Para sport & Paralympic News
- Rollers team named for IWBF World Champs 17.06.2014 The Australian Rollers men’s national wheelchair basketball team have named their final 12 players who will represent Australia at the 2014 IWBF World Championships in South Korea.
- Teams set for largest women’s World Championships in history 15.06.2014 Twelve teams are heading to Toronto, Canada, for the women's wheelchair basketball World Championships which start on Friday.
- Australia announces para-cyclists for Glasgow 2014 10.06.2014 Australia’s para-cycling selections for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be headlined by seven-time Paralympian Kieran Modra and his pilot 2010 Commonwealth team sprint champion Jason...
- Australia names 12 para-athletes for Glasgow 2014 09.06.2014 Kurt Fearnley, Madison de Rozario and Angie Ballard are amongst the big name Australians set to compete at the Commonwealth Games.
- New Zealand put 21 newcomers on para-swimming pathways 19.05.2014 The Agitos Foundation’s Grant Support Programme backed this year’s Talent Identification Camp in New Zealand.
- Jason Hellwig to be Australian Chef de Mission for Rio 2016 24.04.2014 The Australians have said they are aiming for a top-five finish at the next Paralympic Games.
- British cyclists win two world titles in Mexico 12.04.2014 The second day of competition saw six medal events, two of which were won by British cyclists
- Australia, New Zealand win pursuit races to open Track Worlds 11.04.2014 The men’s and women’s tandem pursuits and women’s sprint events took place on the first day of the UCI Para-Cycling Track Worlds.
- Australian Paralympic Committee confident of growth 06.04.2014 An Australian Sports Commission report showcased where the Paralympic Movement is in the country on the road to Rio 2016.
- Snowboard: Five future faces 27.03.2014 Remember these names as snowboard continues to grow post-Sochi 2014 and in the lead-up to PyeongChang 2018.
- Will Australia defend their wheelchair basketball world title? 27.03.2014 Twenty-one players have been named to Australia's team for the IWBF Men's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.
- Cameron Rahles-Rahbula selected as Australia's flag bearer 06.03.2014 Cameron Rahles-Rahbula will carry Australia's flag at the Opening Ceremony of his final Paralympic Winter Games.
- Top 14 dual-sport athletes at Sochi 2014 03.03.2014 Find out which 14 Sochi 2014 athletes have also competed on the international stage in summer sports.
- Vote for February’s IPC Athlete of the month 02.03.2014 Nominees for the honour include: Marie Bochet, Alessandro Daldoss, Toby Kane, Walid Ktila, Alexandra Rickham and Matti Suur-Hamari.
- ABC1 to broadcast Sochi 2014 Paralympics 27.02.2014 Opening Ceremony to be screened together with daily highlights show, whilst other events will be streamed live.
- Australian Toby Kane secures World Cup win in memory of late teammate 26.02.2014 One week after the sad passing of Matthew Robinson, Kane won the super-combined World Cup Finals title in Travisio.
- Statement from the parents para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson 22.02.2014 The parents of Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson, Stephen and Carol Ann Robinson, have asked the Australian Paralympic Committee to issue the following statement on behalf of their family.
- 'We have been absolutely devastated by Matthew’s tragic passing,' says APC President 22.02.2014 Paralympic Movement remains in deep mourning following Mathew's passing on Thursday (20 February)
- IPC deeply saddened by the passing of para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson 21.02.2014 Australian sadly passed away on Thursday evening aged 28.
- Update – Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson 14.02.2014 Messages of support and encouragement have been flowing in from around the world for injured Australian para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson.