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Paris Paralympics 2024

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Korey Boddington with the Australian flag after his win.

‘I had to learn to walk, talk and just be a human’: What keeps Korey pedalling

A Paris champion who has overcome a couple of near-death experiences will push through to two marquee events, including one in Brisbane.

  • Nick Wright

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Dual Olympic bronze medallist Jemima Montag, Paralympic gold medallist Emily Petricola, and Australian Opal captain and bronze medallist Tess Madgen   interact with excited fans at Melbourne Park.

Victorian athletes feted in Melbourne as Paralympian calls for gender equity

Melbourne Park gave returning Olympic and Paralympic athletes a hero’s welcome on Saturday – and gold medallist Emily Petricola had a message for the International Paralympic Committee.

  • Hannah Hammoud
 Olympian Grae Morris interacts with fans during a Welcome Home Event for Australia’s Olympian and Paralympians at Tumbalong Park.

Morris dedicates silver to the people as Olympians bask in last hurrah

Grae Morris says Australia’s first windsurfing medal in 32 years is the “people’s medal” during a last hurrah homecoming for the heroes of Paris.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Madison de Rozario on Wednesday morning, after the Australian Paralympic team touched down at Sydney Airport.

‘We need to invest’: de Rozario warns of Brisbane Paralympics failure after Paris slide

Five-time Paralympian Madison de Rozario says better Paralympic funding is the only way to improve Australia’s fortunes.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Lauren Parker and James Turner as flag-bearers at the closing ceremony.

Australia finishes with lowest medal ranking in 36 years after ‘funding neglect’

Paralympics Australia chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said the medal table didn’t tell the story of the many achievements, but she had long been warning that years of neglected government funding would result in a worse ranking.

  • Sophie Aubrey
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 08: Madison de Rozario of Team Australia celebrates finishing second during the Women’s Marathon T54 on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at  on September 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Madison de Rozario wins silver, reveals father died on day of opening ceremony

Just hours after leading Australia into the Paralympic opening ceremony, Madison de Rozario was delivered some heartbreaking news.

  • Tom Decent
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Emily Petricola on course during the C4-5 road race.

‘Incompetent, disrespectful, catastrophic’: Aussie slams Paralympic organisers after horror crash

Australian Paralympic cyclist Emily Petricola has accused officials of discriminatory treatment she believes would never have happened in the Olympic Games.

  • Tom Decent
China’s Li Xiaohui fell from the ramp at the start of the Paralympic women’s C4 time trial, which also impacted the start of Australian athlete Emily Petricola.
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Horror crash in Paralympic cycling

China’s Li Xiaohui fell from the ramp at the start of the Paralympic women’s C4 time trial, which also impacted the start of Australian athlete Emily Petricola.

NANTERRE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 07: Silver medalist Col Pearse of Team Australia poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the Men’s 200m Individual Medley - SM10 on day ten of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena on September 07, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Murky dam to silver lining: Woolies ad swimmer scoops medal after ‘rough couple of days’

Col Pearse, who shot to fame when his story was told in a Woolworths ad, is the first to admit it had been a tough few days, but he has now bounced back to seize silver in the last swimming session of the Paralympics.

  • Sophie Aubrey

She’s our most successful female Paralympian, but even bigger dreams came true when she quit

Ellie Cole, an amputee since the age of three, has won 17 Paralympic medals. But her post-swimming life and career has delivered additional joy.

  • Peter FitzSimons

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