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.
Premierships bring power and an Olympic champion has urged the Brisbane Lions to use theirs now – and turn their AFL title into something much bigger.
The Olympic stadium debacle that is torpedoing Brisbane’s plans for the 2032 Games is getting out of control – and Australian legend Raelene Boyle says enough is enough.
With eyes set on a rare chance at Olympic gold, stars from AFL, NRL, Super Rugby and Super Netball have been making secret queries over the prospect of surprise code switches.
Replicating the award-winning Optus Stadium would save costs and get the 2032 Olympics back on track, former premier says.
Kaylee McKeown was going stir-crazy trying to take a rest after the Paris Olympics. So the backstroke star jumped back in the pool and casually broke another world record.
Australia’s first gold medal winner from the Paris Olympics is committed to retirement – despite becoming the first woman to complete the Olympic-world titles time trial golden double.
It’s the true blue Aussie sport already providing a pipeline of elite athletic talent to Olympic sports. But Olympians from a surf lifesaving background are backing a push for its stand-alone inclusion at future Games.
Former WA premier Colin Barnett says the template that delivered Perth’s acclaimed Optus Stadium will also work for Brisbane’s troubled 2032 Olympics venue build.
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
Brisbane Olympics boss Andrew Liveris has demanded Steven Miles’s Labor government delay appointments to the independent agency tasked with managing the multibillion-dollar Games infrastructure program until after the October election.
The decision by Andrew Liveris to lend his stature as Olympics chief to Ted O’Brien’s ‘exclusive’ event for LNP donors could be controversial in both political circles and the Olympics movement.
David Crisafulli says a government he leads won’t sink taxpayer money into a ‘horrendous plan’ to rebuild a 50-year-old stadium.
Queensland election favourite David Crisafulli has identified the problem with Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics plan; now he needs to find some answers.
Socceroos great Craig Foster has taken aim at Gina Rinehart and the AOC over their sponsorship partnership amid a global campaign on so-called fossil fuel company ‘sportswashing’.
Rowing Australia has installed new men’s and women’s head coaches to lead its program to the LA and Brisbane Games after its worst Olympic return in more than 30 years.
Today she is glowing, off to the top European water polo club – a year ago Abby Andrews and the Stingers were in a ‘volatile’ position. The star reveals how they turned it around in time for Paris.
Swimming legend Ian Thorpe has found himself in the crosshair’s of Australian cricket great Alyssa Healy – who has taken umbrage at a piece of commentary from the Paris Olympics.
Australia’s Paris medal winning track and field stars have capped a stellar year with outstanding efforts in one of the most ‘high-pressure environments’ at the Diamond League championships in Brussels.
Analysts say the Games generated a rare form of national union and pride among French people – but the effects are not expected to last long.
Hurdler Michelle Jenneke looked a sad-sight at Brisbane’s Olympic welcome home parade, yet she’s determined to make it back for the World Championships.
Sydney schoolgirl Ruby Trew was a crowd favourite when some of our Olympians and Paralympians were treated to a heroes welcome.
A final report has confirmed that the World Anti-Doping Agency showed no ‘favouritism’ to 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug but were not sanctioned, but US Anti Doping Agency chief says questions remain.
Still grieving the death of her father and overcoming jet lag after a successful Paralympics in Paris, powerhouse wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario is now looking to defend her Sydney Marathon title on Sunday.
Australia’s Paralympians have returned from Paris, sharing with family their success from a Paralympics that shrugged off the ‘isolation’ of Tokyo.
Australian hockey star Tom Craig has learned his fate over the Paris Olympics cocaine scandal – with the Kookaburras gun set for a lengthy stint on the sidelines.
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