The Australian Gliders are set to depart the country for Berlin today, where they will play Germany, Canada and the Netherlands in a 4 Nations Tournament ahead of the 2010 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Birmingham, England.
From July 2-4, the Gliders will play a round robin-style tournament in Berlin where, most importantly, they will come up against two of the four teams (Canada and the Netherlands) that they have been drawn against in the round-robin stage of the...
It was a busy night in Switzerland for the Australian wheelchair track and road team led by Andrew Dawes overnight.
A mix of youth and experience, the Australian team turned on a top night of results ahead of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October and the IPC World Championships in Christchurch in January, 2011.
Led by wheelchair legend Kurt Fearnley, Paralympic champion Richard Colman, who travelled to Switzerland on the back of his win on the Great Ocean Road last...
Australia has dropped out of the race for the Goalball World Championships after China knocked the women’s team out of the quarterfinals in a devastating 10-0 defeat.
The Australians, who fought their way into the top eight after a dramatic win over Israel, were the firm underdogs going into the game and were simply outclassed by Chinese team still undefeated at the Championships held in Sheffield, England.
Despite a gallant effort, the Australians were unable to...
The Australian women’s Goalball team has progressed to the quarter finals at the World Championships following a dramatic play-off victory against Israel overnight in Sheffield that secured the final qualifying spot.
With both teams finishing the Pool B round-robin competition in equal fourth position and level on goal difference, they entered a do-or-die clash that saw the Australian team holds its nerve under intense pressure to post a 6-1 victory.
In securing the...
The Australian Women’s Goalball team has had their greatest day yet at the Goalball World Championships, finishing with a win and a draw to take them to number four on the ladder.
The women edged out Greece 4-3 in a close encounter in game one before fighting out a 5-all with Israel in the afternoon.
Nicole Esdaile opened Australia’s scoring against Greece with the fourth ball of the game and proved to be reliable in a pressure situation later in the game after...
Australia has suffered three major losses to some of the world’s leading goalball nations in a disappointing second day at the Goalball World Championships in Sheffield.
In game one, the Australian men looked promising, holding their own in the first half against number three ranked Sweden. But a lapse of concentration from the Aussies opened the way for Sweden to score three goals within two minutes.
Centre Michael Sheppard hit back with two late goals to have the...
Presented by: Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA), NSW Government, Events New South Wales, City of Sydney
Wednesday 15th September 2010
7.30am – 9.00am
Team Appeal Breakfast for the 2012 Australian Olympic Team
Grand Ballroom, Sofitel Wentworth
Presented by the NSW Olympic Council
The first...
The Australian men’s Goalball team have made an encouraging start to the IBSA World Championships with a win and a loss on day one, while the Australian women’s team suffered a convincing loss.
The Australian men were defeated 8-3 in their opening match against Spain, but were outstanding in their second outing against 2000 and 2004 Paralympic champions Denmark. Under the direction of veteran captain Robbie Vogt, the Australians trailed 2-1 at half time but stayed true to...
An imposing Canada team ranked third in the world, a parochial Canadian crowd and a four goal deficit deep into the fourth quarter were still not enough to prevent Australia from claiming a 57-55 victory in the Canada Cup wheelchair rugby final today in Montreal.
In lifting the trophy at the seven-nation tournament, Australia became only the third team to ever win the annual title since its inception in 2004. Only the hosts, and the world number one ranked team, the United States, had...
Rising star Ahmed Kelly will be one to watch in the lead up the 2012 London Paralympic Games, after smashing a world record at the German Disability Open in Berlin at the weekend.
Kelly excited spectators by shattering German Christian Fritsche’s seven-year-old SB3 100m breaststroke record by 3.35 seconds, winning gold for Australia in a time of 1:51.14.
The 19-year-old from Melbourne only started swimming seriously a couple of years ago and swims with no arms or legs...
