Paralympics

Gold medallists to lead Australian team

The federal government is set to announce a record Olympic and Paralympic sport funding package in an attempt to boost the medal haul in Brisbane, as well as Los Angeles 2028.

When Angus Hincksman was born, his parents were told he would likely never walk. Now, the Adelaide 18-year-old is set to represent Australia at the upcoming Paralympic Games in Paris.

Jasmine remembers life in hospital as a six-year-old and the slow and painful recovery that followed.

Cyclists, a long jumper, swimmers and table tennis players are among Australia's top Paris 2024 gold medal contenders.

Dozens of young athletes have taken part in a high-performance talent search at the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI), aiming to secure a spot in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. 

Olympic officials have knocked the Queensland government's $2.7 billion Gabba redevelopment plan as the venue for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics Games remains up in the air.

The mother-of-three hopes by sharing her story, she can demonstrate that athletes don't need to have an "overt" disability to compete in the games.

Paralympian Alexa Leary has launched her 'Flex for Lex' fundraiser, with all proceeds going to intensive care patients and their families.

Brisbane will be the third Australian city to host the Games, in 2032.

Kurt Fearnley has been appointed as the new chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), the body responsible for administering the NDIS.

Blind Paralympian Jeremy McClure says the 20-hour swim from Abrolhos Islands to Geraldton will be his biggest challenge yet.

After a long hiatus imposed by COVID-19, St Patrick's Day parades were back this week in both Ireland and the USA.

Slap fighting is a popular sport in eastern Europe, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and social media personality Logan Paul hosting this first American-held championship.

More than a dozen Paralympians have been quarantining at home instead of in a hotel as part of a trial, NSW Health has confirmed.

North Korea has celebrated its 73rd birthday with a massive array of parades and marches in Pyongyang.

From the pool to the cycling velodrome and beyond, it's been raining medals for Australia in Tokyo.

Australian wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott has clinched back-to-back Paralympic gold in the quad singles and kept his 'golden slam' dream alive in the process.

The Paralympics began Tuesday in the same empty National Stadium as the opening and closing ceremonies of the recently completed Tokyo Olympics.

A South East Queensland 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games would deliver a $36 billion windfall for Queensland, according to the report that helped convince the government to bid for the event.

Champion cyclist Kieran Modra has been struck and killed by a car near Gawler, north of Adelaide.

Donald Trump is under  fire for a strange remark about the Paralympics after he said it was "tough to watch".

Fearnley believes the Gold Coast has “nailed it” in its effort to host the most inclusive Commonwealth Games in history, but he wants Aussies to take the message into everyday life.

A British Paralympian has accused an airline of barring her from using the toilet during her flight to Australia for the Commonwealth Games.

A surfer who lost an arm and a hand in shark attack has made an incredible recovery to be selected in the Australian Paralympic team as a snowboarder.

While the official celebrations will be held in Sydney next month, our Paralympics team was met with a welcome worthy of heroes.

Rio has said farewell to the 2016 Paralympics in a closing ceremony showcasing Brazil's passion for music and celebrating what many consider to have been a surprisingly successful Games.

The women’s 4X100 freestyle relay team have claimed a gold medal for Australia and broken a world record at the Rio Paralympics. 

Rio Paralympic medals can be identified by sound as well as sight, in the hope of making it easy for all athletes to identify them.

Aussie track cyclist David Nicholas has won gold in the C3 3000m individual pursuit at the Rio Paralympics.

A Syrian who fled his home after losing part of his leg in a bombing is joyful at the chance to compete in the upcoming 2016 Paralympic Games.

Melissa Tapper will become the first Australian athlete to compete in our Olympic and Paralympic teams in Rio.

Sophie Delezio says she is determined to compete at the 2020 Paralympics, twelve years after she suffered horrific injuries when a car ploughed through her day care centre in Sydney.