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.
21-year-old Emma Putt has been named for her first Stingers squad at the World Cup and has a choice to make – between a potential Olympic team and an elite netball career.
Just months after retiring from the Australian swim team, legendary coach Michael Bohl is moving to China. It could have massive repercussions for Australia in the pool.
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed ‘defective medals’ from the 2024 Games will be replaced with identical models after a flood of complaints from disgruntled athletes.
Brisbane’s new Olympic infrastructure authority is set to start deliberations over where the Games’ main stadium will be after thousands of businesses, residents and lobby groups made submissions to the agency.
Conservative commentators are calling on organisers and the IOC to abandon Los Angeles as hosts of the 2028 Olympics as fires continue to blaze in the city.
The USA has lost its seat at the World Anti-Doping Agency table after continuing to protest the Chinese swimming scandal, as tensions with the anti-doping watch dog continue to rise.
Teen sprint sensation Gout Gout has been nominated for The Australian’s Australian of the Year for his record-breaking athletic performance in 2024.
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From Australia’s record golden haul at the Paris Games to controversies that split the sporting world – we look back at 100 moments that shaped the sporting calendar.
Olympians Jess and Noemie Fox, who took out three gold medals between then in Paris, are the first nominees for The Australian’s Australian of the Year.
On the world’s sporting stage Australia once again batted way above average with incredible results in the Olympics and across the sporting spectrum. These are our 50 biggest stars of the year.
A new front has opened up in the battle over Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic venues, as the mayor leads a fresh push backed by hundreds of public submissions for private funding for a new stadium.
The mastermind behind Australia’s efforts in the pool at Paris and Tokyo has been locked in until 2028, while other key pillars to drive the Dolphin’s medal hopes are also falling into place.
As the Brisbane Test headed towards a watery grave, a watershed moment was occurring away from the Gabba, one which could spell the end of the venue altogether.
Sprint sensation Gout Gout just broke Australia’s national senior 200m record, and with the sky the limit for the teen, World Athletics have called for care with the ‘rare talent.’
Australia’s sportswomen earned swathes of gold in 2024, but Paris was just the tip of the iceberg for accolades. Do we have the list right? VOTE for your favourites.
Australia’s swimmers have been put on notice – and then some. Ahead of the LA Games, the Americans have signalled their Aussie assault by breaking a stunning 21 world records.
Off the back of a disappointing Paris Olympic campaign, the Kookaburras have made sweeping changes – gutting the squad and axing a stunning 2000 games worth of experience.
Amanda Bisk thought Alex Parnov would be the coach to guide her to Olympic heights. She reveals how for the past 15 years she has buried the pain of being abused, never telling a soul – until now.
A veteran Queensland property developer says the federal government must put more funds into the 2032 Olympics as cost blowout predictions grow.
The Western Australian Institute of Sport has apologised and urged complainants to contact police, after admitting they failed to protect athletes from alleged abuse by pole vault coach Alex Parnov.
He’s attracting attention from some of the world’s biggest names and brands. Now marketing experts weigh in on what Gout Gout’s impact could be on and off the track.
The queen of the pool is back in the water for the first time since her heroics in Paris, but it certainly wasn’t easy going for Mollie O’Callaghan in Queensland.
Olympic moguls champion Jakara Anthony’s World Cup season has been put on ice after a training mishap in Sweden landed her in the hospital.
World champion swimmer Sam Short had a feeling his Paris campaign wouldn’t go to plan. Now he’s revealed the painful injury that ruined his Olympic dream.
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