Re-Published with thanks to http://athletics.com.au/
Medals aplenty during first week of Paralympics
Pure athletic talent and stories of achievement over adversity have compelled viewers during the first week of the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
At the athletics, Australia has claimed 12 medals to sit equal seventh on the total medal tally.
With one gold, four...
Paris, France; 11 July 2023 - With a combined total of seven global gold medals and four world records to his name, James Turner has never lost at a World Para Athletics Championships. It’s a winning streak that the sprinter has no plans of relinquishing on Day Three in Paris, as Australia looks to climb the medal table.
Reigning gold medallist Scott Reardon (hamstring), podium-finisher at the last world titles Torita Blake (lower back), and discus thrower Daniel Kirk (personal reasons) have been forced to withdraw from the 9th World Para-Athletics Championships about to get underway in Dubai (November 7-15).
Paris, France; July 10, 2023 - Day Two of the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships witnessed Jaryd Clifford (VIC) find the silver lining in being unable to defend his 2019 world title, proving that character matters when adding to Australia’s medal tally with an inspirational run.
Sixty-two able-bodied and forty para-athletes have today been extended the offer of National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) membership by Athletics Australia.
Capturing Rio 2016 Olympic Games medallists Jared Tallent (Vic) and Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) and Paralympic champions Scott Reardon (ACT), Brayden Davidson (SA) and James Turner (NSW), the NASS is...
More than 70 of the world’s finest para-athletics marathon racers will be in action at the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 24 April as the IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup returns to the streets of the British capital.
Four reigning marathon world champions plus five previous World Cup...
Melbourne, Australia; June 2, 2023 - The return of the World Para Athletics Championships is set to welcome 39 of Australia’s premier track and field contenders back to the world stage in 2023, with Paris to set the backdrop for history from July 8-17.
Paris, France; 12 July 2023 - The White Tiger is ready to roar on Day Four of the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, with Australia’s fastest ever para athlete Chad Perris (ACT) set to lead the way for four international debutants today at Stade Charlety, Paris.
World Para Athletics Championships Dubai 2019
The World Para Athletics Championships get underway in Dubai this afternoon (AEDT). The competition is on from 7-15 November.
More than 60 nations are due to compete over the eight days of competition.
Statistics and Superlatives Australian team World Para Athletics Championships
The Australian team in Dubai for...
Paris, France; July 12, 2023 - One-hundredth of a second was all that stood between Chad Perris and bronze on Day Four of the World Para Athletics Championships, but it was one-hundredth of a second that allowed his class and character to shine as he led the way for the nation’s rising stars.
