Australia’s Paralympians have been partying like there’s no tomorrow after the curtain came down on a spectacular Paris Games that have given a rude wake-up call to Brisbane’s 2032 organisers.
Curtis McGrath was unable to complete his golden double heroics of four years ago when he surprisingly missed out on a medal in his final race at the Paris Paralympics.
Madison de Rozario raced with grit and a secret – claiming a silver medal in the T54 marathon before revealing her father died on the night of the Paris Paralympics opening ceremony.
Curtis McGrath says he was in Paris to compete, not participate, but other Paralympians have a different view. Maybe both are right.
A huge four years are ahead for the International Paralympic Committee as they set out to capture the minds and hearts of the American public to make the LA Games just as special as Paris.
Our Aussie athletes ensured medals were coming with a rush on the penultimate day of the Paralympic Games — check out what you missed overnight in Paris with full medal tally!
More success in the pool, Curtis McGrath and Li Na Lei close in on medals and more. Here’s everything you missed from day nine in Paris.
It’s one hour after Alexa Leary’s victory at the Paris Paralympics. We’re having a beer with her old man, Russ, at the pub across the road. Come on, mate. Tell us the whole story. ‘Standing here right now,’ he says, ‘I’d go over to the pool and hand the medal back.’ Brace yourselves.
Co-chaired by Sir Lewis Hamilton, there was no shortage of the world’s best sports talent headlining the iconic Met Gala carpet. Click for a full photo gallery.
Look out Aussies, US swimming icon Katie Ledecky just smashed her own longstanding world record.
Opponents over environmental and heritage concerns of the future Olympic Stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park plan to pursue legal action to stop construction.
It’s not even her main event, but Sarah Billings still came within touching distance of an Australian record with her podium finish in the Diamond League.
Susie O’Neill has joined the Australian Olympic Committee in the build-up to Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics, elected as one of seven board members at the AGM.
Taking a rare break, Australia’s adored siblings Jess and Noemie Fox have paid homage to the Olympic gods with a special visit to the ancient home of the Games. See the pictures inside.
Don’t kiss a stranger, avoid casual hook-ups and one-night-stands a no-no – that is the advice from experts to elite athletes to avoid possible drug contamination as they call for a change to the drug code.
Scotty James is the only Aussie to win four world championships in any winter discipline, and another major gong has him dreaming big ahead of the 2026 Olympics.
Kaylee McKeown has made the decision to switch coaches ending her short stint with the famed British coach who helped champion breaststroker Adam Peaty to glory.
Back in the pool following his long-waited gold at the Paris Olympics, Cameron McEvoy has much to be excited about in and out of the water.
One of Australia’s most revered coaches has been snapped by the Chinese Communist Party’s mouthpiece posing for selfies with the same swimmers who escaped sanction after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Kaylee McKeown was not beating round the bush, the Aussie Olympic star found it hard on her return to the pool, but it did not take long to find her best.
Paralympic darling Alexa Leary shattered her own world record in the morning heats at the national swimming championships and then nearly bettered it in the finals.
The Paris pool party is officially over for the Aussie swimmers, as the Dolphins returned for the national championships, with little time to waste to prepare for a USA team in their home pool.
Despite not making it to the final, Gout Gout is the biggest winner the Stawell Gift has had in decades, after more than 7000 fans packed Central Park to watch the teenage superstar, SCOTT GULLAN writes.
They met at the Stawell Gift six years ago, now Bree Rizzo has achieved the ultimate glory, following in her husband’s footsteps to complete the power couple’s fairytale love story.
Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout could potentially be the nation’s greatest ever, but not even he could overcome the Stawell Gift handicapper.
The Australian federal sports regulator is under fire for not standing up to China and WADA after revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers escaped punishment after testing positive to a banned drug.
Gout Gout will have to overcome a major hurdle at the Stawell Gift, with a quirk in the rankings adding an extra roadblock to the teenage superstar’s chance to create history.
Former Wallaby Quade Cooper is making a comeback – but not for Australian rugby. The veteran star is switching sports completely in a bid to make the Olympic team.
Science can now answer why Gout Gout looks so similar to the world’s greatest ever sprinter, with the Stawell Gift next on the agenda for the Aussie sprint sensation.
A year on from News Corp’s stunning expose of 23 Chinese swimmers who escaped punishment after testing positive to a banned drug, we reveal what’s changed – and the ugly battles that continue to plague the world’s anti-doping groups.
Stawell Gift officials are investigating the possibility of breaking 148 years of history for event drawcard Gout Gout, as the teen sprint sensation appears for his first appearance at the race.
When Marty McFly hit 88mph in his DeLorean to get ‘Back To The Future’ nobody knew that it would take him all the way from 1955 to the 2028 Olympic Games.
The Stawell Gift has a famous list of champions and of Olympic gold medallists who couldn’t get the job done. SCOTT GULLAN profiles some of the prominent names to have attempted the handicap.
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