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.
Queensland teenager Jack Cartwright will step into Kyle Chalmers’ shoes at the world championships in Budapest.
Olympic 400m champion Mack Horton is in hot form as he prepares for a 1500m showdown with the Olympic champion.
Dual world champion James Magnussen is undefeated in the 100m freestyle after two meets in his comeback tour of Europe.
Australian Olympic Committee media director Mike Tancred has made a public apology to former CEO Fiona de Jong.
Australian Olympic Committee media director admits threatening to damage reputation of former CEO Fiona de Jong.
Emily Seebohm has rediscovered her form as she prepares to defend her world titles in Budapest next month.
Olympic 100m hurdles gold medallist Sally Pearson finished third in Jamaica as she continued her international comeback.
Former world 100m freestyle champion James Magnussen has won his international comeback race in Monte Carlo.
The Australian Sports Commission prioritises the Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games in latest funding decisions.
Dual Olympian Thomas Fraser-Holmes has been banned for 12 months for missing three out-of-competition drug tests.
Swimming boss John Bertrand has turned to Silicon Valley for technology to help the national team win in Tokyo.
Kyle Chalmers has posted on social media after he had surgery to fix a heart condition.
Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton plans to swim the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle at the world titles.
The architect of the Australian Sports Commission’s contentious Winning Edge strategy, AIS director Matt Favier has resigned.
James Magnussen is about to dip his toes back into international waters as he begins a five-meet tour of Europe.
Athletics Australia’s well-liked chief executive Phil Jones has resigned.
Former Olympic champion Sally Pearson is back on track after her first international victory in two years.
Olympic gold medallist Lydia Lassila is saddened by the collapse of a water-ramp facility proposal for Lennox Head.
Why is Olympic champion Susie O’Neill calling it quits on a 1950s original home on a block to die for?
Ryan Gregson gets a shot at a world-class field in the Bowerman Mile in Oregon.
Evergreen platform specialist Melissa Wu believes she is approaching the form of her life.
Kyle Chalmers will have heart surgery to address the condition that has forced him out of this year’s world titles.
Swim champ Kyle Chalmers has pulled out of the world swimming championships and is to undergo surgery for a heart condition.
In the three hours before the first ticket window closed, the Commonwealth Games received a staggering 85,000 requests.
Ahead of next year’s Commonwealth Games, Australia is spending less than half the dollars Great Britain is on its athletes. And it shows.
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