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Paralympics Australia Statement: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Paralympics Australia is aware of a media report published today in which it is claimed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled. The report quotes an unnamed source referred to as a Japanese Government “senior member of the ruling coalition”. The Japanese Government and the International Olympic Committee only this week publicly affirmed their commitment...

Craig Friday Appointed Dual Head Coach of Australi...

Basketball Australia has appointed Craig Friday as the head coach of both Australia’s senior men’s and women’s Wheelchair Basketball teams for 2021. Friday has been the head

NEC Hangar expansion: A facility for all

The Essendon Football Club’s NEC Hangar is set to boost its status as an inclusive facility, with purpose-built dormitory accommodation to house Australia’s Para-athletes,

Caspers A Gold Medal Winning Shooting Pioneer

Libby Kosmala is rightly celebrated as Australia’s greatest-ever Para-shooting athlete, but another proud South Australian joins her in the ranks as among the nation’s finest e

Webb appointed to Australian Team Executive for Bi...

Three-time Paralympian and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Katrina Webb OAM has been appointed to the Australian Team Executive ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Paralympics Australia Supports AIS Investment In S...

Paralympics Australia commends the Australian Institute of Sport for its $35 million commitment to performance pathways, which will assist in converting more emerging Para-athletes

Paralympics Australia applauds Federal Government ...

New Federal Government funding to fast-track Sport Integrity Australia’s capability to build an independent complaints and disputes resolution model has been welcomed by Paralymp