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Flurry of medals on final night of World Para Swimming Series

Australia added four gold, six silver and six bronze medals to its tally on the final night of the 2019 World Para Swimming World Series at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. In the first event of the night – the Men’s 50m Butterfly Multi-Class – Australians landed the trifecta. Finishing in a time of...

Wheelchair tennis icon David did it Hall

Just days after Australia’s best wheelchair tennis players vied for 2019 Australian Open glory, one legend of the sport, David Hall, reflected on his own decorated career spannin

IPC strip Malaysia of 2019 World Para Swimming Cha...

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday (27 January) stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, which were due to be held in

Alcott wins Australian Open title number 5

Tears streamed down the face of wheelchair tennis ace Dylan Alcott as he was presented his fifth consecutive Australian Open trophy on Saturday. In a 1 hour and 41 minute battle

Devils squad announced for Japanese international ...

The Under-25 Australian women's wheelchair basketball team, the Devils, are preparing for a full week of training and international competition against an Under-25 Japanese women's

Cole puts it all on the line for Tokyo 2020

She may be a six-time Paralympic gold medallist and a three-time world champion but Australia’s Ellie Cole is proof that the world’s very best athletes never stop looking to

Another medal for Perrine at World Para-alpine ski...

Melissa Perrine, together with her new sighted guide Bobbi Kelly, have continued to clean up at the 2019 World Para-alpine skiing Championships in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, overnigh

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