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 fragile détente has broken out between the AOC and Australian Sports Commission but for how long?
South Korea is gearing up for next year’s Winter Olympic Games.
Sally Pearson will include Usain Bolt’s farewell meet in Jamaica as part of her preparation for this year’s world titles.
Kim Brennan could be on the path to AOC leadership after being appointed Youth Olympics chef de mission.
Dani Stevens has Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic in her sights after a close second in Shanghai.
Teen sprint sensation Riley Day will lead a 75-strong Australian team to the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.
The government trumpeted an extra $50m for sport but will not result in extra funding for high-performance sport.
Australia is on track for a record medal return in PyeongChang next year.
At each round of AOC voting, John Coates used his electronic whip to orchestrate a bloc of votes to stunning effect.
A British-style Olympic lottery may be on the cards after Australia recorded its lowest medal tally in 24 years in Rio.
Three Australian swimmers face legal battles to avoid bans that would rule them out of the Commonwealth Games.
Former Olympic coach Ric Charlesworth has questioned the federal government’s role in the campaign to oust John Coates.
Danni Roche and her backers spent a fortune, created an unnecessary drama, and came up with nothing.
AOC president John Coates has vowed there will be no recriminations from his side against the sports who did not support him.
AOC president John Coates has signalled that his top priority is to close the fault lines in Australian sport.
Amid the brawl for control of the AOC, figures within Olympic sport are stunned at savagery of John Coates’s attack.
AOC challenger Danni Roche wants to take the right to directly elect the president away from the 40 Olympic sports.
Don’t be surprised if John Coates is re-elected despite an avalanche of bad publicity during a bitter AOC election campaign.
Former IOC marketing director Michael Payne has put his weight behind John Coates in this weekend’s AOC election.
The power play overshadows the need for reform at the AOC.
John Coates reveals that Brisbane has been authorised to mount a bid for the Olympic Games.
No matter what the result of the vote for the AOC presidency, John Coates legacy has been tarnished.
Team doctors at the London Olympics were blackballed after refusing to disclose patient information to the AOC.
Astute investing has seen Australian Olympic Foundation return an average of more than 8 per cent a year since 2001.
AOC president John Coateshas taken a big step towards retaining his position.
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