympic involvement
- [Bill Chaffey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/bill-chaffey/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Bill Chaffey’s Para triathlon career, Ironman success, world titles, and Paralympic journey in elite endurance sport
- [Matthew Cameron](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/matthew-cameron/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Matthew Cameron’s journey in Para athletics, including T54 sprint events, career highlights, and Paralympic success
- [Josephine Burnand](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jo-burnand/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Josephine Burnand’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Rowing journey in sport
- [Daniel Bounty](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/daniel-bounty/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Daniel Bounty’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Gordon Allan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/gordon-allan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Gordon Allan’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Simon Albury](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/simon-albury/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Simon Albury’s profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jodi Elkington-Jones](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jodi-elkington-jones/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jodi Elkington-Jones's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Alexandra Lisney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alexandra-lisney/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Alexandra Lisney's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [David Nicholas](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/david-nicholas/) - Explore Australian Paralympian David Nicholas's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Simone Kennedy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/simone-kennedy/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Simone Kennedy's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and their Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Isis Holt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/isis-holt/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Isis Holt's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and their Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Dylan Littlehales](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/dylan-littlehales/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Dylan Littlehales's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Canoe journey in Paralympic sport
- [David Edwards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/david-edwards/) - Explore Australian Paralympian David Edwards's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Nick Yallouris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/nick-yallouris/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Nick Yallouris's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Madison Janssen](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/madison-janssen/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Madison Janssen's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Michellie Jones](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/michellie-jones/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Michellie Jones's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Raissa Martin](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/raissa-martin/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Raissa Martin's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Goalball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tyan Taylor](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tyan-taylor-2/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tyan Taylor's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Goalball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Lara Falk](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/lara-falk/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Lara Falk's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jeremy O’Sullivan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jeremy-osullivan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jeremy O’Sullivan's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Christian Geiger](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/christian-geiger/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Christian Geiger's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Tim Logan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/tim-logan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Tim Logan's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Victoria Davies](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/victoria-davies/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Victoria Davies's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Equestrian journey in Paralympic sport
- [Amelia White](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/amelia-white/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Amelia White's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Equestrian journey in Paralympic sport
- [Dr Renae Domaschenz](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/dr-renae-domaschenz/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Dr Renae Domaschenz's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [James Talbot](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/james-talbot/) - Explore Australian Paralympian James Talbot's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Amber Merritt](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/amber-merritt/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Amber Merritt's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Georgia Munro-Cook](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/georgia-munro-cook/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Georgia Munro-Cook's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Kim Robins](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kim-robins/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Kim Robins's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Mary Friday](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/mary-friday/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Mary Friday's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Isabel Martin](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/isabel-martin/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Isabel Martin's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Taishar Ovens](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/taishar-ovens/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Taishar Ovens's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Wheelchair Basketball journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jaydon Page](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jaydon-page/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jaydon Page's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Alissa Jordaan](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/alissa-jordaan/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Alissa Jordaan's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Imalia Oktrininda](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/imalia-oktrininda/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Imalia Oktrininda's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Archery journey in Paralympic sport
- [William Martin](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/william-martin/) - Explore Australian Paralympian William Martin's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ashley Van Rijswijk](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ashley-van-rijswijk/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ashley Van Rijswijk's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Amelia Hodgson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/amelia-hodgson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Amelia Hodgson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Bobbi Kelly](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/bobbi-kelly/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Bobbi Kelly's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Hannah Cowap](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/hannah-cowap/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Hannah Cowap's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Rowing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Aaron Royle](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/aaron-royle/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Aaron Royle's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Triathlon journey in Paralympic sport
- [Caitlin Ward](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/caitlin-ward/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Caitlin Ward's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Cycling journey in Paralympic sport
- [Jasmine Haydon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jasmine-haydon/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Jasmine Haydon's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Boccia journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ashlee Maddern](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ashlee-maddern/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ashlee Maddern's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Boccia journey in Paralympic sport
- [Ethan Jackson](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/ethan-jackson/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Ethan Jackson's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Alpine Skiing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Katherine Proudfoot](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kath-proudfoot/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Katherine Proudfoot's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Liesl Tesch](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/liesl-tesch/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Liesl Tesch's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para-sailing journey in Paralympic sport
- [Maddison Elliott](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/maddison-elliott/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Maddison Elliott's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Swimming journey in Paralympic sport
- [Evan O'Hanlon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/evan-ohanlon/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Evan O’Hanlon's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brydee Moore](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brydee-moore/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brydee Moore's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and her Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport
- [Brad Scott](https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/brad-scott/) - Explore Australian Paralympian Brad Scott's profile, including career highlights, achievements, and his Para Athletics journey in Paralympic sport

## Authors

- [Wheelchair Rugby Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/postauthor/wheelchair-rugby-australia/)
- [Tim Mannion](https://www.paralympic.org.au/postauthor/tim-mannion/)
- [David Sygall](https://www.paralympic.org.au/postauthor/david-sygall/)
- [Ashley Gillespie](https://www.paralympic.org.au/postauthor/ashley-gillespie/)
- [Basketball Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/postauthor/basketball-australia/)

## Board of Directors

- [AFL Grand final Week - Premier VIP experience for 2](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/afl-grand-final-premier-experience-for-2/) - Premier VIP experience includes: Return Flights to Melbourne for Thursday 26th - Sunday 29th September Tickets to the Fujitsu General Grand Final Comedy Debate at Crown Palladium on Thursday 26th September Tickets to exclusive Grand Final Day Breakfast on Saturday 28th September -TBC Tickets to the 2019 Toyota AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne
- [VIP Everest Race day Experience for 10](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/vip-everest-race-day-experience-for-10/) - The Everest - Saturday, 19 October 2019. The VIP package includes: 10 Guests in the VIP Grand Ballroom luncheon which will feature a world class seafood buffet and beverages 10 Grand Ballroom Tickets
- [Trip for 2 to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with flights](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/tokyo-2020-paralympic-games-experience/) - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Trip for 2 includes: Return flights flying Qantas Accommodation Reserved tickets to Paralympic events A money-can’t-buy exclusive guided tour of the Paralympic Athletes’ Village An opportunity to mingle with Australian athletes at the invitation-only Aus Squad House - the home of our athletes and their families and friends
- [NRL Grand Final - First Class experience for 10](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/nrl-grand-final-experience-for-10/) - This first class NRL Grand Final experience for 10 includes: On-site Dining room – Millennium Room Diamond reserved seating Premium fine dining menu served Premium Australian beverages Master of Ceremonies and guest speakers to bring the game to you NRL Hospitality exclusive corporate gift per person Telstra Premiership Grand Final Match program Dedicated event
- [David Baker](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/david-baker/) - David Baker is one of the stockbroking industry's most experienced full-service practitioners and is the joint Founder and Managing Director of Baker Young Stockbrokers. David has been at the industry forefront for many years, helping change the face of broking in Australia. David's professional accreditations and memberships include: Master Stockbroker and Practitioner of The Stockbrokers
- [Glenn Tasker](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/glenn-tasker-4/) - Glenn Tasker was elected President of the Australian Paralympic Committee in 2013 and has served on the Board of Directors since 2008. With more than 23 years experience in sports administration, Glenn's involvement in Paralympic sport began during his time as Executive Director of Swimming NSW (1990-98). He was instrumental in the introduction of events
- [John Croll](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/john-croll/) - John Croll is the Chief Executive Officer of iSentia. Since he became CEO in 1999, the company has grown from an east coast Australian company with 180 employees to a company that services more than 5,000 clients in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China with more than 690 employees across the region.
- [Joyce Parszos](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/joyce-parszos/) - Joyce is a marketing and communications consultant with a extensive background in bringing arts, medical science and sports projects successfully into the national and international public arena. Joyce has provided marketing and communications services to academics, journalists, medical scientific research professionals, corporate entities and universities, as well as local, state, federal and international governments. The
- [Nick Dean](https://www.paralympic.org.au/board-member/nick-dean/) - Nick Dean is a former Vice President of the APC Board and has been a Board member since 1996. Nick’s commitment to sport for people with a disability grew from his background as a ski instructor in Thredbo. Since then he has developed an interest in elite competition and participation for all athletes with a

## Disability Type

- [Ocular albinism](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-ocular-albinism/)
- [Macular degeneration](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-macular-degeneration/)
- [Juvenile optic atrophy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-juvenile-optic-atrophy/)
- [Choroideremia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-choroideremia/)
- [Retinopathy of prematurity](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-retinopathy-of-prematurity/)
- [Lebers hereditary optic neuropathy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-lebers-hereditary-optic-neuropathy/)
- [Right hemiplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-hemiplegia/)
- [Albinism](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-albinism/)
- [Blindness in her right eye and peripheral vision loss in her left eye](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-blindness-in-her-right-eye-and-peripheral-vision-loss-in-her-left-eye/)
- [Ocular albinism and nystagmus](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-ocular-albinism-and-nystagmus/)
- [Vitelliform macular dystrophy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-vitelliform-macular-dystrophy/)
- [Cataracts, microphthalmia, nystagmus and glaucoma](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-cataracts-microphthalmia-nystagmus-and-glaucoma/)
- [Albinism, nystagmus](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-albinism-nystagmus/)
- [Retinitis pigmentosa](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-retinitis-pigmentosa/)
- [Retinitis pigmentosa](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-retinitis-pigmentosa-2/)
- [Cone-rod dystrophy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-cone-rod-dystrophy/)
- [Stargardt's macular dystrophy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-stargardts-macular-dystrophy/)
- [Best disease](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-best-disease/)
- [Oculocutaneous albinism](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-oculocutaneous-albinism/)
- [Rod monochromatism](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-rod-monochromatism/)
- [Macular dystropy and Stargardt disease](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-macular-dystropy-and-stargardt-disease/)
- [Macular dystrophy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment-macular-dystrophy/)
- [Short stature](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-short-stature/)
- [Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/arthrongryposis-multiplex/)
- [Multiple sclerosis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-multiple-sclerosis/)
- [Spinal cord damage](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-spinal-cord-damage/)
- [Loss of movement and strength in her lower left side](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-loss-of-movement-and-strength-in-her-lower-left-side/)
- [Paraplegia, right ulnar nerve damage](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/paraplegia-right-ulnar-nerve-damage/)
- [Bilateral Talipes](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-bilateral-talipes/)
- [Joint movement restrictions](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-joint-movement-restrictions-in-lower-limbs/)
- [Nerve damage](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-nerve-damage/)
- [Above knee amputee](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-above-knee-amputee/)
- [Limited movement in his right leg](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-limited-movement-in-his-right-leg/)
- [Ataxic cerebral palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/cerebral-palsy-ataxia/)
- [Bicep and tricep trauma](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-bicep-and-tricep-trauma/)
- [double arm amputee](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-double-arm-amputee/)
- [Right arm nerve damage](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-arm-nerve-damage/)
- [Left side cerebral palsy hemiplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-hemiplegic-cerebral-palsy/)
- [Cerebral palsy (right hemiplegia)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-cerebral-palsy-right-hemiplegia/)
- [Diplegic cerebral palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-diplegic-cerebral-palsy/)
- [Right hemiplegic cerebral palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-hemiplegic-cerebral-palsy/)
- [Left hemiplegic cerebral palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-hemiplegic-cerebral-palsy-2/)
- [Tetraplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-tetraplegia/)
- [Double below-knee and fingers loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-double-below-knee-and-fingers-loss/)
- [Nerve damage to her right knee](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-nerve-damage-to-her-right-knee/)
- [Right ankle joint limitation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-ankle-joint-limitation/)
- [Caudal regression syndrome](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-caudal-regression-syndrome/)
- [Caudal regression syndrome and spina bifida](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-caudal-regression-syndrome-and-spina-bifida/)
- [Dermatomyositis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-dermatomyositis/)
- [Lower limb dysmelia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-lower-limb-dysmelia/)
- [Idiopathic spastic quadriplegia and generalised dystonia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/spastic-quadriplegia-generalised-dystonia/)
- [Guillain-Barré syndrome, spastic diplegia cerebral palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-guillain-barre-syndrome-spastic-diplegia-cerebral-palsy/)
- [Cerebral paraparesis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/cerebral-paraparesis/)
- [Hypochondroplasia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/hypochondroplasia/)
- [Erb's palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/erbs-palsy/)
- [Fused ankle](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/fused-ankle/)
- [Paralysed left leg and removal of leg, lower back and abdominal muscles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/paralysed-left-leg-removal-of-lower-back-muscles-and-abdominal-muscles/)
- [Spinocerebellar ataxia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/spinocerebellar-ataxia/)
- [Cerebral palsy left hemiplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/cerebral-palsy-left-hemiplegia-epilepsy-micrographia-early-onset-parkinsons-disease/)
- [Cerebral palsy, vision impairment and intellectual impairment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/intellectual-physical-and-visual-impairments/)
- [Sacral agenesis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/sacral-agenesis/)
- [Spinal muscular atrophy type 2](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/spinal-muscular-atrophy-type-2/)
- [Muscular dystrophy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/muscular-dystrophy/)
- [Brachial plexus palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/brachial-plexus-palsy/)
- [Right side cerebral palsy hemiplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/cerebral-palsy-right-hemiplegia/)
- [Quadriplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/quadriplegia/)
- [Lumbar sacral agenesis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/lumbar-sacral-agenesis-missing-lower-part-of-spine/)
- [Nerve damage to legs, hearing impairment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/nerve-damage-to-legs-hearing-impairment/)
- [Joint fusion (right knee and ankle)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/joint-fusion-right-knee-and-ankle/)
- [Achondroplasia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/short-stature-achondroplasia/)
- [Incomplete quadriplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/incomplete-quadriplegia/)
- [Double below-knee, left hand and right fingers loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-double-below-knee-left-hand-and-right-fingers-loss/)
- [Double arm and leg deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/double-arm-and-leg-deficiency/)
- [Limb deficiency affecting his hands and feet](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-limb-deficiency-affecting-his-hands-and-feet/)
- [Left below-elbow limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/left-arm-limb-deficiency/)
- [Left hand limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/left-hand-limb-deficiency/)
- [Right arm limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/right-arm-limb-deficiency/)
- [Right below-elbow limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-arm-below-elbow-limb-deficiency/)
- [Right leg limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/right-leg-limb-deficiency/)
- [Below-elbow limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-below-elbow-limb-deficiency/)
- [Left above knee limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-above-knee-limb-deficiency/)
- [Right hand limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-hand-limb-deficiency/)
- [Left below-elbow limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-below-elbow-limb-deficiency/)
- [Right through-elbow limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-through-elbow-limb-deficiency/)
- [Right above-knee limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-above-knee-limb-deficiency-2/)
- [Left upper limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-upper-limb-deficiency/)
- [Double hand and leg limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/limb-deficiency-arms-and-legs/)
- [Acquired brain injury](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-acquired-brain-injury/)
- [Right below-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/right-below-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Below knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/below-knee-amputee/)
- [Left leg limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/left-leg-limb-loss/)
- [Left above-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/left-leg-above-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Limb loss through knee amputation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/through-knee-amputee/)
- [Limb loss and nerve damage (hands)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/limb-loss-hand-amputee/)
- [Left through knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/through-left-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Right arm limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/right-arm-limb-loss/)
- [Right above-knee and left below-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-above-knee-and-left-below-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Limb loss impacting hand](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-limb-loss-impacting-hand/)
- [Right below-knee limb loss and dysmelia affecting his right hand and left foot](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-below-knee-limb-loss-and-dysmelia-affecting-his-right-hand-and-left-foot/)
- [Right through knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-through-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Double above-knee and fingers limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-double-above-knee-limb-loss-and-loss-of-fingers/)
- [Through knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-through-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Bilateral below-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-bilateral-below-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Right above-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-above-knee-limb-deficiency/)
- [Right through-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-through-knee-limb-loss-2/)
- [Left below-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-below-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Left above-elbow and right forearm limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-above-elbow-and-right-forearm-limb-loss/)
- [Limb loss and muscle atrophy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-limb-loss-and-muscle-atrophy/)
- [Left above-knee and right through-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-above-knee-and-right-through-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Double below-elbow and above-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-double-below-elbow-and-below-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/limb-loss/)
- [Spinal cord injury](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-spinal-cord-injury/)
- [Spina bifida](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/spina-bifida/)
- [Limb deficiency](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/limb-deficiency/)
- [Spinal muscular atrophy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-spinal-muscular-atrophy/)
- [Left foot loss and right below-knee limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-left-foot-loss-and-right-below-knee-limb-loss/)
- [Paraplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/paraplegia/)
- [Right leg limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/right-leg-limb-loss/)
- [Right leg limb loss](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-right-leg-limb-loss/)
- [Cerebral palsy affecting his right arm](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-cerebral-palsy-affecting-his-right-arm/)
- [Diastrophic dysplasia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-diastrophic-dysplasia/)
- [Motor and sensory neuropathy (type 2)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-motor-and-sensory-neuropathy-type-2/)
- [Dystonia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-dystonia/)
- [Cri Du Chat syndrome](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-cri-du-chat-syndrome/)
- [Dyskinetic cerebral palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-dyskinetic-cerebral-palsy/)
- [Cerebellitis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-cerebellitis/)
- [One Above Knee & Below Knee Amputee](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-one-above-knee-below-knee-amputee/)
- [Incomplete paraplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/incomplete-paraplegia-2/)
- [Cerebral palsy](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment-cerebral-palsy/)
- [Physical Impairment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/physical-impairment/)
- [Intellectual Impairment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/intellectual-impairment/)
- [Vision impairment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/vision-impairment/)
- [Incomplete tetraplegia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disability/incomplete-tetraplegia/)

## Sponsors

- [Woolworths](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/woolworths/)
- [Woolworths](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/woolworths-2/)
- [Aus Gov](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/aus-gov/)
- [AIS](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/ais/)
- [AIS](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/ais-2/)
- [Finch](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/finch/)
- [Ionize](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/ionize/)
- [TikTok](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/tiktok/)
- [TES Teach Starter](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/tes-teach-starter/)
- [Westfield](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/westfield/)
- [SLiK](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/slik/)
- [Lendlease](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/lendlease/)
- [RACV Resorts](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/racv-resorts/)
- [McDonalds](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/mcdonalds/)
- [QMS](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/qms/)
- [News Corp Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/news-corp-australia/)
- [University of Queensland](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/university-of-queensland/)
- [Nine](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/nine/)
- [Belgravia Apparel](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/belgravia-apparel/)
- [Birkenstock](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/birkenstock/)
- [Bupa](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/bupa/)
- [NDSP](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/ndsp/)
- [Jumbo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/jumbo/)
- [Commonwealth Games Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/commonwealth-games-australia/)
- [Essendon FC](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/essendon-fc/)
- [Harvey Norman](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/harvey-norman/)
- [Citi](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/citi/)
- [SportAus](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/sportaus/)
- [Garment Exchange](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/garment-exchange/)
- [Qantas NEW](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/qantas-new/)
- [icare](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/icare/)
- [AIS - banner (smaller)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/ais-banner-smaller/)
- [RM Williams](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/rm-williams/)
- [Victoria](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/victoria/)
- [WA Department of Sport and Recreation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/department-of-sport-and-recreation/)
- [NSW Government - Communities Sport & recreation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/nsw-government-communities-sport-recreation/)
- [Speedo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/speedo/)
- [Clayton UTZ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/clayton-utz/)
- [Allianz](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/allianz/)
- [NSW WorkSafe](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/nsw-work-cover/)
- [Toyota](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/toyota/)
- [Qantas](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sponsor/190/)

## Sports

- [Para Climbing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-climbing/) - Para Climbing makes its debut at the LA 2028 Paralympic Games. Para Climbing is open to athletes with a physical or vision impairment. For more information on Para-climbing Eligibility and How to Get Involved please see the Para Climbing Information Sheet (PDF) An accessible Word version can be found here: Para Climbing Information Sheet (Word)
- [Para Cycling](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-cycling/) - Para cycling made its Paralympic debut at New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 and has been contested at every Games since. Para cycling is open to athletes with a physical or visual impairment and is divided into track and road events. In road cycling, athletes compete on a tandem bike, standard bike, three wheeled trike or handcycle,
- [Boccia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/boccia/) - Boccia has been a Paralympic sport since the 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York, Paralympic Games. Boccia is played by athletes with a significant physical impairment affecting all four limbs. Athletes compete in singles, pairs and teams events. Boccia is played indoors and tests competitors’ degree of muscle control and accuracy. Competing in wheelchairs, athletes throw, kick
- [Para Canoe](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-canoe/) - Para Canoe made its first appearance at the Paralympic Games at the 2016 Rio Games. Para Canoe is open to athletes with a physical impairment and races are contested by two types of boat, kayak (K) and va’a (V). Races are individual events and are over a distance of 200 metres. For more information on
- [Para Equestrian](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-equestrian/) - Para Equestrian was first included in the Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Athletes with a physical impairment or visual impairment compete in Para Equestrian. Individual riders compete in two Dressage events; a Championship Test of set movements and a Freestyle Test to music. The Team Test is an event for teams of three to
- [Goalball](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/goalball/) - Goalball made its Paralympic debut in Toronto, Canada in 1976 and the women's event was added at the 1984 Paralympic Games in New York, USA. Goalball is a team sport played indoors by athletes with vision impairment. The object of the game is to roll the ball into the opponent's goal while the opposing players
- [Para Rowing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-rowing/) - Para Rowing was introduced to the Paralympic programme at Beijing 2008. It is open to athletes with a physical impairment or vision impairment. Athletes compete in single sculls, double scull, or a coxed four depending on their level of impairment. For more information on Para Rowing please see the Para Rowing Information Sheet (PDF –
- [Para Alpine Skiing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-alpine-skiing/) - Athletes in alpine skiing events combine speed and agility while racing down the slopes at speeds up to 100 kilometres per hour. Athletes with a physical or vision impairment may compete in Para alpine. Para alpine ski events include slalom, giant slalom, and downhill. The rules of the International Ski Federation (FIS) are used with
- [Para Swimming](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-swimming/) - Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, Italy in 1960, Para swimming has been a feature of the Paralympic program. Para Swimming is open to athletes with a physical, intellectual or vision impairment. The International Swimming Federation’s rules are followed with a few modifications, such as optional platform or in-water starts for some races and
- [Para Table Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-table-tennis/) - Para Table Tennis was included in the first Paralympic Games in Rome, in 1960. Para Table Tennis is open to athletes with a physical or intellectual impairment. Athletes compete in standing or sitting (wheelchair) classes. Men and women compete individually and in team events. The rules of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) apply to
- [Para Triathlon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-triathlon/) - Para Triathlon made its first appearance at the Paralympic Games at the 2016 Rio Games. Para Triathlon is open to athletes with a physical or vision impairment. In Para triathlon, athletes race over three disciplines: 750 metres of swimming, followed by 20 kilometres of cycling and 5 kilometres of running. Depending on an athlete's classification,
- [Wheelchair Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/wheelchair-tennis/) - Wheelchair tennis first appeared at the Paralympics at the Barcelona 1992 Games. Wheelchair tennis is open to athletes with a physical impairment. Players compete in singles and doubles events. In wheelchair tennis, players compete on the doubles court dimensions and can allow the ball to bounce twice before returning it. For more information on Wheelchair
- [Para Taekwondo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-taekwondo/) - Para Taekwondo makes its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. At the Paralympic Games, Para taekwondo is open to athletes with a physical, impairment. Athletes compete in the Kyorugi (sparring) discipline. Players compete in male and female competition. The World Taekwondo Federation also provides competition opportunities in Poomsae (martial arts form) for athletes with a
- [Para Shooting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-shooting/) - Para Shooting first appeared in the Paralympics at the 1976 Toronto Games. At the Paralympic Games, Para shooting is open to athletes with a physical impairment. Athletes compete in rifle or pistol events. World Shooting Para Sport offers competition opportunities in Para trap for athletes with a physical impairment and rifle for athletes with a
- [Blind football](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/blind-football/) - Blind Football has been a Paralympic sport since the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. It is played between two teams with four players who are blind, as well as one sighted or visually impaired goalkeeper. Additionally, each team has a guide behind the opponent’s goal to direct the players when they shoot. The rules are similar
- [Wheelchair Basketball](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/wheelchair-basketball/) - Wheelchair basketball was one of the foundation sports at the first Paralympic Games in Rome, 1960. Wheelchair basketball is open to athletes with a physical impairment. It is played indoors on a regulation basketball court. Players are assigned a point value from 1.0 to 4.5 depending on their level of impairment. Teams consistent of 5
- [Para Snowboard](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-snowboard/) - 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 slalom and snowboard-cross. For more information on Para-snowboard Eligibility and How to Get Involved please see the Para Snowboard Information Sheet (PDF –
- [Wheelchair Fencing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/wheelchair-fencing/) - Wheelchair fencing was one of the foundation sports at the first Paralympic Games in Rome, 1960. Wheelchair fencing is open to athletes with a physical impairment. Athletes competing in individual and team events, including foil, épée and sabre. Athletes compete in wheelchairs that are fastened to the floor. Chairs allow the fencers freedom of movement
- [Wheelchair Rugby](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/wheelchair-rugby/) - Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Paralympic Games as a demonstration sport in Atlanta in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games and has since become one of the world's most exciting and popular Para sports. Wheelchair rugby is an intense, contact team sport played by males and
- [Para Badminton](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-badminton/) - Para Badminton makes its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Para Badminton is open to athletes with a physical impairment. Players compete standing or in wheelchairs in singles, doubles or mixed doubles events. A match consists of the best of three games. For more information on Para Badminton Eligibility and How to Get Involved
- [Para Athletics](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-athletics/) - 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 with a physical, intellectual or vision impairment. On the track, athletes race over 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m and 10000m, 4x100m and
- [Para Archery](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-archery/) - Para Archery has featured at every Paralympic Games since the first in Rome, Italy in 1960. At the Paralympic Games, Para Archery is open to athletes with a physical impairment and comprises standing and wheelchair events. Athletes shoot from a distance at a target marked with 10 scoring zones. The object of the sport is
- [Wheelchair Curling](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/wheelchair-curling/) - Wheelchair curling made its debut at the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games. Wheelchair curling is open to athletes with a physical impairment in the lower part of the body. Athletes compete in wheelchairs in mixed teams events according to the rules of the World Curling (WC), with only one modification – no sweeping. Teams take
- [Para Powerlifting](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-powerlifting/) - Para Powerlifting is the ultimate test of upper body strength. Bench press is currently the only Para-powerlifting discipline contested at the Paralympic Games. Para Powerlifting is open to the athletes with a physical impairment. They compete in men’s or women’s events by weight classes. Athletes are given three attempts and the winner is the competitor
- [Para Cross-Country Skiing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/cross-country-skiing/) - Para Cross-Country Skiing appeared for the first time at the 1976 Winter Games in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden and is open to athletes with a physical impairment and vision impairment. Athletes compete standing or using a sit ski, depending on their requirements. All athletes with a vision impairment compete with a sighted guide. Male and female athletes
- [Para Biathlon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-biathlon/) - Para Biathlon was introduced in Lillehammer in 1994. It is a winter sport which combines target shooting and cross-country skiing. Para Biathlon is open to athletes with a physical or vision impairment. Athletes with a vision impairment compete with a guide and are assisted by acoustic signals. Athletes with a physical impairment compete standing or
- [Para Judo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-judo/) - Para Judo was added to the Paralympic programme at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games. The sport is open to athletes with a vision impairment across seven weight categories for men and six categories for women. Para Judo requires athletes to employ a mix of attack and defence. Contests last five minutes and the athletes (judokas)
- [Para Ice Hockey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/para-ice-hockey/) - Para Ice Hockey made it's debut on the Paralympic programme at the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Paralympics. Para Ice Hockey is fast-paced, highly physical and played by male and female athletes with a physical impairment in the lower part of the body. World Para Ice Hockey, the sports international federation, follow the rules of the International
- [Sitting Volleyball](https://www.paralympic.org.au/sport/sitting-volleyball/) - Sitting volleyball made its Paralympic debut at the Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games. Sitting volleyball is open to athletes with a physical impairment and is played on a smaller court (10m x 6m) with a lower net than used in volleyball. Teams consist of mixed classes in male and female events, with 6 players on the

## Events

- [VIC Para Table Tennis - Standing Athletes Come N Try Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/vic-para-table-tennis-standing-athletes-come-n-try-session/) - Get Involved in Vic Para Table Tennis "Players of all abilities, can play, learn and achieve in this incredible sport" Chris Addis, Australian Table Tennis Team. Follow the pathway from the Vic Para Hub to achieve your dreams. RSVP & Enquiries: Jenny on 0419 523 815 or parahub-vic@tabletennis.org.au
- [VIC Para Table Tennis - Athlete in a Wheelchair Come N Try Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/vic-para-table-tennis-athlete-in-a-wheelchair-come-n-try-session/) - Get Involved in VIC Para Table Tennis "Players of all abilities, can play, learn and achieve in this incredible sport" Chris Addis, Australian Table Tennis Team. Follow the pathway from the Vic Para Hub to achieve your dreams. RSVP & Enquiries: Jenny on 0419 523 815 or parahub-vic@tabletennis.org.au
- [Round 5 WNWBL | Perth Wheelcats Vs. Gold Coast Rollers](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/round-5-wnwbl-perth-wheelcats-vs-gold-coast-rollers/) - Perth Wheelcats host Gold Coast Rollers in Round 5 of the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) at Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat. The WNWBL is Australia's premier women's wheelchair basketball competition, six teams and the country's best athletes going head to head every round. Watch The Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/@WheelchairBasketballAustralia
- [Southern Cross Volleyball Club Sitting Volleyball Free Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/southern-cross-volleyball-club-sitting-volleyball-free-program/) - For people with physical disabilities, family members, and supporters. Come and be part of a fun, welcoming, and inclusive community where everyone can play together. Sitting volleyball is an exciting and fast-paced team sport designed so people with and without physical disabilities can compete on equal terms. Regerister here.
- [VWA Sitting Volleyball Cup 2026](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/vwa-sitting-volleyball-cup-2026/) - The VWA Sitting Volleyball Cup is a social competition for persons with and without disability. Participants can play this fast paced version of the sport, meet new people and most importantly, have fun. Gather a team and register now for a chance to become VWA Sitting Volleyball Cup champions!
- [Adaptive Festival (Mt Buller)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/adaptive-festival-mt-buller/) - Snow Australia is excited to host the 2026 Adaptive Festival, a weekend dedicated to showcasing Adaptive Snowsports. This event provides an inclusive and social atmosphere for all adaptive skiers and snowboarders to come together and experience Para Snowsports. The festival is especially aimed at those who are new to snowsports, offering a supportive and welcoming environment to try skiing or snowboarding
- [Futures Fundamental Camp (Falls Creek)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/futures-fundamental-camp-falls-creek/) - Snow Australia is excited to host the 2026 Futures Fundamentals Camp, a four-day development camp. This camp is designed for athletes who have recently learned to ski or snowboard and are ready to build the skills needed to progress into our more advanced camps. The focus is on refining fundamental technique, improving control, and developing confidence on snow in a
- [Sitting Volleyball – weekly training and games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sitting-volleyball-weekly-training-and-games/) - Brisbane Volleyball Club Sitting Volleyball Program BVC are running regular sessions with skills training and game-play, catering for players of any level and ability who are looking to improve their skills in a fun and friendly environment. Sessions are “Casual” in that there are no seasonal commitments, just sign up for the sessions you want
- [Adaptive Festival (Falls Creek)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/adaptive-festival-falls-creek/) - Snow Australia is excited to host the 2026 Adaptive Festival, a weekend dedicated to showcasing Adaptive Snowsports. This event provides an inclusive and social atmosphere for all adaptive skiers and snowboarders to come together and experience Para Snowsports. The festival is especially aimed at those who are new to snowsports, offering a supportive and welcoming environment to try skiing or snowboarding
- [Wheelchair Basketball – Coffs Harbour Stingrays](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-basketball-coffs-harbour-stingrays/) - Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT is the Governing Body for Wheelchair Basketball in NSW and the ACT. From grassroots participation through to elite competition, you can be part of the largest participation wheelchair sport in Australia. Occurs on Fridays of each week.
- [One Time Multiple Day Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/one-time-multiple-day-event/)
- [NSW Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-multi-sport-come-try-day/)
- [WA  Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wa-multi-sport-come-try-day/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our WA Multi-Sport Come and Try Day on Saturday 15 May at the Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat. Participants can try Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair rugby, Para-athletics, Para-cycling, Para-archery, Sitting volleyball, Wheelchair tennis, plus more! This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports, learn more
- [VIC Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/vic-multi-sport-come-try-day/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our VIC Multi-Sport Come and Try Day on Sunday 2 May at Melbourne Sports Centres. Participants can try Para-archery, Para-athletics, Para-cycling, football 5-a-side, Goalball, Para-badminton, Para-ice hockey, Para-table tennis, Para-taekwondo, Para-rowing, Para-snow sports, Para-swimming, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby. This is a great opportunity to try
- [Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tokyo-2020-paralympic-games/)
- [Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/beijing-2022-winter-paralympic-games/) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will be held between 4 and 13 March, 2021. The Australian Paralympic Team will be led by Chef de Mission, Kate McLoughlin.
- [QLD Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/qld-multi-sport-come-try-day/) - Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our Multi-sport Come and Try Day at Hibiscus Stadium, Upper Mount Gravatt, QLD. Participants can try Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair rugby, Goalball, Boccia, Para-table tennis, plus much more. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports, learn more about the sports and programs on
- [QLD Para-archery & Para-shooting Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/qld-para-archery-para-shooting-come-try-day/) - Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our Para-archery and Para-shooting Come and Try Day at Belmont Shooting Complex, Belmont, QLD. This is a great opportunity to try Para-archery and Para-shooting, learn more about the sports and programs on offer in Queensland, meet new friends, connect with local Clubs and have fun. This
- [TAS Multi-Sport Come & Try Day, Hobart](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tas-multi-sport-come-try-day-hobart/) - Join us for a huge morning of Para-sport at our Tasmania Multi-Sport Come and Try Day at Hobart Netball & Sports Centre (Main Rd, New Town), on Sunday 19 September. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports, learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, meet
- [TAS Multi-Sport Come & Try Day, Penguin](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tas-multi-sport-come-try-day-penguin/)
- [TAS Multi-Sport Come & Try Day, Newnham](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tas-multi-sport-come-try-day-newnham/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our Tasmania Multi-Sport Come and Try Day at UTAS Sports Hall, Newnham, on Saturday 18 September. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports, learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, meet new friends, connect with local
- [POSTPONED: Para-sport: VIC Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/postponed-para-sport-vic-multi-sport-come-try-day/) - UPDATE: Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation in Victoria, Paralympics Australia has postponed the upcoming Multi-Sport Come and Try Day on Sunday 10 October. We are working to reschedule this event, so please stay tuned for further information. Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our Multi-Sport Come and Try Day at
- [Para-sport: WA Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-sport-wa-multi-sport-come-try-day-2/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our WA Multi-Sport Come and Try Day at the Bendat Basketball Centre on Sunday 3 October. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports, learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, meet new friends, connect with local
- [Para-sport: SA Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-sport-sa-multi-sport-come-try-day-2/) - Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our Multi-Sport Come and Try Day at Lights Community and Sport Centre on Sunday 7 November. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports, learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, meet new friends, connect with local
- [SA Para-archery & Para-shooting Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sa-para-archery-para-shooting-come-try-day/) - Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our Para-archery and Para-shooting Come and Try Day on Saturday 23 October at Target Rifle South Australia, 132-134 Wingfield Road, Wingfield. This is a great opportunity to try Para-archery and Para-shooting, learn more about the sports and programs on offer in South Australia, meet new friends,
- [POSTPONED: SA Come & Try Day: Wheelchair tennis, Para-badminton and Para-table tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/postponed-sa-come-try-day-wheelchair-tennis-para-badminton-and-para-table-tennis/)
- [Lillehammer 2021 Para Snow Sports World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/lillehammer-2021-para-snow-sports-world-championships/)
- [Para-powerlifting Wollongong Competition](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-wollongong-competition-2/) - Paralympics Australia in collaboration with Commonwealth Games Australia and National Strength Performance Centre are pleased to host a World Para Powerlifting recognised competition on Saturday 18 December, 2021.
- [NSW Talent Search: Para-rowing, Para-canoe & Para-cycling](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-talent-search-para-rowing-para-canoe-para-cycling/)
- [Para-powerlifting Wollongong Competition](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-wollongong-competition/) - Paralympics Australia in collaboration with Commonwealth Games Australia and National Strength Performance Centre are pleased to host a World Para Powerlifting recognised competition on Saturday 19 February, 2022. Entries close: 11.59pm 31 January, 2022
- [Para-sport: NSW Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-sport-nsw-multi-sport-come-try-day/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our NSW Multi-Sport Come and Try Day at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on Saturday 2 April. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports including Para-badminton, Boccia, Para-ice hockey, Para-powerlifting, Para-rowing, Para-table tennis, Para-triathlon, Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair rugby and Wheelchair tennis.
- [Para-sport: VIC Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-sport-vic-multi-sport-come-try-day/) - Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our VIC Multi-Sport Come and Try Day at Melbourne Sports Centres on Sunday 27 March. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports including Para-Archery, Blind Football, Badminton, Boccia, Wheelchair Basketball, Para-Ice Hockey, Sitting Volleyball, Para-Canoe, Para-Table Tennis, Wheelchair Tennis, Goalball, Wheelchair Rugby
- [Para-sport: QLD Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-sport-qld-multi-sport-come-try-day/)
- [Para-sport: SA Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-sport-sa-multi-sport-come-try-day/)
- [Para-sport: WA Multi-Sport Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-sport-wa-multi-sport-come-try-day/) - Join us for a huge morning of Para-sport at our WA Multi-Sport Come and Try Day at Bendat Basketball Centre on Wednesday 20 April. This is a great opportunity to try a variety of Para-sports including Para-badminton, Goalball, Wheelchair curling, Para-canoe, Wheelchair rugby, Para-rowing, Para-table tennis, Sitting volleyball, Wheelchair tennis, Wheelchair basketball and Para-swimming. Learn
- [Para-powerlifting Brisbane Classic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-brisbane-classic/) - Paralympics Australia in collaboration with Commonwealth Games Australia and Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association are pleased to host a competition in Brisbane on Saturday 23 April, 2022.
- [Paris 2024 Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/paris-2024-paralympic-games/) - The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be held between 28 August and 8 September, 2024. A total of 22 Para-sports are scheduled for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. To find out more and to stay up-to-date, visit the International Paralympic Committee Paris 2024 hub.
- [Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/milano-cortina-2026-winter-paralympic-games/) - The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games will be held between 6 and 15 March, 2026. To find out more and stay up-to-date, visit the International Paralympic Committee Milano Cortina 2026 hub.
- [LA 2028 Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/la-2028-paralympic-games/) - The LA 2028 Paralympic Games will be held between 15 – 27 August, 2028. To find out more and to stay up-to-date, visit the International Paralympic Committee LA 2028 hub.
- [Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games/) - The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held between 28 July and 8 August, 2022. It will feature the largest Para-sport program at a Commonwealth Games to date with 8 Para-sports being contested. Image: Michael Wilson
- [The Invictus Games The Hague 2020](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/the-invictus-games-the-hague-2020/) - The 5th Invictus Games will be hosted in The Hague, The Netherlands, between 16 and 22 April, 2022. The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 will bring together over 500 competitors from 20 nations to compete in a series of adaptive sports.
- [2022 Oceania Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-oceania-championships/) - The 2022 Oceania Championships will be held between 19 March and 11 April 2022, in Brisbane. Para-cycling will be contested at the 2022 Oceania Championships in the Track, Road and Time Trial events.
- [2022 Australian Para Swimming Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-australian-para-swimming-championships/) - The 2022 Australian Para Swimming Championships will be held at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre from 9 – 12 April.
- [BISC Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/bisc-cup/) - The BISC Cup – Rifle will be held at Brisbane International Shooting Centre from 9 – 11 April, 2022. Visit the Shooting Australia website for more information.
- [TRA Nationals](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tra-nationals/) - The TRA Nationals will be held at Brisbane International Shooting Centre from 13 – 18 April, 2022. Visit the Shooting Australia website for more information.
- [Pistol Australia National Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/pistol-australia-national-championships/) - The Pistol Australia National Championships will be held at Yarra Pistol Club from 14 – 17 April, 2022. Visit the Shooting Australia website for more information.
- [2022 TTA Tour – Melbourne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-tta-tour-melbourne/) - The 2022 TTA Tour – Melbourne will be held at Croydon and Districts Table Tennis Association, Sports Centre in Victoria from 16 – 17 April, 2022. Visit the Table Tennis Australia website for more information.
- [Boccia NSW State Titles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/boccia-nsw-state-titles/) - The Boccia NSW State Titles will be held at Penrith Sports Centre from 22 – 24 April, 2022. Visit the Boccia Australia website for more information.
- [2022 World Para Swimming Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-world-para-swimming-championships/) - The 2022 World Para Swimming Championships will run from June 12-18 in Madeira, Portugal. For more information visit the International Paralympic Committee website.
- [2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-wheelchair-rugby-world-championship/) - The 2022 WWR World Championship will take place in Vejle, Denmark, 10 – 16 October 2022. The Australian Steelers will be looking to go one better than their silver medal in Sydney in 2018. For more information visit our 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship hub.
- [Paralympics Australia Awards](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/paralympics-australia-awards/)
- [FEI Para Dressage Classic 3* Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/fei-para-dressage-classic-3-event-3/) - Australian Para-equestrian athletes will compete in CPEDI3* Para Dressage at the 2022 FEI World Championship in Mannheim, Germany, from 2 – 5 May, 2022.
- [BNP Paribas World Team Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/bnp-paribas-world-team-cup/) - The BNP Paribas World Team Cup is an annual Wheelchair tennis tournament. This year, it will take place in Portugal between 2 – 8 May. Visit the International Tennis Federation for more information.
- [Ostend 2022 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup 1 (Road)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/ostend-2022-uci-para-cycling-road-world-cup-1-road/)
- [Elzach 2022 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup 2 (Road)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/elzach-2022-uci-para-cycling-road-world-cup-2-road/) - Elzach 2022 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup 2 (Road) will take place in Elzach, Germany between 12 – 15 May, 2022. Visit the UCI website for more information about the event.
- [2022 International Para Rowing Regatta](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-international-para-rowing-regatta/)
- [World Triathlon Para Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-triathlon-para-series/)
- [ParAthletics 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/parathletics-2022-world-para-athletics-grand-prix/) - The ParAthletics 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix will be held from 26 to 28 May, 2022 in Nottwil, Switzerland. Visit the Wheelchair Sport Events Switzerland website for more information.
- [2022 Asia Oceania Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-asia-oceania-championships/) - The Wheelchair basketball 2022 Asia Oceania Championships is the Zone’s qualification tournament of the 2022 IWBF World Championships. It will take place in Phuket, Thailand between 21 – 28 May, 2022. Visit the IWBF website for more information.
- [2022 ICF Para-canoe World Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-icf-para-canoe-world-cup/) - The 2022 ICF Para-canoe World Cup will take place from 26 – 29 May, 2022 in Poznan, Poland. Visit the International Canoe Federation website for more information.
- [Canada Cup 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/canada-cup-2022/) - The world’s top seven wheelchair rugby teams will come together for the 2022 Canada Cup from 2 – 5 June. For more information visit the International Wheelchair rugby Canada Cup website.
- [2022 World Rowing Cup 1](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-world-rowing-cup-1/) - The 2022 World Rowing Cup I will be hosted from 27 – 29 May in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the first event of the 2022 World Cup Series. For more information visit the World Rowing website.
- [Roland Garros](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/roland-garros/) - The 2022 Roland Garros will be held between 16 May – 5 June, 2022. Visit the Roland Garros website for more information.
- [Chateauroux 2022 WSPS World Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/chateauroux-2022-wsps-world-cup/) - The Chateauroux 2022 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup will take place from 4 – 13 June, 2022 in Chateauroux, France. Visit the International Paralympic Committee website for more information.
- [French Riviera Open](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/french-riviera-open/) - The 2022 French Riviera Open will take place in Nice, France from 7 – 12 June, 2022. Visit the International Tennis Federation website for more information.
- [Para-Dressage CPEDI3* FEI World Championships Qualifier](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-dressage-cpedi3-fei-world-championships-qualifier/) - The Para-Dressage CPEDI3* FEI World Championships Qualifier will take place in Victoria as part of the Boneo Park Winter Dressage Championships from 9 – 12 June, 2022. Visit the Boneo Park website for more information.
- [World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-para-athletics-grand-prix-2023/) - The World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2023 will take place in Dubai, UAE from 26 February – 1 March 2023. Find out more on the World Para Athletics website.
- [Pyeongtaek 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/pyeongtaek-2022-asia-oceania-open-championships/) - The World Para-powerlifting 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships will take place in Pyeongtaek, Korea from 15 – 20 June, 2022. Visit the World Para-powerlifting event calendar for more information.
- [Battle of the Bridge: Paracycling time trial challenge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/battle-of-the-bridge-paracycling-time-trial-challenge-2/) - Randwick, Sydney Uni Velo, Manly and Northern Suburbs Cycling Clubs invite you to: BATTLE OF THE BRIDGE: PARACYCLING TIME TRIAL CHALLENGE 2 x 30 min factored time trials are open to any AusCycling registered cyclist or free trialist. To be held 23 July and 14 August at Heffron Park, Maroubra, NSW For more information contact
- [Battle of the Bridge: Paracycling time trial challenge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/battle-of-the-bridge-paracycling-time-trial-challenge/) - Randwick, Sydney Uni Velo, Manly and Northern Suburbs Cycling Clubs invite you to: BATTLE OF THE BRIDGE PARACYCLING TIME TRIAL CHALLENGE 2 x 30 min factored time trials are open to any AusCycling registered cyclist or free trialist. To be held 23 July and 13 August at Heffron Park, Maroubra, NSW For more information contact
- [2022 IBSA Goalball Asia Pacific Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-ibsa-goalball-asia-pacific-championships/) - The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) 2022 Goalball Asia Pacific Championships will take place at ISA Sport City in Bahrain between July 20th and 29th. Check out the team list: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfKx_Ier16F/
- [Para Badminton Taster Sessions](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-badminton-taster-sessions/) - Come and give Para-badminton a try (free of charge). All equipment is supplied and caters for all ages and all abilities. Sydney Olympic Park Sports Hall Every Monday 4:30pm–7:00 pm From 18 July to 19 Dec excludes public and school holidays For further enquiries and clarification, please contact Carolyn Toh Email: nswba@yahoo.com.au Tel: 0419 225
- [Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/brisbane-2032-paralympic-games/)
- [Wimbledon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wimbledon/) - Wimbledon 2022 will take place in from 27 June – 10 July, 2022. Visit the Wimbledon website for more information.
- [Oceania Para-badminton Championships 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/oceania-para-badminton-championships-2022/) - The Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 will take place at Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre from 29 – 31 July, 2022. Visit the Badminton Oceania website for more information.
- [2022 ICF Para-canoe World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-icf-para-canoe-world-championships/) - The 2022 ICF Para-canoe World Championships will take place from 3 – 7 August, 2022 in Halifax, Canada. Visit the International Canoe Federation website for more information.
- [2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup 3](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-uci-para-cycling-road-world-cup-3/) - The third 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup will take place in Quebec City, Canada between 4 – 7 August, 2022. Visit the UCI website for more information about the event.
- [2022 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-world-triathlon-para-series-swansea/) - The 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea with take place in Great Britain on 6 August, 2022. Visit the World Triathlon website for more information.
- [FEI World Championships Herning – Denmark 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/fei-world-championships-herning-denmark-2022/) - The FEI World Championships will take place in Herning, Denmark from 6 – 14 August, 2022.
- [Get Involved: NSW Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-nsw-multi-sport-day/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our NSW Multi-Sport Day at University of Wollongong – Sports Hub on Saturday 27 August. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area including Boccia, Para-table tennis, Para-powerlifting, Para-swimming, Sitting Volleyball, Para-triathlon, Goalball, Para-taekwondo, Para-athletics,
- [2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships/)
- [Changwon 2022 WSPS World Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/changwon-2022-wsps-world-cup/) - The Changwon 2022 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup will take place from 15 – 26 August, 2022 in Changwon, Korea. Visit the International Paralympic Committee website for more information.
- [2022 Duel In The Pool](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-duel-in-the-pool/) - The 2022 Duel In The Pool will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre from 20 – 21 August, where the best swimmers from the Australian Dolphins will go head to head with the USA. Visit the Swimming Australia website for more information.
- [Celebrating our 10-year Green & Gold Runway to Brisbane 2032!](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/celebrating-our-10-year-green-gold-runway-to-brisbane-2032/) - The starters gun will fire on the green and gold runway to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games with Paralympics Australia inviting the community to “Get Involved” in Para-sports on Saturday 23 July, 2022. Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands will be a hive of activity from 12pm-4pm with Aussie Paralympians, sporting demonstrations, plus competitions and
- [Queensland Boccia Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/queensland-boccia-championships/) - Registrations for the Queensland Boccia Championships (also known as the Boccia Battle) are now OPEN. Date of Event: 17 & 18 September Venue: Logan Metro Sports & Events Centre, 357 Browns Plains Rd, Crestmead Q 4132. Registrations close Friday 26 August – complete the 2022 Boccia Battle Player Registration form here. Find out more on
- [August Splash n Dash](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/august-splash-n-dash/) - Join Swimming SA for some fun fast Short Course racing (25m pool) action to conclude the season. Meet is open to all registered SA swimmers including introductory members. Come n Try & Para swimmers also welcome. Entries Close: 1st August 2022 9am Entries via Swim Central Program of Events – Maximum of 5 Individual Events
- [WA Goalball State Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wa-goalball-state-championships/)
- [US Open](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/us-open/) - The 2022 US Open will take place in from August 29 – September 11, 2022. Visit the US Open website for more information.
- [2022 World Rowing Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-world-rowing-championships/)
- [Boccia Australia National Titles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/boccia-australia-national-titles/) - The Boccia Australia National Titles (BANT) are the pinnacle event for the sport of Boccia in Australia. The 2022 BANT will be hosted by Boccia NSW and run from Monday 31 October to Friday 4 November at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre. Find out more on the Boccia Australia website.
- [Australian Dressage Championships 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/australian-dressage-championships-2022/) - The Australian Dressage Championships 2022 will take place in at the Boneo International Equestrian Centre from 13 – 16 October, 2022. Visit the Australian Dressage Championships website for more information.
- [UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/uci-para-cycling-track-world-championships/) - The 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships will take place in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France between 20 – 23 October, 2022. Visit the UCI website for more information about the event.
- [BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/bwf-para-badminton-world-championships-2022/)
- [Get Involved: ACT Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-act-multi-sport-day/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our ACT Multi-Sport Day at Tuggeranong Indoor Multi-Use Sporting Facility on Saturday 10 September. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area including Para-table tennis, Wheelchair rugby, Para-triathlon, Boccia, Wheelchair
- [Get Involved: QLD Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-qld-multi-sport-day/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our QLD Multi-Sport Day at Toowoomba Grammar School on Sunday 11 September. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area including Para-swimming, Para-cycling, Para-table tennis, Wheelchair tennis, Para-archery, Para-triathlon
- [Get Involved: SA Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-sa-multi-sport-day/)
- [Get Involved: Ulverstone, TAS Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-ulverstone-tas-multi-sport-day/)
- [Get Involved: Launceston, TAS Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-launceston-tas-multi-sport-day/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our Launceston, TAS Multi-Sport Day at St. Patrick’s College on Saturday 8 October. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, try a variety of Para-sports, meet new friends, connect
- [Get Involved: Hobart, TAS Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-hobart-tas-multi-sport-day/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our Hobart, TAS Multi-Sport Day at Moonah Sport Centre on Sunday 9 October. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, try a variety of Para-sports, meet new friends, connect
- [Get Involved: WA Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-wa-multi-sport-day/)
- [Get Involved: VIC Multi-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-vic-multi-sport-day/)
- [Postponed: Para-powerlifting Wollongong Classic 2](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/postponed-para-powerlifting-wollongong-classic-2/)
- [New York Marathon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/new-york-marathon/) - The New York City Marathon is an annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. Visit the New York City Marathon website for more information.
- [Virtus Oceania Asia Games 2022](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/virtus-oceania-asia-games-2022/) - The Virtus Oceania Asia Games 2022 (OA Games 2022) is an international multi-sport competition in the Oceania Asia region for elite athletes with an intellectual impairment. It is being held 5 – 11 November, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. Find out more on the Virtus Oceania Asia Games 2022 website.
- [2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-world-para-table-tennis-championships/) - The 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships will take place in Granada, Spain between 6 and 12 November, 2022. Visit the ITTF website for more information.
- [2022 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-ibsa-blind-football-asian-championships/) - The 2022 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships will take place in Kochi, India between 9 and 20 November, 2022. Find out more on the International Blind Sports Federation website.
- [Postponed: 2022 IWBF World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/postponed-2022-iwbf-world-championships/) - Postponed: the IWBF Executive Council has postponed the 2022 IWBF World Championships until June 2023. The 2022 IWBF World Championships will take place from 16 – 27 November, 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Find out more on the IWBF website.
- [World Triathlon Para World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-triathlon-para-world-championships-2/) - The World Triathlon Championship Finals is coming to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island from 23 – 26 November, 2022. For more information see the World Triathlon Championship Finals website.
- [2022 World Boccia Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-world-boccia-championships/) - The Rio de Janeiro 2022 World Boccia Championships will be held from 3 – 14 December, 2022. For more information, visit the World Boccia website.
- [2022 IBSA Goalball World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2022-ibsa-goalball-world-championships/)
- [SA Talent Search: Para-rowing, Para-canoe & Para-cycling](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sa-talent-search-para-rowing-para-canoe-para-cycling/) - Are you an emerging, talented or high-performance athlete with an interest in Para-canoe, Para-cycling or Para-rowing? Join our upcoming Talent Search Day for your opportunity to participate in sport specific testing, connect with high performance coaches and discover the next steps in your sporting journey. To secure your place, register now. Eligibility: Please note: This
- [Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program-QLD-Brisbane](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/spring-summer-para-biathlon-roller-ski-program-qld-brisbane/)
- [VIC Ice Sports Come & Try](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/vic-ice-sports-come-try/)
- [Bahrain 2022 World Boccia Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/bahrain-2022-world-boccia-cup/) - The Bahrain 2022 World Boccia Cup will be held from 4 – 12 November, 2022. For more information, visit the World Boccia website.
- [Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program- NSW- Sydney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/spring-summer-para-biathlon-roller-ski-program-nsw-sydney/) - As the winter ski season comes to an end Disabled Wintersport Australia’s (DWA) Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program begins. If you enjoyed our Para Nordic cross country skiing program or you are looking at getting involved next season, the Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program is for you. Participation in
- [Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program- NSW- Jindabyne Sport and Recreation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/spring-summer-para-biathlon-roller-ski-program-nsw-jindabyne-sport-and-recreation/) - As the winter ski season comes to an end Disabled Wintersport Australia’s (DWA) Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program begins. If you enjoyed the Para Nordic cross country skiing program or you are looking at getting involved next season, the Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program is for you. Participation in
- [Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program-Vic- Wodonga](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/spring-summer-para-biathlon-roller-ski-program-vic-wodonga/) - As the winter ski season comes to an end Disabled Wintersport Australia’s (DWA) Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program begins. If you enjoyed the Para Nordic cross country skiing program or you are looking at getting involved next season, the Spring / Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski program is for you. Participation in
- [Get Involved in Para-canoe and Para-rowing: WA Multi-Sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/get-involved-in-para-canoe-and-para-rowing-wa-multi-sport-day/) - Are you interested in Para-canoe or Para-rowing? Register for our upcoming Multi-Sport Day in Bayswater, WA: https://bit.ly/ParaSportEventRego It’s your opportunity to explore on-water sports, learn more about the Para-sport pathways in your local area and connect with new people. This event is suitable for people aged 10+ with a physical or vision impairment (under 18s
- [Para Hand-Cycling Come and Try](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-hand-cycling-come-and-try/) - Come join us at the Anna Meares velodrome for a new Come and Try series based around para handcycling. This is a great chance to be able to test out handcycles and get more comfortable training and riding on one. Across our 2 dates we will have a combination of on bike and off bike
- [2023 SA Country Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-sa-country-championships/)
- [Para-powerlifting Wollongong Classic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-wollongong-classic/) - Paralympics Australia and the National Strength Performance Centre (NSPC) are pleased to host a World Para-powerlifting competition in Wollongong on Saturday 11 February, 2023. ENTRIES CLOSE: 11:59PM Monday 16 January, 2023 For more details please see the Para-powerlifting Wollongong Classic Information Package [PDF – 269KB]. To enter the competition, please complete the Para-powerlifting Wollongong Classic
- [NSW Wheelchair Fencing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-wheelchair-fencing/)
- [DWA Para Biathlon & Roller Ski event SA](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/dwa-para-biathlon-roller-ski-event-sa/) - The DWA Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski pilot program begins in February 2023. There will be opportunities for you to participate in Sydney, Canberra, Perth and South Australia, and DWA aims to soon be able to offer ongoing programs. If you want to participate in the Winter Para Nordic cross country skiing program or you
- [DWA Para Biathlon & Roller Ski event NSW](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/dwa-para-biathlon-roller-ski-event-nsw/) - The DWA Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski pilot program begins in February 2023. There will be opportunities for you to participate in Sydney, Canberra, Perth and South Australia, and DWA aims to soon be able to offer ongoing programs. If you want to participate in the Winter Para Nordic cross country skiing program or you
- [DWA Para Biathlon & Roller Ski event ACT](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/dwa-para-biathlon-roller-ski-event-act/) - The DWA Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski pilot program begins in February 2023. There will be opportunities for you to participate in Sydney, Canberra, Perth and South Australia, and DWA aims to soon be able to offer ongoing programs. If you want to participate in the Winter Para Nordic cross country skiing program or you
- [DWA Para Biathlon & Roller Ski event WA](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/dwa-para-biathlon-roller-ski-event-wa/) - The DWA Summer Para Biathlon Roller Ski pilot program begins in February 2023. There will be opportunities for you to participate in Sydney, Canberra, Perth and South Australia, and DWA aims to soon be able to offer ongoing programs. If you want to participate in the Winter Para Nordic cross country skiing program or you
- [Victorian Wheelchair Open](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/victorian-wheelchair-open/) - The 2023 Victoria Wheelchair Open will be held between 10 – 14 January. The AUS #WheelchairTennis Summer Series is right around the corner 🎾VIC Wheelchair Open: Jan 10-14🎾Melbourne Wheelchair Open: Jan 16-20🎾@AustralianOpen: Jan 24-28 Good luck Heath Davidson & Ben Weekes: https://t.co/aeRFWixJp4#AO2023 #AusOpen @TennisAustralia @ITFTennis pic.twitter.com/dTpPyRuGI3 — AUS Paralympic Team (@AUSParalympics) December 21, 2022
- [Veysonnaz World Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/veysonnaz-world-cup/) - The Para-alpine skiing World Cup will take place in Veysonnaz, Switzerland between 10 and 14 January, 2023.
- [Australian Open 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/australian-open-2023/) - The 2023 Australian Open Wheelchair tennis events will take place between 24 – 28 January. Visit the Australian Open website for more information. The AUS #WheelchairTennis Summer Series is right around the corner 🎾VIC Wheelchair Open: Jan 10-14🎾Melbourne Wheelchair Open: Jan 16-20🎾@AustralianOpen: Jan 24-28 Good luck Heath Davidson & Ben Weekes: https://t.co/aeRFWixJp4#AO2023 #AusOpen @TennisAustralia @ITFTennis
- [Melbourne Open 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/melbourne-open-2023/) - The 2023 Melbourne Open will take place between 16 – 20 January. The AUS #WheelchairTennis Summer Series is right around the corner 🎾VIC Wheelchair Open: Jan 10-14🎾Melbourne Wheelchair Open: Jan 16-20🎾@AustralianOpen: Jan 24-28 Good luck Heath Davidson & Ben Weekes: https://t.co/aeRFWixJp4#AO2023 #AusOpen @TennisAustralia @ITFTennis pic.twitter.com/dTpPyRuGI3 — AUS Paralympic Team (@AUSParalympics) December 21, 2022
- [Pyha 2023 FIS Para-snowboard Europa Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/pyha-2023-fis-para-snowboard-europa-cup/) - Pyha 2023 FIS Para-snowboard Europa Cup will take place from 12 – 14 January in Finland.
- [La Molina 2023 FIS Para-snowboard World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/la-molina-2023-fis-para-snowboard-world-championships/) - The La Molina 2023 FIS Para-snowboard World Championships will take place from 12 – 18 March in Spain.
- [Espot 2023 FIS Para-alpine World Ski Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/espot-2023-fis-para-alpine-world-ski-championships/) - The Espot 2023 FIS Para-alpine World Ski Championships will take place in Spain between 19 and 29 January.
- [World Archery Oceania 2023 Para Grand Prix](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-archery-oceania-2023-para-grand-prix/)
- [Cortina 2023 FIS Para-snowboard World Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/cortina-2023-fis-para-snowboard-world-cup/) - The Cortina 2023 FIS Para-snowboard World Cup will take place from 7 – 9 February in Italy.
- [2023 Oceania Triathlon Para Championships Stockton](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-oceania-triathlon-para-championships-stockton/) - The 2023 Oceania Triathlon Para Championships Stockton will take place on 5 February. For more information see the World Triathlon website.
- [World Para Swimming World Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-para-swimming-world-series/) - The World Para Swimming World Series will run from 17 – 19 February in Melbourne.
- [Grasgehren 2023 FIS Para-snowboard World Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/grasgehren-2023-fis-para-snowboard-world-cup/) - The Grasgehren 2023 FIS Para-snowboard World Cup will take place from 17 -19 February in Germany.
- [World Team Cup Asian Qualification](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-team-cup-asian-qualification/) - The World Team Cup Asian Qualification will take place in Thailand from 27 February until 3 March 2023. Find out more on the International Tennis Federation website.
- [Para-powerlifting Come and Try Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-come-and-try-session/) - Come and try out Para-powerlifting for FREE! Regardless of your ability, gender or age. Contact Physique Training for further details and register your space. All welcome.
- [NSW Multi-Sport Day: Wheelchair fencing, Para-table tennis, Wheelchair tennis and Para-badminton](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-multi-sport-day-wheelchair-fencing-para-table-tennis-wheelchair-tennis-and-para-badminton/) - Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our NSW Multi-Sport Day at Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre on Saturday February 25. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Wheelchair fencing, Para-table tennis, Wheelchair tennis and Para-badminton programs on offer in your local area.
- [QLD Multi-Sport Day: Sunshine Coast](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/qld-multi-sport-day-sunshine-coast/)
- [WA Multi-Sport Day: Australind](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wa-multi-sport-day-australind/) - Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our WA Multi-Sport Day at the Leschenault Leisure Centre on Sunday 5 March. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, try a variety of Para-sports, meet new friends, connect
- [VIC Multi-Sport Day: Bendigo](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/vic-multi-sport-day-bendigo/)
- [NSW Multi-Sport Day: Newcastle](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-multi-sport-day-newcastle/)
- [SA Multi-Sport Day: Campbelltown](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sa-multi-sport-day-campbelltown/)
- [VIC Multi-Sport Day: Box Hill](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/vic-multi-sport-day-box-hill/) - Join us for a huge morning of Para-sport at our VIC Multi-Sport Day at Aqualink Box Hill on Sunday 16 April. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, try a variety of Para-sports, meet new friends, connect with
- [ACT Multi-Sport Day: Bruce](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/act-multi-sport-day-bruce/) - Join us for a huge day of Para-sport at our ACT Multi-Sport Day at Australian Institute of Sport – Basketball & Netball Centre on Sunday 7 May. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area including Wheelchair basketball,
- [QLD Multi-Sport Day: Townsville](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/qld-multi-sport-day-townsville/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our QLD Multi-Sport Day at Townsville Sport Precinct on Saturday 13 May. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area, try a variety of Para-sports, meet new friends, connect with
- [WA Multi-Sport Day: Joondalup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wa-multi-sport-day-joondalup/) - Join us for a huge afternoon of Para-sport at our WA Multi-Sport Day at Arena Joondalup on Sunday 28 May. To secure your place, register now. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sports and programs on offer in your local area including Blind soccer, Goalball, Para-athletics, Para-canoe, Para-ice hockey, Para-nordic, Para-rowing,
- [Tokyo Marathon 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tokyo-marathon-2023/) - The Tokyo Marathon will take place on 5 March in Japan. Find out more on the Tokyo Marathon website.
- [WA Goalball Come and Try Day’s](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wa-goalball-come-and-try-days/) - Are you… -Looking for an activity to do? -Thinking about trying a new sport? -Wanting to make new friends? Have you heard about Goalball? Goalball is an exciting Paralympic team sport played indoors by athletes with Vision Impairment. Anyone aged over 7 can play socially or competitively. The object of the game is
- [Oceania’s Paracycling time trial prep series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/oceanias-paracycling-time-trial-prep-series/) - Randwick cycling welcomes any paracyclists to a two race series in March to give some racing before Oceania’s. We will run a factored time trial of c.20km to give everyone a chance to win prize money. Stay on to watch the rest of the racing and enjoy the free drinks and food the club will
- [2023 NSW Multi-Class Swimming Meet #1](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-nsw-multi-class-swimming-meet-1/) - 2023 NSW Multi-Class Swimming Meet #1 Sunday 5th March 2023 @ Blacktown Aquatic Centre Warm-up from 12:00pm, Racing Commences 1:00pm Entries are now open for Multi-Class Swimmers of all ages. With a variety of events to chose from, this event gives swimmers the opportunity to have some race practice with other swimmers with disabilities. This
- [Para Ice Hockey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-ice-hockey/) - Join us at IceWorld Boondall on Wednesday mornings during school term time to play one of the most popular sports in the winter Paralympics. Designed for people with disabilities of the lower limbs, it is suitable for young & old, male or female and able-bodied friends and family are encouraged to join in.
- [Boccia Australia Talent Identification Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/boccia-australia-talent-identification-day/) - Boccia Australia is recruiting NEW and current players for our Talent Development Pathway THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP? Information and Skills testing on the day. Find out more on the Boccia Australia website.
- [Para Ice Hockey Come & Try](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-ice-hockey-come-try/) - Come & Try Event @ Boondall Iceworld Ever wanted to try Para Ice Hockey? Looking for a fast and fun sport? Join people of all ages and abilities We provide all the gear you need and it is free to try.
- [Oceania Para Track Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/oceania-para-track-championships/)
- [Oceania Para Road Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/oceania-para-road-championships/) - The 2023 Oceania Para Road Championships will take place in Brisbane from 30 March – 1 April. Visit the AusCycling website for more information.
- [FEI Para Dressage Classic 3* Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/fei-para-dressage-classic-3-event-2/) - The FEI Para Dressage Classic 3* Event will take place from 31 March to 2 April in Deauville, France. Find out more information on the FEI website.
- [Friendly Series Netherlands Tour](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/friendly-series-netherlands-tour/) - The Rollers Australian Wheelchair basketball team will travel to The Netherlands for a five-day training camp where the hosts will challenge the Aussies to a round of friendlies. Find out more on the Basketball Australia website.
- [2023 Easter Tournament](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-easter-tournament/) - The Rollers Australian Wheelchair basketball team will travel to Belgium for the six-nations 2023 Easter Tournament in Belgium. They’ll face-off between some of the heavy hitters that they can expect to take on in June at the World Championships. Find out more on the Basketball Australia website.
- [Boston Marathon 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/boston-marathon-2023/) - The Boston Marathon will take place on 17 April. Find out more on the Boston Marathon website.
- [Japan Open 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/japan-open-2023/) - The world’s top wheelchair tennis players will gather in Iizuka for the 2023 Japan Open Wheelchair tennis tournament, 18 – 23 April. Visit the Japan Open website for more information.
- [Maniago 2023 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/maniago-2023-uci-para-cycling-road-world-cup/) - The Maniago 2023 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup will take place in Italy from 20 – 23 April. You can find out more information on the UCI website.
- [London Marathon 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/london-marathon-2023/) - The London Marathon will take place on 23 April. Find out more on the London Marathon website.
- [FEI Para Dressage Classic 3* Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/fei-para-dressage-classic-3-event/) - The FEI Para Dressage Classic 3* Event will take place from 21 – 23 April in Waregem, Belgium. Find out more information on the FEI website.
- [IBSA Goalball Asia & Pacific Invitational](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/ibsa-goalball-asia-pacific-invitational/) - The IBSA Goalball Asia & Pacific Invitational will take place in Thailand from 23 – 29 April.
- [Montreal 2023 World Boccia Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/montreal-2023-world-boccia-cup/) - The Montreal 2023 World Boccia Cup will be held from 23 April – 1 May. For more information, visit the World Boccia website.
- [Wheelchair Fencing for Children](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-fencing-for-children/) - The NSW Fencing Association is starting a specific Wheelchair Fencing class as part of the Para Fencing Program for Children from 10 – 14 years old on Saturdays at the Duncan Fairweather Fencing Centre in Alexandria. Saturdays 2:30 – 5pm Please contact NSW Fencing Association for a trial.
- [2023 NSW Multi-Class Swim Meet #2](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-nsw-multi-class-swim-meet-2/) - Swimming NSW Multi-Class Meet #2 Saturday 20th May from 9:00am $9.00 Per Event Open to both Members & Non-Members of Swimming NSW
- [WA Multi-Sport Day: Para-badminton, Wheelchair tennis and Para-table tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wa-multi-sport-day-para-badminton-wheelchair-tennis-and-para-table-tennis/)
- [Rowing ACT Para Indoor Rowing Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/rowing-act-para-indoor-rowing-program/)
- [Ignition Athletics Come and Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/ignition-athletics-come-and-try-day/) - Come join us at the inaugural Ignition Para Athletics Come and Try Day! It is being run in conjunction with the Green and Gold Runway event across the Gold Coast on 23rd July 2023. It’s for People with Disabilities of all ages and their families, carers and is a FREE event. Please share to anyone
- [Asia Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/asia-oceania-wheelchair-rugby-championship/) - The Australian Steelers will take on the Asia Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship between June 29 – July 2 in Tokyo, Japan. Only victory at the five-nation tournament will secure direct qualification to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Read our team announcement and tournament preview. The Steelers team for the Asia Oceania #WheelchairRugby Championships is set
- [World Para-Athletics Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-para-athletics-championships/)
- [2023 Montreal World Triathlon Para Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-montreal-world-triathlon-para-series/) - The World Para Triathlon Series will take place in Montreal, Canada on July 8. Visit the World Triathlon website for more information. Image: World Triathlon
- [Wimbledon 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wimbledon-2023/) - The Wheelchair tennis events will take place at Wimbledon between July 12 – 16. Visit the Wimbledon tournament website for more information.
- [2023 World Archery Para and VI Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-world-archery-para-and-vi-championships/) - The 2023 World Archery Para and VI Championships will be conducted in Pilsen, Czech Republic from 17th to 23rd July 2023. Visit the Archery Australia website for more information.
- [2023 Swansea World Triathlon Para Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-swansea-world-triathlon-para-series/) - The World Para Triathlon Series will take place in Swansea, Great Britain on July 15. Visit the World Triathlon website for more information. Image: World Triathlon
- [2023 World Para Swimming Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-world-para-swimming-championships/) - The Australian Dolphins team will compete at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, UK from 31 July to 6 August. Read the full team announcement. Swimming Australia has announced a 26-strong @DolphinsAUS Swim Team to compete at the 2023 World @Para_swimming Championships in July. Find out who's made the team – read the
- [UCI Cycling World Championships Glasgow](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/uci-cycling-world-championships-glasgow/) - The world’s best Para-cyclists take on the track at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow from August 3 – 8, before they turn their attention to the road circuit, August 9-13. Visit the UCI website for more information.
- [IBSA World Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/ibsa-world-games/) - The world’s biggest gathering of athletes with visual impairments heads to Birmingham from August 18 -27. Visit the IBSA website for more information. Our AUS #Goalball teams for the IBSA World Games. Aussie Belles: Brodie Benson, Raissa Martin, Jessica Clark, Molly Smith, Zara Perry & Nikita Grosser. Aussie Storm: Sidney Whipp, Robbie Dunia, Isaiah Muller,
- [World Para Powerlifting World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-para-powerlifting-world-championships/)
- [2023 World Triathlon Test Event Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-world-triathlon-test-event-paris/) - The 2023 World Triathlon Test Event for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place on August 19. Read more on the World Triathlon website.
- [2023 ICF Pare Canoe World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-icf-pare-canoe-world-championships/) - The 2023 ICF Para Canoe World Championships will take place between August 23 – 26 in Duisburg, Germany. Visit the ICF website for more information.
- [2023 ICF Para Canoe World Cup Paris](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-icf-para-canoe-world-cup-paris/) - The 2023 ICF Para Canoe World Cup will take place in Paris between August 30 – September 1. Visit the ICF website for more information.
- [US Open 2023](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/us-open-2023/) - The Wheelchair tennis events will take place at the US Open between September 6 – 10. Visit the US Open tournament website for more information.
- [“Come & Try” – Wheelchair Fencing (15 + to adults)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/come-try-wheelchair-fencing-15-to-adults/) - “Come & Try Wheelchair Fencing” – Want to try a fun, fast and exciting sport? NSW Fencing Association is having a special session for anyone interested in having a go at Wheelchair Fencing. Suitable for anyone 15 + to adults Tuesday 18 July.
- [“Come & Try” – Children’s Wheelchair Fencing (10 yrs to 14 yrs)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/come-try-childrens-wheelchair-fencing-10-yrs-to-14-yrs/)
- [Wheelchair Tennis Come and Try + Modified Challenge](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-tennis-come-and-try-modified-challenge/) - Wheelchair Tennis Come & Try Day All ages/ability levels welcome! 10:00am-11:30am – Introduction to Wheelchair Tennis 11:30-12:30pm – Lunch & spectate the 2023 ITF Qld Wheelchair Open 12:30pm-2:00pm Green Ball Challenge / Modified Tennis Challenge Register for the event here.
- [Sydney Marathon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sydney-marathon/) - One of the world’s most scenic marathon courses, the Sydney Marathon, will take place on September 17. Find out more on the Sydney Marathon website.
- [2023 World Sport Para Shooting World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-world-sport-para-shooting-world-championships/) - The 2023 WSPS World Championships will take place in Lima, Peru from 19 – 29 of September.
- [World Triathlon Para World Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-triathlon-para-world-championships/) - The World Triathlon Para World Championships Pontevedra will take place in Spain from 22 – 24 September. Visit the World Triathlon website for more information.
- [Berlin Marathon](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/berlin-marathon/) - The Berlin Marathon will take place on September 24. Visit the Berlin Marathon website for more information.
- [World Boccia Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/world-boccia-cup/) - The World Boccia Cup will take place in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal from 1 – 9 October. Visit the World Boccia Cup website for more information.
- [International Wheelchair Rugby Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/international-wheelchair-rugby-cup/) - Still stinging after missing their first chance to qualify for Paris 2024, the Australian Steelers will be aiming to revitalise their Paralympic preparations when the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup begins in October. Read our full team announcement. Just in: the Australian Steelers #WheelchairRugby team set to take on the world's best 8 teams at the International
- [NSW Masters Festival of Distance and Walks](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-masters-festival-of-distance-and-walks/) - The final event of the NSW Masters Festival of Athletics will be the Festival of Distance and Walks. Athletes will have the opportunity to take part in 1km and 2 mile events for both disciplines on the brand new synthetic track, home to Werrington Athletics. These events will be open to non-members aged 30+ looking
- [Para-powerlifting 2023 Wollongong Classic #2](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-2023-wollongong-classic-2/)
- [SASI 2032 Para Talent Search](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sasi-2032-para-talent-search/)
- [Para – Spinneroos Program (Para-table tennis)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-spinneroos-program-para-table-tennis/) - Para Spinneroos is a fun table tennis program designed for children with a disability. Para Spinneroos is being offered for the first time in Term 4 2023. The program is being supported by an ACT Government grant (2023 Disability Inclusion Grants) to encourage more children with a disability to play sports. The Grant subsidises participant
- [Para Athletics Throws Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-athletics-throws-session/) - After much interest we are starting our throws sessions at Griffith University Athletics Track (G44) on Monday afternoons. Come and learn Discus, Shot Put, Javelin and Club Throw. Bookings are required via the link below. Location: Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus) Athletics Track (G44) Time: Mondays 4-5pm and 5-6pm (booking required)
- [Women Wheelchair Basketball Development Minicamp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/women-wheelchair-basketball-development-minicamp/)
- [Wheelchair Racing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-racing/) - Come along and learn how to push a racing wheelchair. Learn the skills and technique to master the sport and reach your goals. We have chairs and equipment to suit children from 6 years, through to adults of all ages. Beginners through to Elite Athletes are welcome. Location: Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus) Athletics
- [2023 Boccia Australia National Titles](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2023-boccia-australia-national-titles/)
- [Volleyball WA Adaptive Volley](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/volleyball-wa-adaptive-volley-2/) - Adaptive Volley is a flexible volleyball program for participants with disability of all ages. Volleyball is a sport that can easily be adapted to suit the needs and requirements of all people, and Adaptive Volley sessions cater for anyone looking to play sport in a fun, safe, and inclusive environment; whether they are wanting to
- [Volleyball WA Adaptive Volley](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/volleyball-wa-adaptive-volley/) - Adaptive Volley is a flexible volleyball program for participants with disability of all ages. Volleyball is a sport that is easily adaptable to suit the requirements of a wide range of participants who are looking to play sport in a fun and inclusive environment, lead by experienced coaches. Our sessions run weekly from 11am-12 noon
- [NSW Masters Athletics Men’s Mini Carnival](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-masters-athletics-mens-mini-carnival/) - NSW Masters Athletics are hosting Men’s and Women’s mini carnivals in December 2023 to give athletes aged 30 and over the opportunity to take part in Athletics events away from the competitive stage with the focus being on learning and participation. All abilities and skill levels are welcome
- [NSW Masters Athletics Women’s Mini Carnival](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-masters-athletics-womens-mini-carnival/) - NSW Masters Athletics are hosting Men’s and Women’s mini carnivals in December 2023 to give athletes aged 30 and over the opportunity to take part in Athletics events away from the competitive stage with the focus being on learning and participation. All abilities and skill levels are welcome
- [NSW Para Ice Hockey](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nsw-para-ice-hockey/) - Exciting News! Para Ice Hockey is on the rise at HISS, ( Warners Bay Ice Rink)and we want YOU to be a part of it! If you have a spinal injury or lower limb impairment, we warmly invite you to join our incredible team. Thanks to a generous funding grant from the Paralympic Committee, we
- [Come and Try Para Ice Hockey at Warners Bay](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/come-and-try-para-ice-hockey-at-warners-bay/) - Join us to discover the basics of Para-ice hockey and become a part of the growth of this sport and a team in NSW. Free entry, and equipment provided. Come dressed in comfortable athletic clothing and our coaches and support staff will be available to help.
- [Smashing Barriers: An Inclusive Wheelchair Tennis Event presented by Netspark](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/smashing-barriers-an-inclusive-wheelchair-tennis-event-presented-by-netspark/) - The inaugural Smashing Barriers event embraces all levels of wheelchair tennis playing experience (including those with none) and is proudly brought to you by Manning Tennis Club and the WA Top Spinners. It is designed to grow the competitive aspect of wheelchair tennis in Western Australia while continuing to ensure that participation remains a key
- [Wheelchair Fencing Development Camp for Children](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-fencing-development-camp-for-children/)
- [The Boccia Tri-Series 2024 – Round 1](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/the-boccia-tri-series-2024-round-1/) - The Boccia Tri-Series” provides a pathway for new players, sports assistants and referees to learn and experience competition. It also offers more experienced Boccia participants with the opportunity to prepare for the Queensland Boccia Battle (i.e., QLD State Titles) at which the Queensland Boccia National Team will be selected.
- [Liverpool Lions Boccia Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/liverpool-lions-boccia-come-try-day/) - Come join the new Liverpool Lions Boccia club at their first Come & Try day! Suitable for everyone, with no registration required, feel free to drop in at anytime to get a sense for the sport of Boccia, the skills, and the people behind the clubs. For more information, check out https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolLionsBocciaClub
- [Wheelchair Fencing for Kids!](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-fencing-for-kids/) - At the NSW Fencing Centre, in Alexandria, we are running weekly training program for Para Fencing for kids! Aged from 10 to 14 year old. There is also a senior program for all ages from 15 + Please contact us for more information or if you would like to come for a trial.
- [2024 Gold Coast Para-Powerlifting Classic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2024-gold-coast-para-powerlifting-classic/) - Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC) is pleased to host the Para-Powerlifting Gold Coast Classic at Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus) on Saturday 3rd February 2024. This event will showcase Para-powerlifting athletes from novice through to elite, who are eligible to compete in Para-powerlifting competitions (minimum 15 years of age as of 31 December 2024). Para-powerlifting is
- [Wheelchair – Para Fencing Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-para-fencing-program/)
- [Wheelchair Tennis ‘Come and Try’](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-tennis-come-and-try/) - All ages and abilities welcome!
- [Come try Swimming!](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/come-try-swimming/) - Come try Swimming! Do you have a physical disability and can walk? Interested in trying swimming? Come down and join us! Rebound WA and Mt Helena Swim Club have teamed up to bring you a fun-filled day. Dive into the pool and discover the joy of swimming! We will be hosting a half hour clinic,
- [Kid’s Para Fencing – Wheelchair Fencing Camp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/kids-para-fencing-wheelchair-fencing-camp/) - The NSW Fencing Association is running a Holiday Kid’s Para Fencing Camp in April 2024 The Camp suitable for children from the age of 10 yrs old to 14 years old – beginners are welcome All Fencing equipment needed will be supplied Contact us for more information – email Alex.andre@nswfencing.org.au
- [Come try Athletics!](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/come-try-athletics/) - Come and try Athletics Do you have a physical disability and can walk? Interested in trying athletics? Come down and join us! Rebound WA and Ridgewood Athletics Centre have teamed up to bring you a fun-filled day. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced athlete, this event is perfect for everyone. Lace up your sneakers
- [Volleyball WA – Sitting Volleyball Come and Try Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/volleyball-wa-sitting-volleyball-come-and-try-session-3/) - Volleyball WA welcome all aged 14 and above to attend our FREE Come and Try Sitting Volleyball session, hosted at Aquinas College in conjunction with Reds Volleyball Club. The session will be coordinated by Volleyball WA staff and accredited coaches, and no prior experience is necessary! To register your interest or to find out more
- [Come and Try Table Tennis Disability Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/come-and-try-table-tennis-disability-day/)
- [Para – Table Tennis Classification Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-table-tennis-classification-day/)
- [Snow Australia Para Futures](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/snow-australia-para-futures/) - Snow Australia Para Futures is a Talent Identification, and classification initiative by Snow Australia. The program seeks to provide opportunities for athletes with physical or visual impairments to discover and further explore the sports of Para Alpine and Para Snowboard. More information here: https://www.snow.org.au/events/233676
- [Free Wheelchair Racing Sessions](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/free-wheelchair-racing-sessions/) - Would you like to try Wheelchair Racing? Then these beginner sessions are just for you. They are designed to teach you the skills needed to participate in the very first 4km Wheelchair Race at this years Gold Coast Marathon. The exciting new event offers a pathway for junior and beginner wheelchair racers who would like
- [Volleyball WA – Sitting Volleyball Come and Try Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/volleyball-wa-sitting-volleyball-come-and-try-session-2/)
- [Wheelchair Tennis Come & Try Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-tennis-come-try-session-2/) - Come out to give wheelchair tennis a go in Coffs Harbour at the Westside Tennis Club hosted by The Harbour Tennis Academy. All ages and ability levels welcome. There will be sport chairs available to use. You don’t want to miss out!
- [Sydney CPEDI](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sydney-cpedi/)
- [Snow Australia Para Development Camp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/snow-australia-para-development-camp/) - The Snow Australia Para Development Camps will be based out of the NSW Sport and Recreation Centre in Jindabyne, with on-snow activities at Perisher Resort NSW. Eligible Para Alpine and Para Snowboard athletes will focus on athlete development and education; introducing development Para Athletes to wintersports daily training environments.
- [Snow Australia Interschools Multi Class races](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/snow-australia-interschools-multi-class-races/) - Snow Australia Multiclass Events are open to students and adults with an intellectual or physical disability. Competitors can compete in an Alpine GS or Snowboard GS event during the ACT & Regional NSW Interschools Championships.
- [Snow Australia Para Development Camp 1](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/snow-australia-para-development-camp-1/) - Snow Australia Para Development camps will be based out of the NSW Sport and Recreation Centre in Jindabyne, with on-snow activities at Perisher Resort NSW. Eligible Para Alpine and Para Snowboard athletes is a focus on athlete development and education; introducing development Para Athletes to wintersports daily training environments.
- [Boccia 4 Beginners – Women & Girls Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/boccia-4-beginners-women-girls-program/)
- [Open Day – Wheelchair Fencing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/open-day-wheelchair-fencing/)
- [8 Years to Go – Come ‘N’ Try Para Sports Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/8-years-to-go-come-n-try-para-sports-day/) - The City of Gold Coast in partnership with Griffith University, Gold Coast Recreation and Sport, Ignition Athletics, Mentor 4 Me and Gold Coast Titans, are counting down to the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games. With 8 Years to Go until the 2032 Games, the City and its partners are marking this milestone date with a free Come
- [WHEELCHAIR SPP TRIALS](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-spp-trials/) - The Basketball NSW Wheelchair State Performance Program (SPP) serves to identify, develop, and foster the skills of young athletes with classifiable limitations who aspire to compete at state, national and international levels of wheelchair basketball. Basketball NSW believes that the establishment of a direct pathway for athletes in the SPP into the State Team Program
- [Try Para-Sport – South Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/try-para-sport-south-australia/)
- [Try Para-Sport – Tasmania](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/try-para-sport-tasmania/) - Description: Disability Sports Australia and Paralympics Australia are excited to present Try Para-Sports! This is a free event to start your Para-Sport journey. What’s on Learn more about local Para-Sports Make new friends Meet and greet Paralympians and see their medals up close Have fun! For those looking to learn about classification, there will be classifiers available. This event is
- [Try Para-Sport – New South Wales](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/try-para-sport-new-south-wales/) - Description: Disability Sports Australia and Paralympics Australia are excited to present Try Para-Sports! This is a free event to start your Para-Sport journey. What’s on Learn more about local Para-Sports Make new friends Meet and greet Paralympians and see their medals up close Have fun! For those looking to learn about classification, there will be classifiers available. This event is
- [Try Para-Sport – Queensland](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/try-para-sport-queensland/) - Description: Disability Sports Australia and Paralympics Australia are excited to present Try Para-Sports! This is a free event to start your Para-Sport journey. What’s on Learn more about local Para-Sports Make new friends Meet and greet Paralympians and see their medals up close Have fun! For those looking to learn about classification, there will be classifiers available. This event is
- [Try Para-Sport – Northern Territory](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/try-para-sport-northern-territory/) - Description: Disability Sports Australia and Paralympics Australia are excited to present Try Para-Sports! This is a free event to start your Para-Sport journey. What’s on Learn more about local Para-Sports Make new friends Meet and greet Paralympians and see their medals up close Have fun! For those looking to learn about classification, there will be classifiers available. This event is
- [Try Para-Sport – Australian Capital Territory](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/try-para-sport-australian-capital-territory/) - Description: Disability Sports Australia and Paralympics Australia are excited to present Try Para-Sports! This is a free event to start your Para-Sport journey. What’s on Learn more about local Para-Sports Make new friends Meet and greet Paralympians and see their medals up close Have fun! For those looking to learn about classification, there will be classifiers available. This event is
- [Try Para-Sport – Victoria](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/try-para-sport-victoria/)
- [Victoria Women’s Development Program – WC Basketball](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/victoria-womens-development-program-wc-basketball/) - For any people identifying as women who would like an opportunity to participate, learn and develop your skills in wheelchair basketball in a safe and supportive environment. Join a community of like minded women and be part of the exciting development pathway for wheelchair basketball in Victoria. Register your details below and we will get
- [Football For All Gala Day VIC – Blind Football](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/football-for-all-gala-day-vic-blind-football/) - You are invited to come and join the All Abilities Football (soccer) clinic for children and youth with a disability or impairment run by coaches from A-League club Melbourne Victory Football Club, at Football Victoria’s Football for All Gala Day. The football (soccer) session is a great opportunity to try football including Blind Football. Date:
- [Blind Football Program – Melbourne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/blind-football-program-melbourne/) - Come and experience the sport of Blind Football in a supported environment with experienced coaches, all equipment provided! The program is an Australia Blind Football Development Hub, which is open to all ages, genders, abilities and levels of vision loss and focused on building blind football skills in a fun and supportive environment. The hub
- [Blind Football Program – Adelaide](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/blind-football-program-adelaide/) - Come and experience the sport of Blind Football in a supported environment with experienced coaches, all equipment provided! The program is an Australia Blind Football Development Hub, which is open to all ages, genders, abilities and levels of vision loss and focused on building blind football skills in a fun and supportive environment. The hub
- [Blind Football Program – Sydney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/blind-football-program-sydney/)
- [Wheelchair Fencing Open Day – NSW Come & Try](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-fencing-open-day-nsw-come-try/) - Come and try Wheelchair Fencing at the NSW Come & Try Day! The event is suitable for kids from 8 + to adults of all ages. The event will be hosted at the Sholto Douglas Fencing Arena, and all equipment will be provided! Sunday 22 September 2024, 11:00am – 1:00pm
- [Achilles Running Club – Sydney Come & Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/achilles-running-club-sydney-come-try-day/) - What does the Achilles Running Club offer to people who are blind or have low vision and people with physical disability? The opportunity to enjoy relaxed exercise in pleasant locations with the encouragement of friendly, trained volunteer guides. The opportunity to develop your walking or running abilities to a level of your choosing. The opportunity
- [Volleyball WA Sitting Volleyball Come and Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/volleyball-wa-sitting-volleyball-come-and-try-day/) - Following the recent success of the WA team that won bronze at the Australian Sitting Volleyball Championships in Bendigo, Victoria just a few weeks ago, Volleyball WA invite people aged 14 , with or without a physical disability, to come and try sitting volleyball, the Paralympic version of our sport! Register for FREE via the
- [Tasmania Come and Try Para – Table Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tasmania-come-and-try-para-table-tennis/) - Come and Try Para – Table Tennis is a fantastic way to ignite your passion for the sport and embark on a rewarding journey of improvement and discovery. So why not grab your racket, step up to the table, and let the games begin!
- [Melbourne Come and Try Para – Table Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/melbourne-come-and-try-para-table-tennis/) - Come and Try Para – Table Tennis is a fantastic way to ignite your passion for the sport and embark on a rewarding journey of improvement and discovery. So why not grab your racket, step up to the table, and let the games begin!
- [ACT Come and Try Para – Table Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/act-come-and-try-para-table-tennis/) - Come and Try Para – Table Tennis is a fantastic way to ignite your passion for the sport and embark on a rewarding journey of improvement and discovery. So why not grab your racket, step up to the table, and let the games begin!
- [Brisbane Come and Try Para – Table Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/brisbane-come-and-try-para-table-tennis/) - Come and Try Para – Table Tennis is a fantastic way to ignite your passion for the sport and embark on a rewarding journey of improvement and discovery. So why not grab your racket, step up to the table, and let the games begin!
- [Western Australia Come and Try Para – Table Tennis](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/western-australia-come-and-try-para-table-tennis/) - Come and Try Para – Table Tennis is a fantastic way to ignite your passion for the sport and embark on a rewarding journey of improvement and discovery. So why not grab your racket, step up to the table, and let the games begin!
- [Try Para-Sport – Western Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/try-para-sport-western-australia/) - Description: Disability Sports Australia and Paralympics Australia are excited to present Try Para-Sports! This is a free event to start your Para-Sport journey. What’s on Learn more about local Para-Sports Make new friends Meet and greet Paralympians and see their medals up close Have fun! For those looking to learn about classification, there will be classifiers available. This event is
- [Perth Social Sitting Volleyball League](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/perth-social-sitting-volleyball-league/) - Join us for our new Perth Social Sitting Volleyball League! This 6 week roster will run on Wednesday nights from 6-7:30pm at Trinity College, from 6th November until the 11th of December. The League is open to people with and without disability aged 14+, who want to play an inclusive, modified version of volleyball in
- [Para-powerlifting Foundations Workshop – Gold Coast](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-foundations-workshop-gold-coast/) - Experience a free session with a coach, mini-competition and learn more about getting classified to compete.
- [Para-powerlifting Foundations Workshop – Perth](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-foundations-workshop-perth/) - Experience a free session with a coach, mini-competition and learn more about getting classified to compete.
- [Para-powerlifting Foundations Workshop – Sydney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-foundations-workshop-sydney/) - Experience a free session with a coach, mini-competition and learn more about getting classified to compete.
- [Para-powerlifting Foundations Workshop – Melbourne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-foundations-workshop-melbourne/) - Experience a free session with a coach, mini-competition and learn more about getting classified to compete.
- [Sitting volleyball – casual training](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sitting-volleyball-casual-training/)
- [Queensland Curling – Come and Try Para-Sport – Adaptive Curling](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/queensland-curling-come-and-try-para-sport-adaptive-curling/) - Queensland Curling Association is looking to encourage as many people as possible to take up this wonderful sport and maybe find the next curling Paralympians! We are running a ‘come and try’ event. These are suitable for people of all ages who want to give our fabulous sport a go.
- [Volleyball WA – Sitting Volleyball Come and Try Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/volleyball-wa-sitting-volleyball-come-and-try-session/)
- [Wheelchair Tennis Come & Try Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-tennis-come-try-session/) - Come out to give wheelchair tennis a try in a fun and supportive environment. Activities include mobility exercises, tennis skills, and match play. All ages and abilities welcome. Bring your family and friends! Event is being hosted as part of the 2025 Australian Wheelchair Tennis Summer Series. Come out and have a hit alongside the
- [Sydney Wheelchair Fencing – Saturdays](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sydney-wheelchair-fencing-saturdays/)
- [2025 Wollongong Para-Powerlifting Classic](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2025-wollongong-para-powerlifting-classic/)
- [Para-powerlifting Foundations Workshop](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-foundations-workshop/) - Para-powerlifting Foundations Workshop Saturday 8 February 2025 Recharge Co, 5/38 Enterprise Street, Kunda Park QLD Time: 9.30am-12.30pm Register here Experience a free session with a coach, mini-competition and learn more about getting classified to compete. THE ULTIMATE TEST OF UPPER-BODY STRENGTH Para-powerlifting is a demonstration of pure strength and speed at its finest. A sport
- [Women & Girls Wheelchair Basketball Skills Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/women-girls-wheelchair-basketball-skills-session/) - Weekly wheelchair basketball skills session for women and girls Every Saturday morning, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Where: Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium Cost: Free Who Can Join: Open to all women and girls of all abilities – no experience needed Equipment: Chairs provided Contact: Ella Sabljak – 0400 306 570
- [Boccia Come and Try at the Canberra Cup](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/boccia-come-and-try-at-the-canberra-cup/) - Come and try one of the most unique paralympic sports at the Canberra Cup. Watch our current Paralympians play and see all the action at the AIS Basketball & Netball Hall.
- [Ability Para Badminton Club Open Day – VIC](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/ability-para-badminton-club-open-day-vic/) - What: OPEN DAY Who: Any person with a disability is welcome, as well as family and friends. Cost: FREE plus BBQ @1pm RSVP: abilityprbdmntn.club@gmail.com
- [Para Badminton Development Camp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-badminton-development-camp/) - Para camp for athletes who want to improve their badminton game and develop their technical and tactical skills and game play against other para badminton players. The cost covers all activities for the duration of the camp, food, accommodation, transport between the accommodation and venue and airport pick ups for inter-state travellers. Athletes will need
- [Australian Para Badminton National Championships](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/australian-para-badminton-national-championships/)
- [Para-Triathlon National Classification Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-triathlon-national-classification-event/)
- [Adaptive Festival – Snow Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/adaptive-festival-snow-australia/) - Snow Australia is thrilled to host the 2025 Adaptive Festival – A weekend dedicated to showcasing Adaptive Snowsports. This inclusive and social event invites all adaptive skiers and snowboarders, no matter your experience level, to come together and enjoy everything Para Snowsports has to offer. This event is proudly supported by Disabled Wintersport Australia (DWA)
- [Para Futures (Perisher) – Snow Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-futures-perisher-snow-australia/) - Snow Australia Para Futures is a Talent Identification initiative, proudly supported by Paralympics Australia (PA) and Disabled Wintersport Australia (DWA). These events aim to provide opportunities for athletes with physical or visual impairments to explore Para Alpine and Para Snowboard pathways. National Classification for athletes with physical impairments will also be available at selected Futures
- [Para Futures (Falls Creek) – Snow Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-futures-falls-creek-snow-australia/) - Snow Australia Para Futures is a Talent Identification initiative, proudly supported by Paralympics Australia (PA) and Disabled Wintersport Australia (DWA). These events aim to provide opportunities for athletes with physical or visual impairments to explore Para Alpine and Para Snowboard pathways. National Classification for athletes with physical impairments will also be available at selected Futures
- [Para Development Camp – Snow Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-development-camp-snow-australia-5/)
- [Para Development Camp – Snow Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-development-camp-snow-australia-4/) - This season features a variety of Development Camps designed to support athlete growth and learning. These camps focus on skill development and education, helping athletes become familiar with daily training environments and build the foundations for progression in the sport. Please note: Submitting a registration for a camp is simply an expression of interest. Once
- [Para Development Camp – Snow Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-development-camp-snow-australia-3/) - This season features a variety of Development Camps designed to support athlete growth and learning. These camps focus on skill development and education, helping athletes become familiar with daily training environments and build the foundations for progression in the sport. Please note: Submitting a registration for a camp is simply an expression of interest. Once you
- [Para Development Camp – Snow Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-development-camp-snow-australia-2/) - This season features a variety of Development Camps designed to support athlete growth and learning. These camps focus on skill development and education, helping athletes become familiar with daily training environments and build the foundations for progression in the sport. Please note: Submitting a registration for a camp is simply an expression of interest. Once you
- [Para Development Camp – Snow Australia](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-development-camp-snow-australia/) - This season features a variety of Development Camps designed to support athlete growth and learning. These camps focus on skill development and education, helping athletes become familiar with daily training environments and build the foundations for progression in the sport. Please note: Submitting a registration for a camp is simply an expression of interest. Once you
- [Disabled Wintersport Australia Member Camp – VIC](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/disabled-wintersport-australia-member-camp-vic-2/) - This program is open to DWA members to try out sit skiing/skiing/snowboarding for the first time or improve and refine your skills with the support of DWA’s adaptive snowsport guides. There is space for up to 6 participants on this camp. All levels of skiing/snowboarding welcome from first timers to the more experienced. Event Registration:
- [Disabled Wintersport Australia Member Camp – NSW](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/disabled-wintersport-australia-member-camp-nsw-2/)
- [Disabled Wintersport Australia Member Camp – VIC](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/disabled-wintersport-australia-member-camp-vic/) - This program is open to DWA members to try out sit skiing/skiing/snowboarding for the first time or improve and refine your skills with the support of DWA’s adaptive snowsport guides. There is space for up to 6 participants on this camp. All levels of skiing/snowboarding welcome from first timers to the more experienced. Event Registration
- [Disabled Wintersport Australia Member Camp – NSW](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/disabled-wintersport-australia-member-camp-nsw/) - This program is open to DWA members to try out sit skiing/skiing/snowboarding for the first time or improve and refine your skills with the support of DWA’s adaptive snowsport guides.There is space for up to 6 participants on this camp. All levels of skiing/snowboarding welcome from first timers to the more experienced. Event Registration –
- [Mini Blades – Children’s Wheelchair Fencing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/mini-blades-childrens-wheelchair-fencing/) - Wheelchair fencing program developed for Children from 8 to 12 years old. Wheelchair fencing is a fun, fast, dynamic and social sport, which teaches Agility, coordination, speed and general fitness. Sydney Para Fencing runs weekly at the Sydney Academy of Fencing. Runs Weekly on Thursdays, 4:00pm to 5:30pm. Main contact – Alex Andre alex@sydneyacademyoffencing.com.au
- [Next Generation – Junior Wheelchair Fencing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/next-generation-junior-wheelchair-fencing/) - Wheelchair fencing program developed for Children and young adults from 12 to 16 years old. Wheelchair fencing is a fun, fast and dynamic sport, which teaches tactical thinking, agility, coordination, speed, confidence and general fitness. It is social and recreational sports, working with both individuals and teams. Sydney Para Fencing runs weekly at the Sydney
- [Adults Wheelchair Fencing Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/adults-wheelchair-fencing-program/) - Wheelchair fencing program developed for young and older adults of all ages. Wheelchair fencing is a fun, fast and dynamic sport, which teaches tactical thinking, agility, coordination, speed, confidence and general fitness. It is social and recreational sports, working with both individuals and teams. Sydney Para Fencing runs weekly at the Sydney Academy of Fencing.
- [Introduction to Boccia program – Gold Coast](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/introduction-to-boccia-program-gold-coast/) - Boccia is a Paralympic Sport designed for people living with physical disabilities. Come along to Carrara to try out this incredible sport!
- [Para Ice Hockey – Newcastle Northstars](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-ice-hockey-newcastle-northstars/)
- [Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2025](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/oceania-para-badminton-championships-2025/) - The Oceania Para Badminton Championships is a continental badminton tournament for athletes with disabilities. All levels are welcome to play. Athletes will need to have international classification which will be offered at the event. Organised by Badminton Oceania and Badminton Australia. Location is Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton Association, 140 Victoria Street Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia. Cost= $10 admin
- [Tri Para-sport Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tri-para-sport-day/)
- [Wheelchair AFL Club League Round- Sydney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-afl-club-league-round-sydney/)
- [Para Powerlifting Education Workshop](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-powerlifting-education-workshop/)
- [Equine Pathways Australia 2-day Clinic – QLD](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/equine-pathways-australia-2-day-clinic-qld/) - Event Details Date: Saturday, 30th – Sunday, 31st August 2025 Venue: Arundel Park Riding for Disabled Inc Address: 387 Brisbane Road, Coombabah, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4216 Cost: 1 day – $240.00 | 2 days – $480 Contact: sammy@equinepathways.org.au. Equine Pathways Australia’s two-day clinics support people with disability to achieve their goals in sport and
- [Equine Pathways Australia 2-day Clinic – VIC](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/equine-pathways-australia-2-day-clinic-vic-2/) - Event Details Date: Saturday, 6th & Sunday, 7th September 2025 Venue: Balmoral Equestrian Centre Address: 299 Harkaway Road, Narre Warren North, Victoria, 3804 Cost: 1 day – $240.00 | 2 days – $480 Contact: sammy@equinepathways.org.au. Equine Pathways Australia’s two-day clinics support people with disability to achieve their goals in sport and in life. Each
- [2025 Melbourne Open](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/2025-melbourne-open/) - Event Details – Join us for the final Para Powerlifting event of the year. Date: Saturday, 13th December 2025 Venue: Paralympics Australia, 275 Melrose Drive, Melbourne Airport, Victoria 3045 Entries close: Sunday, 9th November 2025 Classification To be eligible to compete, an athlete requires a Provisional/National Classification at minimum. If you require classification,
- [Equine Pathways Australia 2-day Clinic – NSW](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/equine-pathways-australia-2-day-clinic-nsw/) - Equine Pathways Australia’s two-day clinics support people with disability to achieve their goals in sport and in life. Each participant follows a personalised program that includes: One-on-one sessions with allied health professionals Daily dressage lessons with specialist coaches. From building strength and confidence to preparing for competition, these clinics provide the tools and support to
- [Equine Pathways Australia 2-day Clinic – SA](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/equine-pathways-australia-2-day-clinic-sa/) - Equine Pathways Australia’s two-day clinics support people with disability to achieve their goals in sport and in life. Each participant follows a personalised program that includes: One-on-one sessions with allied health professionals Daily dressage lessons with specialist coaches. From building strength and confidence to preparing for competition, these clinics provide the tools and support to
- [Equine Pathways Australia 2-day Clinic – VIC](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/equine-pathways-australia-2-day-clinic-vic/) - Equine Pathways Australia’s two-day clinics support people with disability to achieve their goals in sport and in life. Each participant follows a personalised program that includes: One-on-one sessions with allied health professionals Daily dressage lessons with specialist coaches. From building strength and confidence to preparing for competition, these clinics provide the tools and support to
- [Open Day – “Come & Try’ Wheelchair Para Fencing](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/open-day-come-try-wheelchair-para-fencing/) - Suitable for anyone 10+ years. Located at Sydney Para Fencing – Building 2, Level 1, 190 Bourke Road, Alexandria 2015 NSW Please RSVP at: alex@sydneyacademyoffencing.com.au
- [Come & Try Boccia – With a Paralympian!](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/come-try-boccia-with-a-paralympian/) - Come and try Australia’s most inclusive sport! Get active, have fun, meet new people & all abilities are welcome! Free event held at Newington Community Centre, NSW.
- [Qld team EOI/trials sitting volleyball](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/qld-team-eoi-trials-sitting-volleyball/) - 🏐 2025 Sitting Volleyball Championships! 🏐 EOI NOW OPEN Volleyball Queensland is calling for players and coaches to represent QLD at the 2025 Australian Sitting Volleyball Championships! 📍 Gold Coast (Carrara Indoor Stadium) 📅 6–7 December 2025 Who Can Apply? ✅ Players and Coaches of any gender ✅ Both classifiable and able-bodied athletes ✅ New
- [YouFor2032 Para-Sport Testing Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/youfor2032-para-sport-testing-day/) - The Queensland Academy of Sport’s Para Unit is Queensland launchpad to accelerate aspiring Para athletes’ development though dedicated high-performance pathways to Brisbane 2032. Now, we’re looking for the next generation to join them — and that could be you. The next testing opportunity is Saturday October 4, at QSAC, Brisbane. To be eligible, say hello to
- [NSWIS Para Unit Para-Swimming Activation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/nswis-para-unit-para-swimming-activation/) - The NSWIS Para Unit is calling water-confident athletes with disability living in the Greater Sydney region to a free Para-swimming activation. Athletes living with blindness or low vision, a physical or intellectual disability are welcome to register. Athletes must be currently or have previously participated in swimming lessons, swimming squads or other swimming activities. Note,
- [PlayOn Development Camp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/playon-development-camp/) - A women and girls wheelchair basketball program Come and: Learn new skills Make new friends Increase confidence Get fit Have fun! Location: Essendon Football Club. NEC Hanger, Melrose Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC. More info: register now
- [Able with Athletics – Come and Try](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/able-with-athletics-come-and-try/)
- [Tennis Australia 2025 Junior Wheelchair Development Series – Melbourne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tennis-australia-2025-junior-wheelchair-development-series-melbourne-2/) - Session #4 Melbourne – National Wheelchair Tennis Championships – Friday, Nov 7 1:00-4:00pm & Saturday, September 8th, 10:00am-1:00pm. National Tennis Centre, Entrance D, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne. Tennis Australia in partnership with Melrose Wheelchairs are hosting a series of junior wheelchair tennis development sessions this year. Led by Tennis Australia’s wheelchair coaching team, participants will be taken through different
- [Tennis Australia 2025 Junior Wheelchair Development Series – Melbourne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/tennis-australia-2025-junior-wheelchair-development-series-melbourne/) - Session #4 Melbourne – National Wheelchair Tennis Championships – September 8th, 10:00am-1:00pm. National Tennis Centre, Entrance D, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne. Tennis Australia in partnership with Melrose Wheelchairs are hosting a series of junior wheelchair tennis development sessions this year. Led by Tennis Australia’s wheelchair coaching team, participants will be taken through different tennis skills, mobility drills, and
- [FNQ Para Swimming Hub – Free Swim Clinic and Information session – “Towards Competition”](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/fnq-para-swimming-hub-free-swim-clinic-and-information-session-towards-competition/)
- [Bunbury Sitting Volleyball – Free Come & Try](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/bunbury-sitting-volleyball-free-come-try/)
- [Wheelchair Fencing – Open Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-fencing-open-day/) - Come and try this dynamic and inclusive Para sport! It’s fun, fast, and furious! Our open day is a brilliant chance to give it a go – join us at Sydney Para Fencing! Suitable for anyone 11+ Please RSVP – Saturday 24th January Event Timing: 11:30am-12:30pm in Alexandria Where: Sydney Para Fencing, Building 2, Level
- [Play with the Pros – Come & Try Wheelchair Tennis Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/play-with-the-pros-come-try-wheelchair-tennis-event/) - This special day is a fantastic opportunity for new and aspiring players to be introduced to wheelchair tennis by Tennis Australia’s Wheelchair Tennis Coaches, who will guide participants through the basics of the sport in a fun, supportive, and inclusive environment. No prior experience is required – just a willingness to give it a go! Hume
- [Wheelchair Tennis Try Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-tennis-try-day/) - Tennis Australia and the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Para Unit are calling for wheelchair athletes aged 8-14 who are keen to try Wheelchair Tennis. This is an opportunity to get involved in a great sport ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games! Register here to connect with staff and fellow athletes: https://nswis.com.au/nswisparaunit
- [Para Table Tennis – 2026 Come and Try Series – Session 2 [VIC]](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-table-tennis-2026-come-and-try-series-session-2-vic/) - Come and try Para Table Tennis. Players of all abilities , can play, learn and acheive in this incredible sport. RSVP & Enquiries: Jenny Langridge on 0419 523 815
- [Wheelchair Fencing Program](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-fencing-program/) - The Queensland Fencing Association is proud to partner with Sporting Wheelies to deliver our Wheelchair Fencing program, returning for 2026. This 8-week program, starting from Monday 2 February, provides participants with the opportunity to learn and develop fencing skills in a welcoming, inclusive environment with experienced coaches. Whether you’re new to the sport or returning,
- [Wheelchair Para Fencing Program – Sydney](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-para-fencing-program-sydney/) - Weekly training sessions suitable for beginners and individuals over the age of 11+ Saturdays 9:00am to 12:00pm Suitable for 11 + Located at Sydney Para Fencing Venue address: Sydney Academy of Fencing Building 2, Level 1 190 Bourke Road Alexandria Contact email alex@sydneyacademyoffencing.com.au
- [Wheelchair Fencing Preparation Training Camp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-fencing-preparation-training-camp/) - Training preparation camp ahead of the first National Wheelchair Fencing competition in Sydney in April 2026. Located at Sydney Para Fencing Venue address: Sydney Academy of Fencing Building 2, Level 1 190 Bourke Road Alexandria 10:00am Start Time Contact email alex@sydneyacademyoffencing.com.au
- [Wheelchair Curling Paralympic Pathways Events – Brisbane](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-curling-paralympic-pathways-events-brisbane/) - Could you be a future Paralympic Wheelchair Curler? Join us at one of our Para sport Wheelchair Curling Events The purpose of these events are to provide an opportunity to individuals with eligible or likely eligible impairments to an on-ice session to trial Wheelchair Curling. 12 March 2026 – Iceworld Boondal, Brisbane 14 March 2026
- [Wheelchair Curling Paralympic Pathways Events – Perth](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-curling-paralympic-pathways-events-perth/) - Could you be a future Paralympic Wheelchair Curler? Join us at one of our Para sport Wheelchair Curling Events The purpose of these events are to provide an opportunity to individuals with eligible or likely eligible impairments to an on-ice session to trial Wheelchair Curling. 12 March 2026 – Iceworld Boondal, Brisbane 14 March 2026
- [Wheelchair Curling Paralympic Pathways Events – Melbourne](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-curling-paralympic-pathways-events-melbourne/) - Could you be a future Paralympic Wheelchair Curler? Join us at one of our Para sport Wheelchair Curling Events The purpose of these events are to provide an opportunity to individuals with eligible or likely eligible impairments to an on-ice session to trial Wheelchair Curling. 12 March 2026 – Iceworld Boondal, Brisbane 14 March 2026
- [Sitting Volleyball National Development Camp](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/sitting-volleyball-national-development-camp/)
- [National Sitting Volleyball Championships ](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/national-sitting-volleyball-championships/) - This event marks the launch of a new national competition, complementing the Australian Open Sitting Volleyball Championships held later in the year. Teams will be formed from National Development Camp…
- [Adaptive Festival (Thredbo)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/adaptive-festival-thredbo/) - Snow Australia is excited to host the 2026 Adaptive Festival, a weekend dedicated to showcasing Adaptive Snowsports. This event provides an inclusive and social atmosphere for all adaptive skiers and …
- [Adaptive Festival (Perisher)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/adaptive-festival-perisher/) - Snow Australia is excited to host the 2026 Adaptive Festival, a weekend dedicated to showcasing Adaptive Snowsports. This event provides an inclusive and social atmosphere for all adaptive skiers and snowboarders to come together and experience Para Snowsports. The festival is especially aimed at those who are new to snowsports, offering a supportive and welcoming environment to try skiing or snowboarding
- [Futures Fundamental Camp (Mt Hotham)](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/futures-fundamental-camp-mt-hotham/) - Snow Australia is excited to host the 2026 Futures Fundamentals Camp, a four-day development camp. This camp is designed for athletes who have recently learned to ski or snowboard and are ready to build the skills needed to progress into our more advanced camps. The focus is on refining fundamental technique, improving control, and developing confidence on snow in a
- [Para Climbing Social Session](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-climbing-social-session/) - New and Experienced Climbers welcome.
- [Para Table Tennis – 2026 Come and Try Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-table-tennis-2026-come-and-try-series-3/) - Come and try Para Table Tennis. Players of all abilities, can play, learn and achieve in this incredible sport. Location: Melton Table Tennis Club, Cobblebank Indoor Stadium, Stadium Drive, Cobblebank,VIC RSVP & Enquiries: Jenny Langridge on 0419 523 815
- [Para Table Tennis – 2026 Come and Try Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-table-tennis-2026-come-and-try-series-2/) - Come and try Para Table Tennis. Players of all abilities, can play, learn and achieve in this incredible sport. Location: Mornington Peninsula & Frankston City Table Tennis Association, 350 Dunns…
- [Para Table Tennis – 2026 Come and Try Series](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-table-tennis-2026-come-and-try-series/) - Come and try Para Table Tennis. Players of all abilities, can play, learn and achieve in this incredible sport. Location: Mornington Peninsula & Frankston City Table Tennis Association, 350 Dunns Road, Mornington, VIC RSVP & Enquiries: Jenny Langridge on 0419 523 815
- [Wheelchair Basketball come and try – Warragul [Open session]](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-basketball-come-and-try-warragul-open-session/) - Come and try this dynamic and inclusive Para sport! It’s fun, fast, and furious! Our open day is a brilliant chance to give it a go.
- [Wheelchair Basketball come and try – Warragul [Women & Girls session]](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/wheelchair-basketball-come-and-try-warragul-women-girls-session/) - Come and try this dynamic and inclusive Para sport! It’s fun, fast, and furious! Our open day is a brilliant chance to give it a go.
- [Para Climbing Come and Try](https://www.paralympic.org.au/events/para-climbing-come-and-try/)

## Management

- [National Federation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/management/national-federation/)

## Season

- [Summer](https://www.paralympic.org.au/season/summer/)
- [Winter](https://www.paralympic.org.au/season/winter/)

## Types

- [Physical Impairment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disabilitytype/physical-impairment/)
- [Vision Impairment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disabilitytype/vision-impairment/)
- [Intellectual Impairment](https://www.paralympic.org.au/disabilitytype/intellectual-impairment/)

## Categories

- [Pathways](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/pathways/)
- [Local Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/local-event/)
- [Participation](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/participation/)
- [Open Day](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/open-day/)
- [Community](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/community/)
- [Competitions](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/competitions/)
- [National Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/national-event/)
- [Classification](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/classification/)
- [International Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/international-event/)
- [State Event](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/state-event/)
- [Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org.au/mec-category/paralympic-games/)