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.
Mark Stockwell has resigned as deputy chairman of the ASC, exasperated at the feud between John Wylie and John Coates.
An extraordinary Australian Olympic presidency contest is finally decided on Saturday. Here is what you need to know.
Former NSW premier Kristina Keneally slammed AOC president John Coates for describing Danielle Roche as a “puppet’’.
John Coates comes out swinging, revealing the key issue for the 40 sports that will vote in the AOC election.
If AOC president John Coates is re-elected, he will push for new guidelines to prevent a repeat of this acrimonious campaign.
Paralympic boss Kate McLoughlin wants to keep building the relationship with the AOC, no matter who is president.
Danielle Roche has vowed to challenge John Coates’ restrictions which prevent sports from promoting their own teams.
The next week is going to be a big one for sports funding, when Canberra is expected to announce cuts in the budget.
A slew of suspect world records, including one set in Canberra in 1985, will be erased under a radical IAAF plan.
John Lee has landed the top job at Australian Sailing.
Lachlan Milne says John Coates has overseen a golden period in Australian sport but there’s a groundswell for change.
A Who’s Who of Olympic champions have rallied to support beleaguered AOC president John Coates.
The AOC cannot have good governance until John Coates is removed, a group of leading businesswomen say.
The IOC is concerned at infighting that is seeing a ‘smear campaign’ against AOC president John Coates.
It is right to questioned whether John Coates’ work deserves such healthy remuneration and whether it’s time to move on.
Olympic chief John Coates found himself this week at a board meeting of the AOC not of his own choosing.
Michael Knight says his relationship with John Coates turned into one of close co-operation at the 2000 Sydney Games.
The IOC has confirmed that John Coates will lose his IOC membership if he is defeated in the AOC election next week.
John Coates was warned almost 10 years ago that alleged inappropriate behaviour had triggered a resignation.
Besieged AOC president John Coates has apologised for using the term ‘sheltered workshop’ in an email.
Besieged AOC president John Coates has cancelled at short notice planned re-election pitch to Australia’s most successful Olympic sport.
Australian Paralympic Committee head has accused John Coates of demeaning people with disabilities.
Nicole Livingstone was offered blunt advice on how to get along in John Coates’ board room.
AOC directors will push for Mike Tancred to be stood down until bullying claims against him are resolved.
Two of Australia’s most influential corporate leaders are backing Danielle Roche to topple John Coates as AOC president.
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