Twenty years ago, the Boomerangs rode the wave of national enthusiasm, confident of a win. But they did not account for a brazen conspiracy that would harm athletes with an
The memory of carrying the Australian flag into a packed stadium for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, 20 years ago this week, still makes Brendan Burkett’s heart beat a little
In 2000, Australia won the summer Paralympic Games, earning a whopping 63 gold medals on home soil in Sydney. Twenty years on, those winners spoke to the ABC as they
In a parallel universe, disability athletes around the world would currently be preparing to make their bow at the Paralympic Games.Athletes who, for the past four years of qualification, training
In a parallel universe, disability athletes around the world would currently be preparing to make their bow at the Paralympic Games.Athletes who, for the past four years of qualification, training