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.
John Coates, who has led the AOC since 1990, confirmed that he would seek just one more term as president.
The Australian Olympic Committee has been embroiled in a sponsorship controversy.
The battle for control of the AOC has intensified, after president John Coates cut adrift top Olympic stars.
Kyle Chalmers has revealed he feared he would not qualify to swim the 100m freestyle at this year’s world championships.
They call her Arnie and schoolgirl Ariarne Titmus has terminated all opposition this week in the 400m and 800m freestyle.
Head coach Jacco Verhaeren has conceded Swimming Australia may have set its national selection standards too high.
Mack Horton’s bid to reclaim the 1500m world title for Australia is a step closer after a stunning national titles performance.
AOC president John Coates has claimed his organisation’s revenue is substantially higher than its reported figures.
AOC boss John Coates has thanked the Sports Commission for its “tremendous assistance and support’’ of the Rio team.
Mack Horton should tonight become the first man since Grant Hackett to win the 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle treble.
The world’s fastest and the Olympic gold medallist will face off in the final at the national swimming championships.
Australia’s most decorated athlete of the Rio Olympics is lining up a six-event program at this year’s world championships.
Commonwealth Games Australia provides more money to athletes and sports than the Australian Olympic Committee.
Teenagers Ariarne Titmus and Shayna Jack have both taken the hard road to the Australian team.
Mack Horton and Kyle Chalmers hijacked the 200m freestyle final to throw the world championship selection process into turmoil.
Olympic greats have expressed reservations about a decision to allow swimmers to talk into TV microphones on the medal dais.
No one has beaten on the door of the Australian team more persistently than teenage breaststroker Matt Wilson.
Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong of Kenya has tested positive for the blood booster EPO.
Australia’s long-time Games supremo is embroiled in a contest for survival.
New figures show that, as government funding for sport is in decline, the AOC’s highest spending priority is itself.
It is almost a year before the Commonwealth Games, but by tonight the first Australian athletes will have qualified.
Emma McKeon will stretch her wings even further at the world championships trials starting in Brisbane tomorrow.
Rechelle Hawkes has thrown her name into a fiercely contested field of candidates jostling for a spot on the AOC board.
When the Rio Olympics didn’t turn out how he planned, Cameron McEvoy did what he always does in a tough situation.
Former Sailing Australia president Andrew Plympton has decided to run for AOC vice-president alongside Danielle Roche.
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