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.
AOC boss John Coates has again aimed both barrels at one of the Australian Sports Commission’s most senior officials.
Southeast Queensland’s plans to host the 2028 Olympic Games could be thrown into chaos.
Hockey Australia chief executive Cameron Vale is joining another national federation, believed to be Baseball Australia.
Grant Hackett has reconciled with his brother Craig and will seek help overseas for his mental health issues.
When it comes to sport’s folklore, the Cods did the equivalent of a country town team winning the AFL flag.
Scotty James knew he would have a target on his back next year.
They are the two sporting heavyweights going toe-to-toe in a very public stoush.
Scotty James has the legendary Shaun White standing between him and victory at the Olympic test event.
Daniel Greig’s transformation from champion in-line skater to Olympic speed skater almost destroyed his knees.
The stinging email reveals the extent of the blistering feud between AOC president John Coates and AIS director Matthew Favier.
AOC president John Coates has offered the Australian Sports Commission chair John Wylie an olive branch.
Grant Hackett was missing. The most dire possibility made the stomach churn.
Scotty James has given the Games venue the thumbs up.
Former world track champion Shane Perkins has switched his allegiance to Russia to compete at the next Olympics.
Kim Mickle’s Commonwealth Games hopes are hanging by a thread with scans confirming she has torn her ACL playing AFLW.
He came from Rooty Hill, she came from Russia, but together skating this pair will make their international debut
The gloves are off in a fight between two of the most powerful men in Australian sport.
Australia is on the way to a record World Cup season.
The lights have just been switched off on Nitro Athletics in Melbourne, but already there is a call to turn them on again.
For a field of dreams, this one is nothing out of the ordinary, and that’s just the way Britteny Cox likes it.
Australia’s world No 1-ranked moguls skier Britteny Cox has dominated a Winter Olympics test event.
Add global track and field boss Sebastian Coe to the burgeoning Nitro Athletics bandwagon.
Australia’s freestyle skiers have given the prospective Winter Olympics venue at Phoenix Park a cautious thumps up.
The IAAF has moved to stop the talent trade that sees African runners bought by other nations but the damage is done.
A dominant 4x100m mixed-relay win by Bolt’s All Stars could not prevent Australia from claiming Nitro bragging rights.
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