How a vision-impaired gold medallist will help Australians get the full picture at Paralympics

How a vision-impaired gold medallist will help Australians get the full picture at Paralympics

Para-cycling gold medallist Felicity Johnson is about to break new ground in commentary.

  • byHannah Hammoud

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Olympics or Paralympics? Rather than choose,this star does both

Olympics or Paralympics? Rather than choose,this star does both

As the Games wrapped up in Paris,Australian table tennis star Melissa Tapper,fresh from her Olympic stint,was already looking ahead to the Paralympics.

  • byHannah Hammoud
When a mine blast took his legs,Curtis McGrath foretold his Paralympic future

When a mine blast took his legs,Curtis McGrath foretold his Paralympic future

It’s a big year for McGrath,who welcomed his first child a month ago and is now fighting to become a five-time Paralympic gold medallist. Here are 10 Paralympians to watch in Paris.

  • bySophie Aubrey
‘There are crashes ...’ Paralympian Madison de Rozario on an occupational hazard
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‘There are crashes ...’ Paralympian Madison de Rozario on an occupational hazard

The gold medal hopeful on what could happen when going down a hill at 65km/h,her near-death experience – and getting it right when talking about disability.

  • byBenjamin Law
Shae is a librarian. She also plays one of the most brutal sports

Shae is a librarian. She also plays one of the most brutal sports

She made history in 2019,and next week Shae Graham will be heading to Paris to compete with the Australian Steelers in the Paralympics.

  • byHenrietta Cook
$115,000 a seat:The big cost of a small stadium for Brisbane 2032

$115,000 a seat:The big cost of a small stadium for Brisbane 2032

The Miles government plans to spend $1.6 billion upgrading QSAC,but it has emerged more money will be needed for the stadium to host athletics at the Games.

  • byCameron Atfield
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LVMH has already won gold at the Paris Olympics
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LVMH has already won gold at the Paris Olympics

The luxury brand has spent €150 million ($241 million) to be one of the premium sponsors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  • byAndrea Felsted
‘Absolutely surreal’:Hall and de Rozario to fly Australian flag at Paralympics

‘Absolutely surreal’:Hall and de Rozario to fly Australian flag at Paralympics

Paralympic veterans Brenden Hall and Madison de Rozario have been named as the Australian team’s flag-bearers for Paris.

  • byBillie Eder
Ellie Cole:‘I was an athlete for a long time and didn’t explore my style’

Ellie Cole:‘I was an athlete for a long time and didn’t explore my style’

The commentator and former Paralympian gives us a peek inside her wardrobe do’s and don’ts.

  • byGeorgie Gordon
‘I was pregnant when I decided to aim for the Olympics. I wasn’t done yet’

‘I was pregnant when I decided to aim for the Olympics. I wasn’t done yet’

It’s Keesja Gofers’s third time competing at the Olympics,but her first as a mother. She’s not alone in her belief that parenthood has made her a better athlete.

  • byJane Rocca
Cuddles on a schedule:Olympic village nursery allows visits from bubs

Cuddles on a schedule:Olympic village nursery allows visits from bubs

Athletes will be able to schedule time for their children to visit the Olympic Village Nursery for the first time in the games’ history.

  • byAmber Schultz