South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) graduates Georgie Horjus and Maisie Nankivell have re-signed with the Adelaide Thunderbirds ahead of the 2022 season.
Injured, exhausted and clearly in pain, it was an emotional end to Paralympian Michael Roeger’s Tokyo campaign when he crossed the finish line in sixth place in the T46 Marathon.
In early 2020, SASI athlete Izzy Vincent had her eyes firmly set on qualifying for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, but thanks to the delay of the Tokyo Games she is now a two-time Paralympic medallist before her 16th birthday!
SASI para-cyclist Darren Hicks is bringing home a gold medal, securing the fastest time in the Road Cycling Men’s C2 Time Trial at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
On Day 1 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, SASI para-cyclist Paige Greco has claimed Australia’s first medal of the Games, winning gold in the Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit.
The 2020 Olympics was one for the history books, with athletes overcoming many challenges on the road to Tokyo including a postponed Games date, training in lockdown, quarantine periods and not being able to compete against their international rivals in the 12+ months prior.
To win a medal at the Games is a tremendous feat in itself…but to do it in the face of adversity demonstrates an incredible amount of courage, as was shown by Alex Porter in Tokyo on the cycling track.
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