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Warlpiri star Telaya Blacksmith claims Australian T20 200m record at NSW Championships
Warlpiri track star Telaya Blacksmith has set a new Australian Open record in th...
Joseph Guenzler 31 Mar 2026
Indigenous Athletes to step up for World Para Athletics Championships
Layla Sharp will make her Australian team debut at the World Para Athletics Cham...
Joseph Guenzler 15 Jul 2025
First Nations athletes stand proud on the national stage
Calab Law has navigated through a tricky strain to get within a stretch of claim...
Andrew Mathieson 15 Apr 2025
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 looks ahead to future games, moves on to long jump after 400m final showing

Warlpiri teen Telaya Blacksmith will move on to long jump with Australian and Oceania records after a gritty run in the women's 400m T20 sprint final overnight.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 4, 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 qualifying for Wednesday's mornings women's 400m sprint T20 in Paris overnight.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 3, 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 Paralympics after viral video clips of the athlete's power and speed have circulated around the world.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 3, 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 days of competition in Paris ahead of a packed schedule featuring First Nations athletes this week.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 2, 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
Walpiri track star to make Paralympic debut at 2024 Paris Games

Telaya Blacksmith, a proud Walpiri woman from the Northern Territory, is set to compete in the T20 400m at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. At 16, she has already made a name for herself in the athletics w...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 22, 2024
Telaya Blacksmith smashes personal bests at Australian Athletics Championships

Walpiri T20 athlete Telaya Blacksmith competed at the Chemist Warehosue Australian Athletics Championships 2024 in Adelaide over the weekend and made her mark.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 15, 2024
Walpiri track star Telaya Blackmith nabs Paralympic qualifier time in 400m

Walpiri star Telaya Blacksmith is making waves in the athletics world again after a stellar performance at the Blacktown High Velocity and NSW Juniors competition last week.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 11, 2024
Telaya Blacksmith shines with three gold medals at NSW All Schools

Telaya Blacksmith, a formidable T20 athlete, has made a remarkable comeback, securing three gold medals at the New South Wales All Schools Athletics Carnival.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 2, 2023
Young athlete Telaya Blacksmith in a league of her own

Young Walpiri track star Telaya Blacksmith looks set to keep improving her already remarkable record after yet another crushing performance at the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australia's Track & Field...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 17, 2023
Telaya 'Hotfoot' Blacksmith breaks her own records, again

Continuing her domination of the tartan track after the 2023 Australian Track and Field Championships is Telaya 'Hotfoot' Blacksmith. The Walripi trackstar has been making waves in the athletics world...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 5, 2023
Exclusive interview: Telaya Blacksmith is the number one U18 Para-Athlete in the world

The fleet footed story of T20 Athlete, Telaya Blacksmith, is only just beginning after her stellar performances last week, cementing her name in the Oceania record books.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 10, 2023
Track star Telaya Blacksmith to represent Australia at 2023 Virtus Global Games

Hot off the heels of a stellar year, Warlpiri track star Telaya Blacksmith has been selected alongside eight others to represent Australia at the 2023 Virtus Global Games.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 11, 2023
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