RIO Paralympics
Tennis Alcott’s perfect response to bullies
SIXTEEN years ago, Dylan Alcott was bullied in school for being overweight and in a wheelchair. Now he’s a dual Paralympian tennis gold medallist. VIDEO.
Basketball Era over as Rollers miss medals
COACH Ben Ettridge concedes the Rollers “didn’t pay the jersey enough respect” as they leave the Paralympics without a medal for the first time in 16 years.
Athletics 100m silver for Year 9 schoolgirl Holt
TEEN sprint sensation Isis Holt has added a Paralympic Games silver to her world championship golden double, finishing second in her T35 100m final.
Cycling Ex-F1 driver Zanardi dominates at Paralympics
NEARLY 15 years to the day he lost his legs in an auto racing crash in Germany, Italian athlete Alex Zanardi captured a gold medal at the Rio Paralympics.
Archery No arms but archer finds his target
UNITED States archer Matt Stutzman last year hit a target with a single arrow from 283m. It’s a Guinness world record. And he did it without arms.
Tennis success Best mates combine to win thrilling gold
AUSSIES Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson have clawed their way back from big second and third set deficits to win quad doubles gold at the Rio Paralympics.
- Athletics Shock as O’Hanlon loses, steps away from track
- Big challenge McGrath’s special tribute to fallen mates
- Rio Australia’s most inspirational sport-hopper
- Best shot Double dose of tough goalball news for Aussies
- Conservation role Paralympian to protect shark that took his foot
- Costly win Fencer beats future father-in-law
- Impressive finish Blinded Paralympian scores amazing goal
- Paralympics 2016 Paralympic stunner: Faster than able-bodied
- Impressive day Aussie S9 100m legend grows as more gold flows
- Flying high Aussie teen jumps into record books
- Table tennis Young gun ends Aussie medal drought with silver
- Powerlifting Fifty-year-old debutant has got the power
- Great wins Aussies find golden touch as Kelly, Elliott star
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Paralympics 2016 Paralympic stunner: Faster than able-bodied
SOMETHING extraordinary has happened at the Paralympics, with not one but four runners outdoing the gold medallist in the same race at the Rio Olympics.
Table tennis Young gun ends Aussie medal drought with silver
HE learnt the game against the backdrop of Abu Dhabi’s golden sand, but table tennis player Sam von Einem says silver is his new favourite colour.
Flying high Aussie teen jumps into record books
ADELAIDE long jumper Brayden Davidson has triumphed with a record-breaking leap to take home gold at the Rio Paralympics.
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Fifty-year-old debutant has got the power
A 50-year-old mother-of-three from Kazakhstan has upstaged younger rivals to claim a powerlifting silver medal in her Paralympic Games debut.
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Era over as Rollers miss medals
Meet the world’s tallest athlete
Australia’s most inspirational sport-hopper
McGrath’s special tribute to fallen mates
Best mates combine to win thrilling gold
More Paralympic News
Tennis Alcott’s perfect response to bullies
SIXTEEN years ago, Dylan Alcott was bullied in school for being overweight and in a wheelchair. Now he’s a dual Paralympian tennis gold medallist. VIDEO.
Basketball Era over as Rollers miss medals
COACH Ben Ettridge concedes the Rollers “didn’t pay the jersey enough respect” as they leave the Paralympics without a medal for the first time in 16 years.
Athletics 100m silver for Year 9 schoolgirl Holt
TEEN sprint sensation Isis Holt has added a Paralympic Games silver to her world championship golden double, finishing second in her T35 100m final.
Cycling Ex-F1 driver Zanardi dominates at Paralympics
NEARLY 15 years to the day he lost his legs in an auto racing crash in Germany, Italian athlete Alex Zanardi captured a gold medal at the Rio Paralympics.
Archery No arms but archer finds his target
UNITED States archer Matt Stutzman last year hit a target with a single arrow from 283m. It’s a Guinness world record. And he did it without arms.
Tennis success Best mates combine to win thrilling gold
AUSSIES Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson have clawed their way back from big second and third set deficits to win quad doubles gold at the Rio Paralympics.
Athletics Shock as O’Hanlon loses, steps away from track
THE fastest Australian Paralympian of all time, Evan O’Hanlon, has come second in the T38 100m final in Rio, missing out on a hat-trick of gold medals in the event.
Big challenge McGrath’s special tribute to fallen mates
IN Australia, a country built on sport and its Anzac heritage, what more compelling story could there be than a wounded soldier fighting for gold on the global stage?