Axed Aussie champ lands on his feet
An Aussie champion that was dropped from the Tokyo Games team has found a new way to make his Paralympic dream come true.
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Paralympic cyclist once ‘too scared’ of velodrome
Too scared to even sit on her bike the first time she went to a velodrome, Emily Petricola is now one of Australia’s best medal hopes in Tokyo.
Swimmers to follow, races you won’t want to miss
Australian swimmers stunned at the Olympics. Now it’s the turn of our Paralympians to turn the waters into a stream of gold in Tokyo. The top races to watch each day and athletes to follow.
When is the Paralympics Opening Ceremony?
Sports fans lamenting the end of the Olympics have plenty to cheer about now because the Paralympics get underway in Tokyo this week.
The ten Aussies spearheading bid for stunning Tokyo haul
Our data experts have crunched the numbers with Tokyo set to expect a mind-blowing second Australian gold rush.
Cheers and tears for swimmer in farewell Games
Swimmer Ellie Cole is warning everyone. She will be in tears in Tokyo, but don’t worry. She’s been crying for weeks already.
Flag-bearers named for Paralympics
Two of Australia’s most seasoned Paralympians have been named as the flag-bearers for the Tokyo Games, which commence this week.
Meet Australia’s legendary Paralympic flagbearers
One will compete at her seventh Games, the other is an Aussie sporting icon – meet Australia’s Tokyo Paralympics flagbearers.
How freak accident started a Paralympic dream
This footballer had already undergone spinal surgery as a teenager so she could play the sport she loved. Then 10 years later, she was being told she “might wake up without a leg.”
How hated sport became this swimmer’s lifeline
Jasmine Greenwood describes it as a weird story – how one day she was happily living her life as a kid when it was turned upside down by what started as a stomach ache.
Weird, wonderful and very quirky Paralympic facts
What’s a tapper? How does someone without arms play table tennis? Why do some athletes wear metal aprons? All the answers here plus more quirky facts ahead of Tokyo Paralympics.
‘It killed’ – how blade put jumper on Paralympic path
It’s extraordinary Sarah Walsh is still competing in athletics, let alone vying for a medal at the Paralympics in Tokyo, given the pain she had to endure at the start of her career.
Zoo bear attack survivor gunning for Aussie gold in Tokyo
He had his arm eaten by a bear at a zoo, thrust into a taxi by shocked tourists, the terrifying attack would set in motion an inspiring journey all the way to representing Australia.
‘Was losing my legs worth it?’: Paralympian’s Afghan struggle
EXCLUSIVE BOOK EXTRACTS: Curtis McGrath has been forced to relive the horror of losing both legs in Afghanistan after the Taliban invaded Kabul.
Anxious wait: Not all Aussies yet to get Tokyo clearance
It starts in two days but not every Aussie athlete has been cleared to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics, with the team holding its breath over the eligibility of two rugby players and two rowers.
Lakeisha Patterson’s battle to make it Tokyo
She was one of Australia’s most successful Paralympians in 2016 but health complications mean Lakeisha Patterson will compete in just one individual event in Tokyo.
Move over Hugh Bowman, there’s another champ in town
She comes from the same town as Winx jockey Hugh Bowman and has met them both. Now schoolgirl Jamieson Leeson is hoping to put Dunedoo on the map for another reason.
DIY bathroom hack helping cyclist beat heat in Tokyo
Tough times call for inventive ways to train and this Sydney athlete has hit on a genius – if a little odd – hack to help him prepare for the big heat in Tokyo.
Why everything isn’t running smoothly for Rollers
Shaun Norris will captain the Australian Rollers in the men’s basketball competition at the Paralympic Games – his fifth campaign, and one that has come with a whole host of obstacles.
The Down Under ‘disadvantage’ world champ faces in Tokyo
Three-time world champion Susan Seipel has eyes only for gold in Tokyo after the inclusion of her pet event to the Paralympics schedule.
Historic Afghan athlete trapped as takeover shatters dreams
A female Afghan athlete was supposed to create history at the Paralympics. Instead, she remains trapped in Kabul and faces a grim future.
Natalie Smith sets sights on third Paralympics
Natalie Smith had two options; sit in her chair and stare at the walls or make the most of her new situation – she is now bound for her third Paralympics.
‘Heartbreaking’: Sad cost of Afghan turmoil
Afghanistan’s Paralympic team will not participate in the Tokyo Games next week because they are trapped in the country.
Hidden message in limited edition $2 coins
When Paralympian Ellie Cole lost her leg due to cancer at the age of three, there were no role models like her. That’s why she’s proud to be a face of this new Woolworths collectible range.
Paralympian told briefs are ‘too short’
This Paralympian was left “speechless” after being told that her competition briefs were “too short and inappropriate” during an event.
Secret truth behind runner’s horrific childhood
Paralympian Torita Blake was told she was born with her disabilities. But years later she learned the truth – and she wants to share her story with the world to help others.
Tokyo bound: 15 new faces out for Paralympic gold
A 15-year-old is among a new wave of Australian Paralympic swimmers, with the team for Tokyo confirmed after a tough qualification process. See who made it.
‘Every, single time I go on TV, I worry’
Paralympic great Kurt Fearnley hasn’t let his nerves get to him after he inked a new TV gig, which he couldn’t ignore with Seven.
Olympians to get early access to COVID jab
Australian athletes in the Olympics will be able to get COVID-19 jabs before the games, with ‘some’ who may beat vulnerable priority groups.
New wheels certain to get young gun rolling
Role models like three-time Paralympic gold medallist Kurt Fearnley can really get things rolling. Just ask Josh Brass, who has plenty of road to cover to match his idol, but now he has wheels to do it.
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