‘It’s taken me so long so I’m going to enjoy it’
IT’S taken 12 years, three Paralympics and a major Games health scare, but Aussie middle distance runner Michael Roeger finally has his medal.
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Silver still satisfying as young gun eyes Tokyo
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Aussie Isis Holt finished second in her T35 200m final, making it back-to-back silvers in the 100m and 200m in her Paralympics debut.
Rio gold rush sets up top five finish
AUSTRALIA’S dream of a top-five Paralympic Games finish came closer to reality with another bumper gold medal haul on a successful day nine in Rio.
Cole beats personal demons to take gold
ELLIE Cole overcame rolling self-doubt to break a string of near-misses with a 100m backstroke gold that marked her first individual victory in Rio.
Paralympic legends prepare for final showdown
THE Rio Paralympic wheelchair marathon brings the curtain down on the careers of two legends in Aussie champion Kurt Fearnley and British great David Weir.
Samurai inspires Aussie cyclist to Paralympic medal
AUSSIE cyclist Stuart Tripp says the inspiration behind his rise from “lost” car crash victim to Paralympic medallist is a 500-year-old Japanese swordsman.
Kane more than able as Aussies strike gold
AUSTRALIA’S gold rush finally arrived on day eight of the Rio Paralympic Games, as the Aussies stormed into a top-five medal spot with four more golds.
‘Excellence is kind of bred into the town’
SCOTT Reardon’s Paralympic gold medal in the T42 100m sprint at Rio’s Olympic Stadium maintains tiny Temora’s standing as a home of sporting champions.
Why Paralympians listen to their medals
ELATED athletes holding medals up to their ears in delight will be one of the enduring images of the Paralympic Games in Rio.
Aussie war veteran wins gold
WOUNDED soldier Curtis McGrath has gone from the Afghanistan battlefield to Paralympic Games glory, winning gold in his KL2 para-canoe event.
2016 Paralympics: Inspiring athletes
THESE athletes have overcome incredible hurdles in their sporting careers to hit the top of their game at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.
Alcott’s perfect response to bullies
SIXTEEN years ago, Dylan Alcott was bullied in school for being overweight and in a wheelchair. Now he’s a dual Paralympian tennis gold medallist. VIDEO.
Archer breaks record with no arms
LAST year, Matt Stutzman smashed a world record, hitting a target with a single arrow from two-and-a-half footy fields away.
Era over as Rollers miss medals
COACH Ben Ettridge concedes the Rollers “didn’t pay the jersey enough respect” as they leave the Paralympics without a medal for the first time in 16 years.
Meet the world’s tallest athlete
THIS Iranian athlete can touch the top of Shaquille O’Neal’s head — sitting down. Opposition players have got no answers.
100m silver for Year 9 schoolgirl Holt
TEEN sprint sensation Isis Holt has added a Paralympic Games silver to her world championship golden double, finishing second in her T35 100m final.
Ex-F1 driver Zanardi dominates at Paralympics
NEARLY 15 years to the day he lost his legs in an auto racing crash in Germany, Italian athlete Alex Zanardi captured a gold medal at the Rio Paralympics.
No arms but archer finds his target
UNITED States archer Matt Stutzman last year hit a target with a single arrow from 283m. It’s a Guinness world record. And he did it without arms.
McGrath’s special tribute to fallen mates
IN Australia, a country built on sport and its Anzac heritage, what more compelling story could there be than a wounded soldier fighting for gold on the global stage?
Best mates combine to win thrilling gold
AUSSIES Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson have clawed their way back from big second and third set deficits to win quad doubles gold at the Rio Paralympics.
10 most awesome images from Rio Paralympics
FROM a table tennis player with no arms to a cyclist missing half of his left leg, the 2016 Paralympic Games have provided some remarkable images.
Double dose of tough goalball news for Aussies
AUSTRALIA’S fairytale Paralympic Games goalball journey has ended in elimination, but coach Peter Corr insists his players will emerge a stronger group.
Shock as O’Hanlon loses, steps away from track
THE fastest Australian Paralympian of all time, Evan O’Hanlon, has come second in the T38 100m final in Rio, missing out on a hat-trick of gold medals in the event.
Paralympian to protect shark that took his foot
PARALYMPIAN swimmer Achmat Hassiem bears no grudge against the shark that severed his right foot in a deep-sea struggle off the coast of Cape Town eight years ago.
Fencer beats future father-in-law
POLISH fencer Adrian Castro is thanking his lucky stars he won the approval of his future father-in-law before the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Golden Rio moment provides tears of joy
SOUTH Australia’s Brayden Davidson brought tears to everyone eyes when he secured Australia’s first athletics gold medal of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games with a record-busting leap of 5.62m.
Paralympians beat Olympic champ
SOMETHING extraordinary has happened at the Paralympics, with not one but four runners outdoing the gold medallist in the same race at the Rio Olympics.
Aussie teen jumps into record books
ADELAIDE long jumper Brayden Davidson has triumphed with a record-breaking leap to take home gold at the Rio Paralympics.
Aussie S9 100m legend grows as more gold flows
TIMOTHY Disken stretched Australia’s reign in the S9 100m to a fourth straight Paralympics, winning the second of the nation’s two gold medals on day five in Rio.
Dylan surfing a wave of support into Rio
PARALYMPIAN Dylan Alcott loves to crowdsurf at music festivals – in his wheelchair.
Blinded Paralympian scores amazing goal
VISUALLY impaired Behzad Zadaliasghari showed off some impeccable ball control, and a tidy finish, with what has to be the goal of the Paralympic Games in Rio.
Young gun ends Aussie medal drought with silver
HE learnt the game against the backdrop of Abu Dhabi’s golden sand, but table tennis player Sam von Einem says silver is his new favourite colour.
Paralympic stunner: Faster than able-bodied
SOMETHING extraordinary has happened at the Paralympics, with not one but four runners outdoing the gold medallist in the same race at the Rio Olympics.
Fifty-year-old debutant has got the power
A 50-year-old mother-of-three from Kazakhstan has upstaged younger rivals to claim a powerlifting silver medal in her Paralympic Games debut.
15-year-old jocks key to Fearnley’s bronze
“WHEN I wake up and I see those jocks I know it’s a big day.” Kurt Fearnley’s lucky undies delivered again with the Paralympic star taking bronze in the 5000m.
Medal bound von Einem breaks 32 year hoodoo
ADELAIDE’s Sam von Einem is set to deliver Australia’s first Paralympic table tennis medal in 32 years after winning through to the gold-medal playoff in Rio.
Belles make noise in silent world of goalball
THEY were only confirmed for Rio 10 days out from the opening ceremony. But now the Aussie Belles are making a big impression in the silent world of goalball.
‘I never thought I could play a sport at all’
DAN Michel – the most physically impaired athlete on the Aussie team in Rio – is the perfect reason for the Paralympics to exist, for para-sport to be.
Aussies find golden touch as Kelly, Elliott star
KATIE Kelly created history as Australia’s first para-triathlon medallist while swimming stars Maddison Elliott and Lakeisha Patterson finished gold and silver.
Paralympian: I’m not ready yet for euthanasia
BELGIAN Paralympian Marieke Vervoort is still considering euthanasia to escape a life of unbearable physical pain — only not quite yet.
High-jumper hits jackpot after taking gold
AN Indian high jumper who had never slept in a real bed before last year has leapt into a life of luxury after winning Paralympics gold.
Play of the Weekend: Jessica Gallagher
IT took just a little over a minute for Jessica Gallagher to create history in Rio. To be exact, 1:08.171. And it has won her SWOOP Play of the Weekend.
High-jumper hits jackpot with gold medal leap
AN Indian high jumper who had never slept in a real bed before last year has leapt into a life of luxury after winning Paralympics gold.
Aussie outrage as goalball rivals fail to turn up
AUSTRALIA’S women’s goalball coach has slammed rival Algeria for “embarrassing” the Paralympic movement with a first-round forfeit.
Aussie Rio medal haul grows but golds elusive
AUSTRALIA has gone gold-less on a day that disgraced cyclist Michael Gallagher was due to shoot for a third successive Paralympic Games victory.
Stories behind our Paralympians
THEY are teachers, advocates, adventurers, cafe owners, AFL referees and Newcastle Knights fans and they are set to take the world by storm in Rio.
Brenden is pure gold
PETRIE’S Brenden Hall asserted his dominance of the pool in the only way he knows how – with a golden swim at the Rio Paralympic Games.
Aussie’s stunning piece of Games history
CYCLIST Jess Gallagher has grabbed a slice of Australian sporting history, becoming the nation’s first athlete to medal at both the summer and winter Games.
Meet the cut-price Aussie basketball superstars
AUSTRALIA’S most successful basketball group is not the Boomers, or even the Opals. It’s the Rollers and they are hot on the trail of redemption.
White Tiger grabs bronze behind sprint legend
IRISH sprinter Jason Smyth has emulated the great Usain Bolt in Rio while young Aussie Chad Perris grabbed bronze with what he described as an ‘awesome’ run.
The Michael Jordan of Murderball
RYLEY Batt is normally calm and collected but when he takes the floor he’s a “bit of a head case” — something that helps the four-time Paralympian become such a murderball weapon.
Young swimmer wins first Aussie gold in Rio
THE Queensland teen who claimed Australia’s first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Paralympics concedes her win was a “bitter-sweet” demolition of her childhood idol.
Silver lining for Pole after Sydney torment
IT has taken 16 long years but Polish discus thrower Robert Jachimowicz says he has finally won justice following his Sydney Paralympic Games heartbreak.
Gallagher on track for historic double
JESS Gallagher is aiming to create history as the first Australian athlete – Olympian or Paralympian – to win medals at both the winter and summer Games.
Fearnley’s support for Russian rival
PARALYMPIC legend Kurt Fearnley has implored a Russian rival shattered by the federation’s blanket Rio ban to fight through the wreckage and return for Tokyo 2020.
Tough fight for Brock to keep his dream afloat
BROCK Ingram has learnt to write with his opposite hand. “It’s still neater than the doctors’ handwriting, anyway,” he grins.
Wheelchair stunt opens Paralympics
A WHEELCHAIR athlete races down a steep ramp before somersaulting through the air lit by fireworks over Rio’s Maracana Stadium: let the Paralympic Games begin …
Melissa returns to Rio table for seconds
MELISSA Tapper says the experience of her maiden Olympic campaign last month has her geared to push for a breakthrough Paralympics medal.
Cycle of injury can’t break Modra’s spirit
PARALYMPIC gold medallist Kieran Modra has recovered from a broken jaw in time for Rio, the vision impaired cyclist insisting: “I’m pretty good with setbacks.”
Kurt Fearnley’s Paralympics social media guide
THE Rio Paralympics are not far away and for all the latest action direct from Brazil, Kurt Fearnley has your guide to the personalities you should be following on social media.
‘I want to win gold and then end my life’
BELGIAN Paralympic champion Marieke Vervoort, a wheelchair athlete with an incurable degenerative disease, has revealede she is considering assisted suicide after Rio.
Rollers captain Ness named Aussie flag bearer
MEN’S wheelchair basketball captain Brad Ness will lead Australia’s athletes in Thursday morning’s (EST) Paralympics opening ceremony after being named flag bearer.
Ballard hopes Rio will remember Paralympic titans
ANGIE Ballard says she has had her “mint moment” as an athlete, but the soon-to-be five-time Paralympian may rethink that if she can pick up an elusive gold in Rio this month.
Paralympic doper says he crossed ‘dark line’
DISGRACED Australian Paralympian Michael Gallagher has apologised for crossing a “dark line” into blood doping that led to his Games expulsion.
Third time lucky for Beattie?
THE only woman who could beat her in London is now banned from competing so can anything stop long-jumper Carlee Beattie from taking gold in Rio.
Aussies: scandal ‘isolated incident’
AUSTRALIA team bosses say the remaining members of the Para-cycling team will race clean in Rio after the Michael Gallagher revelations.
Who will be our Paralympic flag-bearer?
AUSTRALIA will reveal its Paralympic flag-bearer tomorrow, with the figurehead chosen for their excellence both on and off the sporting field.
Goalball ace out to make most of late Rio call
AUSSIE goalball team member Raissa Martin may have had only 10 days to get officially prepare for the Paralympics but she is determined to do Australia proud.
Daniela’s sixth Paralympics a whole new ball game
THE aim is still much the same. But for Victorian wheelchair athlete Daniela Di Toro, her sixth Paralympics will be a totally different ball game.
Aussie Paralympian cops Rio drug ban
TWO-time Paralympic cycling gold medallist Michael Gallagher has been banned from the Rio Games after being handed a provisional doping suspension.
Aussie Paralympian cops Rio drug ban
TWO-time Paralympic cycling gold medallist Michael Gallagher has been banned from the Rio Games after being handed a provisional doping suspension.
Whole new Hall game in Rio
SEVENTEEN years after a near fatal bout of chickenpox resulted in the amputation of his right leg, Brenden Hall is ready for a gold hunt.
Paralympians holding firm on top five pledge
AUSTRALIA’S Paralympics team is refusing be daunted by the nation’s Olympic Games shortfall in Rio, insisting its own top-five tilt remains on target.
Sieders’ dream to paddle for gold
COLIN Sieders has his world record even before he touches down in Rio — and it has nothing to do with how fast he can paddle.
‘Red’ Scott a man of many talents
PARALYMPIAN Brad “Red” Scott is a man of many talents.
Russia banned from Paralympics over doping
RUSSIA was banned from the Rio Paralympic Games on Sunday over the state-run doping revealed in an inquiry last month.
Pistorius taken to hospital
OSCAR Pistorius was treated for minor wrist injuries at a hospital and has been returned to the South African jail where the Olympian is serving a six-year sentence.
Five world titles, but gold’s the goal for Bill
FIVE world championships isn’t enough for Bill Chaffey – not when Paralympic gold is up for grabs for the first time.
Triathlon great, rookie in tandem for Rio
TRIATHLON great Michellie Jones has a second chance to be part of sporting history in Rio thanks to a woman on an extraordinary journey.
Garvey, McLean off to Rio Paralympics
Western Australians Brant Garvey and Claire McLean have been named on a seven-strong Australia para-triathlon squad for the Rio Games.
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