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Virtual Sessions Bring Para-Athletes Into The Classroom

Students Australia-wide have been getting a personalised insight into some of our top Para-athletes through a knowledge transfer program launched by Paralympics Australia earlier this year. Interest in the Paralympic Education Program, presented by Australian Beef, has been strong and the reaction from children who have participated in the sessions shows it’s value. “There was...

Rowing Australia launches #Passport2Paris

Rowing Australia is delighted to announce, with the support of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Paralympics Australia (PA), a new Para-rowing pathway program, #Passport2

The ‘Drongo’ Who Swept The Pool

For over half a century Elizabeth Edmondson has wondered if a comment made to her after winning one of her three gold medals at the 1964 Paralympics was enchanting or insulting. Ed

Fearnley elected Vice Chairperson of IPC Athletes�...

Multi-Paralympic and world champion Kurt Fearnley is taking on a new role as Vice Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athletes’ Council. The Australia

A Golden Haul 12 Years In The Making

These days you’ll find Greg Smith taking Australia’s wheelchair rugby team through their strength and conditioning routines and mentoring the players about what it takes to suc

The World Record That Wasn’t

Of Australia’s 135 Paralympic swimming gold medals, only one came at the 1972 Games in Heidelberg – and the athlete who won it was driven by a technical injustice. Eric Bou

Paralympic Connect: powering our Team towards Toky...

When Paralympics Australia launched the Think Big Gold Medal Challenge with our Major Partner, Optus, in 2017, we could never have anticipated the impact it would have when the Aus