'The Games weren't just historic, they were fantastic!': Tokyo says goodbye to the Paralympics, as it happened
The Paralympic Games end in a mix of emotions and partying, as the Paralympic flag is handed over to Paris for the next Games in 2024. Look back at all the action in our blog.
Tokyo Paralympics final medal tally: Every Australian athlete and team who ended up on the podium
Australia has finished competition at the Tokyo Paralympics. Check out the full medal tally for Australia, with the listing of every Paralympian, both individual and in teams, who won one or more of our 80 medals.
De Rozario wins Paralympics marathon
Madison de Rozario is Australia's 21st gold medallist after winning the T54 marathon by one second at the Tokyo Paralympics.
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analysis:What the Paralympics can teach us about living with a disability
The success of the Paralympics in Tokyo offer all of us an opportunity to reassess how we view and treat people with disabilities in modern society, writes Matthew Haanappel.
Madison de Rozario wins T54 marathon gold in thrilling sprint finish — as it happened
Madison de Rozario wins T54 marathon gold on the final day of competition at the Tokyo Paralympics. Look back at how it unfolded in our live blog.
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2020 Paralympic Articles
Sixty-year-old horse-riding school that inspired Paralympian set to reopen after shock closure
Australia's first horse-riding school for people with a disability shut its doors last year, but it's hoped the centre will be operating again within six months.
Para-rower Nikki Ayers embraces gold medal favouritism for Paris Paralympics
Nikki Ayers wanted to play for the Australian women's rugby union team, but when a serious knee injury, and multiple surgeries ended that career, she switched to para-rowing, and is now the world's best.
'A total disaster': The challenges athletes face when using hormonal contraceptives
Female athletes are more likely to use some form of hormonal contraceptives, but they don't know much about them or the menstrual cycle and it is affecting their performance and health.
London Marathon's 'beautiful' move for full equality praised by athletes
This year's London Marathon will award equal prize money to able-bodied and wheelchair athletes, the first major marathon in the world to do so in a "landmark" move for equality in sport.
Florence left her remote Vanuatu island with a team of para-athletes to prepare for Paris 2024
Para-athletes from Vanuatu travel to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra for 'very rare' classification opportunities ahead of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius released from prison 11 years after murdering girlfriend
Former South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is released on parole, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women.
When Elie lost her leg aged 20 she thought it would limit her future prospects. Now she is preparing for Paris 2024 gold
Pacific worker and champion shot putter Elie Enock hopes her place at next year's Paralympics in France can inspire other people living with disability to achieve their goals.
'Eye on the prize': Queensland primary school calling for challengers in Paralympic sport
A Brisbane primary school wanted more students with and without a disability to play sports together, and now they are on the lookout for more competitors from other schools.
'Fix up the mess the government has created': Brisbane lord mayor quits Olympic forum
Adrian Schrinner resigns immediately from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Intergovernmental Leaders' Forum, saying it is a "pointless talkfest", while accusing the Queensland government of "playing politics" to create a "dysfunctional farce".
Heading into Paris 2024, Australia's top male para-athlete of the year has happy memories in France
With world titles this year and Olympic medals already in his cabinet, James Turner is looking to smash world records at the 2024 Paris Games.