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.
A new stadium at Brisbane’s Victoria Park has been recommended by a draft secret report reviewing plans for the city’s 2032 Olympics, sparking fury in the top ranks of the new Queensland government.
Barring the sudden appearance of white smoke billowing from the chimneys at the AOC’s headquarters, the pending appointment of one of the most hallowed jobs in Australian sport remains shrouded in secrecy.
He is one of Australia’s most remarkable athletes – a soon to be 99-year-old still competing in the elite arena and making waves, Now he’s revealed the secret of his success and future plans.
After four years of dithering on venues, of political backflips and planning U-turns, organisers are now facing a make-or-break moment.
Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman has put the state government on notice that he will conduct lawfare against the new Olympic stadium if it goes to Brisbane’s ‘Central Park’.
It’s a name synonymous with surf life saving but this Next Gen athlete is hoping it’s also on an Olympic start list by the Brisbane 2032 Games – or even LA in 2028 in a different sport.
Kyrie Irving is an Olympic gold medal winner and an NBA champion – but what does he need to do to make the switch and play for the Boomers? The ball is in his court, writes Matt Logue.
Siblings won major titles, young guns from surf life saving made waves and a kayak champion began his quest for a third Olympic medal at the Paddle Australia canoe sprint Grand Prix II. WRAP
Saya Sakakibara, the Olympic BMX champion, is indisputably No.1 in the world after a stunning 2024. But there’s one title she is yet to claim. Here’s how she plans on rectifying that.
Australian hockey’s next gen has sent a warning to its rivals around the world, with one star declaring even after a FIH Pro League loss that “we’re going to dominate, there’s no doubt about that”.
Two of Australia’s leading sports teams – SailGPs Flying Roos and the Dolphins – are collaborating in a hunt for “little gems” to deliver lucrative triumphs on the water and Olympic medals in it.
Gout Gout isn’t just the hottest name in Australian sport – he’s making waves in international athletes. And the teen freak has put the world’s fastest man on notice.
With one year to go until the 2026 Winter Olympics, Aussie competitors are determined to continue to shine after Paris success as they come off their ‘best international season.’ Click inside for your Guide to the Games.
Now that Thomas Bach is rapidly losing his grip on the IOC, gender ideology will soon be usurped by biological reality.
Stephen Conry insists he lodged declarations to address any ‘perceived conflicts of interest’ between his former high-flying corporate job and heading the agency charged with getting the 2032 Games build back on track.
Australia’s athletics governing body has rebuked the WA Institute of Sport over its treatment of whistleblower Paul Burgess, urging its leadership to support the Olympic gold medal-winning coach.
Jessica and Noemie Fox hit home waters for the first time since their Paris Olympic success after months of celebrations, honours, new opportunities and one very interesting conversation.
Veteran developer Don O’Rorke has declared Brisbane’s Olympic village can be built in four years after revelations the lion’s share of funding to house 10,000 athletes in 2032 was yet to be budgeted.
Australian Olympic great Cate Campbell has posted video of her recent trip down a mountain slope in a body bag – but there’s no risk of her demise.
Olympic champion Nina Kennedy is renowned for her grit under pressure and her fight – and it is the very reason she is nominated as The Australian’s Australian of the Year.
21-year-old Emma Putt has been named for her first Stingers squad at the World Cup and has a choice to make – between a potential Olympic team and an elite netball career.
Just months after retiring from the Australian swim team, legendary coach Michael Bohl is moving to China. It could have massive repercussions for Australia in the pool.
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed ‘defective medals’ from the 2024 Games will be replaced with identical models after a flood of complaints from disgruntled athletes.
Brisbane’s new Olympic infrastructure authority is set to start deliberations over where the Games’ main stadium will be after thousands of businesses, residents and lobby groups made submissions to the agency.
Conservative commentators are calling on organisers and the IOC to abandon Los Angeles as hosts of the 2028 Olympics as fires continue to blaze in the city.
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