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Telaya Blacksmith receives Australian Sports Medal for historic para athletics achievements
Walpiri track star Telaya Balcksmith, Australia's 16th Indigenous Paralympian, r...
Joseph Guenzler 23 Sep 2024
First Nations Paralympians farewell Paris after record Games
Indigenous athletes have ended their Paralympic campaigns with gold, silver, and...
Jarred Cross 9 Sep 2024
PARIS 2024: Telaya Blacksmith makes history with Paralympic debut sprint in women’s 400m
16-year-old Warlpiri sprinter Telaya Blacksmith has set record on record in qual...
Jarred Cross 3 Sep 2024
Warlpiri's first Paralympic athlete always has footy on her mind, says dad
Telaya Blacksmith has prepared to step out into international infamy of the 2024...
Andrew Mathieson 3 Sep 2024
Paris 2024: Ruby Storm helps steal silver pool, competition continues for Indigenous athletes
Paralympians Ruby Storm and Amanda Reid have collected medals in the opening day...
Jarred Cross 2 Sep 2024
Ambitious Blacksmith eyes long career in track, AFLW

Teenage sprinter Telaya Blacksmith used to be so bad at running the 400m she would get halfway through a race and be forced to walk the last 200m.

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George Clarke Sep 2, 2024
Reid seals back-to-back para-cycling gold medals

Amanda Reid could not hide her delight as she continued Australia's strong form at the velodrome, defending her C1-3 500m time trial Paralympic gold medal in style.

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George Clarke Sep 1, 2024
Fiji's Mar aims to leave her mark in para-taekwondo

Fijian Paralympic debutante Irene Mar says she misses kicking people in the head. And not because the softly spoken teenager has a mean bone in the body, but due to the fact she's spent her entire lif...

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George Clarke Aug 29, 2024
Enock out to make a name for Vanuatu at Paralympics

The Vanuatu Paralympic team is only two members strong but they are hoping to leave a lasting impression in Paris, not least for the immigration officers who had to Google if their country was real.

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George Clarke Aug 29, 2024
Peters returns from Olympic boxing disappointment to the arms of relieved mum

As Callum Peters touched down at Adelaide Airport, walked off the chartered Olympic flight and up a ramp, he only had eyes for his mum, Cassie, who was waiting patiently inside the terminal.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 15, 2024
PARIS 2024: Clancy to contest for bronze after beach volleyball semi heartbreak, Law sets national record

Taliqua Clancy will play for bronze on Saturday morning after falling short in a heartbreaking loss to the Brazilian world no.1s in the women's beach volleyball semi-final in Paris.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 9, 2024
PARIS 2024: Hamstrung Law goes out in a puff at Paris Olympics

Calab Law ended his brief maiden Olympic campaign by sharing in an extraordinary Australian record on the track. Part of Australia's 4x100-metre men's relay team, Law ran the third leg on the bend on...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 9, 2024
PARIS 2024: Clancy moves into semis after three-set victory over undefeated Swiss pair

Wulli Wulli and Goreng Goreng beach volleyballer Taliqua Clancy is one game away from a chance at going one better than her Tokyo silver after progressing through the quarterfinals with teammate Maria...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 7, 2024
PARIS 2024: Peters' Olympic loss leaves him 'gutted' but not defeated

The second of the two biggest fights early in the burgeoning career of Callum Peters has gone by the wayside and is a painful reminder of who forgets history are condemned to repeat it.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 2, 2024
Belief on shifting grounds typifies Taliqua Clancy's beach volleyball chances

Australian beach volleyballer Taliqua Clancy has a proven track record on the unpredictable sands, with her previous international experience guiding this year's Paris Olympic campaign.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 1, 2024
PARIS 2024: Peters takes plenty of pride out of meeting with champ, Gangurrus and Boomers fall short

South Australian boxer Callum Peters has fallen painfully short of pulling off a major upset in the biggest fight of his young career in Paris overnight.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 31, 2024
PARIS 2024: The Indigenous influence shaping the minds and hearts of Australia's Olympians

By the time Maurice Longbottom laid his first tackle for the Australian rugby sevens' squad days out from the 2024 opening ceremony, the Paris Olympics was already looking decisively Indigenous.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 30, 2024
PARIS 2024: Hockeyroos and Boomers post wins across opening weekend, First Nations athletes to watch next

Brooke Peris, Mariah Williams, Taliqua Clancy and Patty Mills have successfully kicked off their Paris campaigns registering wins at the weekend, while Maurice Longbottom has fallen just short of a me...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 29, 2024
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