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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. ...

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.

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

Day 7 Wrap: Gold In Cycling And Athletics, As Alco...

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 Speedwa

Australian Paralympic Team Thriving Halfway Throug...

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

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

Para-Athletics Day 6: Eliza Ault-Connell Returns A...

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 d