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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...

Robins, Dunross and Martin named in Australian Sai...

The Australian Sailing Hall of Fame acknowledges exceptional performance and contribution at the highest level by an individual or a team, both past and present, and covers all dis

Sydney 2000: Day 9, Tuesday 27 October

Gliders go down fighting while Australia leads the fleet home on Sydney Harbour Australia’s women’s wheelchair basketball team, the Gliders, progressed through the group s

Sydney 2000: Day 8, Monday 26 October

‘The Cheetah’ officially becomes the world’s fastest Lisa Llorens – known as ‘the cheetah’ because of her affection for the majestic animals and her ability t

Sydney 2000: Day 7, Sunday 25 October

The painful wait that ended in glory Three months before the Sydney Paralympics, Julie Higgins’ hip pain returned with a vengeance. However, after a 16-year break from the spor

Sydney 2000: Day 6, Saturday 24 October

Boomerangs and Belles go down, but gold rush continues Australia’s intellectual disability basketball side had much to be proud of in Sydney. In their pool matches, despite

The Moment That Made The CEO Weep

This article originally appeared in the Sydney 2000 20-year anniversary addition of the Australian Paralympian magazine – download your copy today (PDF, 6,526KB). Sitting in