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Paris Paralympics 2024

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Retired Olympic canoeist Alyce Wood at QSAC on Thursday.

Why these women believe today is ‘massive for sport in Australia’

The Australian Institute of Sport has announced a new national guide for sporting organisations to support pregnant athletes, and those planning to have children.

  • William Davis

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Ahmed Kelly is a four-time Paralympian.

‘Trying to arrest the decline’: The $52 million plan to put a record number of Paralympians on the podium

A dedicated unit at the Victorian Institute of Sport hopes to break down barriers for para-athletes, after Australia recorded its worst result in more than 30 years in Paris.

  • Angus Delaney
Korey Boddington with the Australian flag after his win.

‘I had to learn to walk, talk and just be a human’: What keeps Korey pedalling

A Paris champion who has overcome a couple of near-death experiences will push through to two marquee events, including one in Brisbane.

  • Nick Wright
Dual Olympic bronze medallist Jemima Montag, Paralympic gold medallist Emily Petricola, and Australian Opal captain and bronze medallist Tess Madgen   interact with excited fans at Melbourne Park.

Victorian athletes feted in Melbourne as Paralympian calls for gender equity

Melbourne Park gave returning Olympic and Paralympic athletes a hero’s welcome on Saturday – and gold medallist Emily Petricola had a message for the International Paralympic Committee.

  • Hannah Hammoud
 Olympian Grae Morris interacts with fans during a Welcome Home Event for Australia’s Olympian and Paralympians at Tumbalong Park.

Morris dedicates silver to the people as Olympians bask in last hurrah

Grae Morris says Australia’s first windsurfing medal in 32 years is the “people’s medal” during a last hurrah homecoming for the heroes of Paris.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Madison de Rozario on Wednesday morning, after the Australian Paralympic team touched down at Sydney Airport.

‘We need to invest’: de Rozario warns of Brisbane Paralympics failure after Paris slide

Five-time Paralympian Madison de Rozario says better Paralympic funding is the only way to improve Australia’s fortunes.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
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Lauren Parker and James Turner as flag-bearers at the closing ceremony.

Australia finishes with lowest medal ranking in 36 years after ‘funding neglect’

Paralympics Australia chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said the medal table didn’t tell the story of the many achievements, but she had long been warning that years of neglected government funding would result in a worse ranking.

  • Sophie Aubrey
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 08: Madison de Rozario of Team Australia celebrates finishing second during the Women’s Marathon T54 on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at  on September 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Madison de Rozario wins silver, reveals father died on day of opening ceremony

Just hours after leading Australia into the Paralympic opening ceremony, Madison de Rozario was delivered some heartbreaking news.

  • Tom Decent
Emily Petricola on course during the C4-5 road race.

‘Incompetent, disrespectful, catastrophic’: Aussie slams Paralympic organisers after horror crash

Australian Paralympic cyclist Emily Petricola has accused officials of discriminatory treatment she believes would never have happened in the Olympic Games.

  • Tom Decent
China’s Li Xiaohui fell from the ramp at the start of the Paralympic women’s C4 time trial, which also impacted the start of Australian athlete Emily Petricola.
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Horror crash in Paralympic cycling

China’s Li Xiaohui fell from the ramp at the start of the Paralympic women’s C4 time trial, which also impacted the start of Australian athlete Emily Petricola.

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