Champion male sprinter competes as woman
An Italian sprinter who won 11 national titles as a man is now set to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete in women’s races.
An Italian sprinter who won 11 national titles as a man is now set to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete in women’s races.
Two standout athletes with five gold medals between them have been given the honour of carrying the Australian flag in the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris.
Two of Australia’s top athletes have warned of the damage of “digital devices” pulling kids away from the glories of sport to the closed world of smartphones.
Paralympics Australia has been left in shock after the organisation’s CEO walked out on her role weeks out from the Games.
Two former canoeists, a bronze medallist and a rookie who wasn’t involved in the sport just two years ago will all feature in Australia’s biggest Paralympic Games archery team in 40 years.
Amanda Reid hopes her determination to win back-to-back Paralympic gold in the 500m time trial C2 at Paris will help inspire the next generation of Indigenous stars.
A senate inquiry has heard the decision to dump the Gabba plan for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics followed an official review and a ‘shadow review’.
The morning show host and Brisbane-born personality offered up his ideas for saving his home state from further embarrassment.
The man who was told he would never be able to walk, talk or live an independent life is now on the brink of a remarkable breakthrough he hopes to achieve at the Paris Games.
Australia’s most decorated Paralympian Ellie Cole has revealed her baby joy after the expected arrival of her first child.
The Rollers have set their sights on their first Paralympic medal in 12 years, after beating some of the world’s best teams to Oceania’s only Wheelchair Basketball qualification spot.
Oscar Pistorius has been released from jail today nearly 11 years after killing his ex-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Indiana Cooper is a talented 18-year-old sprinter – but her decision to do the seemingly impossible and qualify for the Paralympics in a sport she took up a year out from the Games hasn’t surprised anyone.
Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius, once an Olympian, could be given a freedom date in days after a court identified a huge blunder.
NSW has committed to equal funding for Olympic and Paralympic athletes and issued a challenge for other states to “get competitive”.
At 37 the training sessions are getting a little bit harder but para-canoe racer Susan Seipel has no plans on stopping until she ticks one final box at the Olympics.
Most sons will do anything for their mothers and world champion paracanoe racer Dylan Littlehales is no different, with an incredible display of support as his mum battles cancer.
A decision to splash billions of taxpayer dollars on rebuilding the Gabba in Brisbane has come under fire.
A world champion cyclist has become a cult hero after a trophy presentation blunder that is spreading across the internet.
A Paralympian says she has been “violated” after a thief broke into her secure carpark and stole her custom-made tricycle.
A Commonwealth Games gold medallist swimmer says a group of athletes will be badly affected if the competition cannot survive.
A transgender runner has beaten eight competitors at a world championships event years after being at the centre of a protest.
Videos that been viewed millions of times have been accused of mocking Paralympians, but some athletes features say it’s just a “laugh”.
Oscar Pistorius has learned his fate after a parole hearing to decide whether he should be freed early from his 13-year prison sentence.
Six time Paralympic medallist and Aussie superstar Madison de Rozario has not let a troll get away with a disgusting attempt at a joke.
Two-time Paralympic bronze medallist Karni Liddell shared her latest flying horror story after being kicked off a flight — and not for the first time.
A Paralympian has won a huge payout after she suffered a serious spinal injury during a campdrafting competition more than a decade ago.
A Paralympian has won a huge payout after she suffered a serious spinal injury during a campdrafting competition more than a decade ago.
It was third time lucky for Ben Tudhope as the Aussie team co-captain ended years of frustration by winning a bronze medal in the Men’s Snowboard Cross SBLL-2 in Beijing.
Australia’s leading gold medal hope at the Paralympics will compete in honour of his late friend and carry a special tribute with him on the slopes.
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