‘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.
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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.
Short and Sweet: A fightback and a comeback
WE have a comeback and a fightback to remember and the latest from a huge week of woman and sport in SHORT AND SWEET.
Angie’s lightbulb moment: I can be the best
IT HAS taken Angie Ballard world championships, world records and four Paralympic Games campaigns, but she’s finally worked out where she sits in wheelchair racing’s pecking order.
Schoolgirl pipped as Aussie team youngest
SYDNEY schoolgirl Tiffany Thomas Kane has been beaten to the punch once recently but she doesn’t plan on it happening in the pool at her first Paralympics
Archer Milne aims to make Australia proud
AUSTRALIA will send its first archer in 12 years to the Paralympics, after naming Jonathon Milne in its 170-athlete squad for Rio.
‘I want that medal more than anything’
ALL the experts have him pencilled in for gold but wheelchair tennis Paralympian Dylan Alcott knows things always don’t go according to plan.
It gets worse as Russia cops a fresh blow
RUSSIA’S track and field team has been banned from Rio and so too might every other athlete, but another blow might make things even worse.
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Our 409 Rio athletes deserve the spotlight
I’M done with the bad energy. Let’s leave Russia, Kitty Chiller, Zika and crime at the Rio door and focus on what the Olympics is really about – the athletes.
London redemption on Rollers’ Rio menu
ROLLERS captain Brad Ness says he will do everything in his power to avoid the heartbreak the Australian men’s basketball team suffered in London.
New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars
HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.
Leisl’s biggest fear is what lies beneath
A PLASTIC bag or condoms snagged on a piece of bamboo might prevent Liesl Tesch achieving her dream of a second Olympic gold medal in Rio, but not a “baddie’’ holding a gun.
I hope we don’t get a dead dog in the keel
DEAD dogs in the water is going to be one of the on-water factors sailors will have to deal with at the Paralympics this September, says Leisl Tesch.
Pistorius handed six-year jail sentence
DISGRACED Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp – but may only serve one.
How rower stays positive after 21 years of hell
WHENEVER you experience tough times and feel like giving up, Erik Horrie wants you to remember his tale of triumph against the odds.
Racing to Rio: Body parts, Zika dramas
POLLUTION, Zika and shootings are hot topics ahead of the Games but there are now reports body parts have washed ashore near an Olympic site. Latest news in RACING TO RIO.
‘We want our athletes protected’
AUSTRALIA’S Olympic boss Kitty Chiller has called on organisers of the Rio games to beef up security after two Paralympians were robbed at gun point.
Paralympian robbed at gun point in Rio
AN Australian Paralympic sailor and official have been threatened with a gun and robbed before a race meet in Rio de Janeiro.
Afghan war veteran plans for Rio success
WHEN it comes to making his Paralympic Games debut, Afghanistan war veteran Curtis McGrath has a single golden strategy in mind.
Tapper brings double helping to Rio table
MELISSA Tapper is off to the Olympics, twice. Yep, that’s right, the table tennis star will become the first Australian to complete at dual Games in Rio.
Paralympians suit up for Rio assault
FOR Torita Isaac and the rest of Australia’s Rio-bound Paralympians, getting their hands on the official uniforms suddenly “makes it feel more real.”
Why perfect Rio prep has Modra worried
KIERAN Modra has never had a smoother preparation for a Paralympic Games but the flawless lead-in has the seven-time Paralympian concerned.
Star absences fail to deter Aussie confidence
CHEF de mission Kate McLoughlin insists Australia remains on target for a top-five Paralympics result in Rio despite the loss of Matt Cowdrey and Jacqui Freney.
Five Aussie Paralympic stars to watch in Rio
THE 2016 Paralympics in Rio is just around the corner and to get you in the mood, 13-time gold medallist Matt Cowdrey nominates his top five Aussie medal hopes.
How Katie saw her chance to shine in Rio
KATIE Kelly’s timing could not have been better. Just 18 months after being declared legally blind, she joins the first wave of triathletes at the Paralympics.
Why Kurt is savouring the pain of the last roll
AFTER a legendary Paralympic career Kurt Fearnley is content Rio will be his final campaign, but first he has designs on a fourth gold medal.
Madeleine chases spear of destiny
MELBOURNE javelin thrower Madeleine Hogan has fought her way back from two knee reconstructions to put herself in contention for a third Paralympics in Rio this year.
Proof you should never give up on a dream
KATE Doughty is living proof dreams do come true. They just might take a while. In her case, 25 years or so.
He went to his last Olympics when?
THERE are debutants galore in the Australian team — along with an old face returning after 28 years. The latest Olympic and Paralympic news in RACING TO RIO.
Rio glory beckons Garvey
BRANT Garvey will add another chapter to an already remarkable story when he competes at the Rio Paralympic Games in September.
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