Roger Vaughan
Col Pearse overcomes lockdown to secure tearful bronze
Swimmer Col Pearse broke down in tears after overcoming Victoria’s repeated lockdowns to win his first Paralympics medal. The 18-year-old VCE student...
Australian 4x100m men’s relay team breaks world record in Tokyo pool
Ben Popham felt like a schoolkid who knows he’s in the unbeatable dodgeball team as he anchored Australia to a world record...
Maddy de Rozario breaks through for Paralympics gold in T53 800m
Australian track and field star Maddy de Rozario has ended her long wait for a Paralympic gold medal with a dominating performance...
Australian Steelers’ wheelchair rugby reign ends without a Tokyo medal
Australian captain Ryley Batt is undecided about his playing future as the Steelers deal with the wreckage of their Tokyo Paralympics wheelchair...
Bronzed Aussie swimmers steal show at Tokyo Paralympics
Five years on, Katja Dedekind was the same tearful, joyful mess again when told on TV she’d won a Paralympic bronze medal....
Swimmers add to Australia’s Paralympics gold rush
Lakeisha Patterson’s last-gasp gold medal on the opening night of the Paralympics has left the Australian swimmer “more fried than a chook...
World unites – at a distance – as colourful ceremony opens Tokyo Paralympics in style
Australia has started the Paralympics with social isolation, sending only three people to the opening ceremony. While many other countries had athletes...
Ryley Batt, Danni di Toro chosen to carry flag at Tokyo Paralympics
Australian co-captains Danni di Toro and Ryley Batt have been confirmed as the team’s flagbearers for the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony. It...
Exiting Hawks coach backs lockdown critics
Retiring AFL coach Alastair Clarkson has urged a shift on how Australia lives with COVID-19, arguing it is “pointless” to aim for...
Rising Paralympics star draws on Fearnley’s inspiration
Jaryd Clifford has a simple criteria for the daunting challenge of running the marathon at the Paralympics – what would Kurt do?...