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.
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.
Australian Rifle athlete, Tori Rossiter, has seen more of the world over the past five years than many people experience in a lifetime. Now the world is taking notice of Rossiter.
When it comes to Australian Paralympic target rifle athlete, Libby Kosmala, her legend status is not only accurate, but also highly deserved when you consider her outstanding record, her sporting longevity, her contribution to target Shooting and to the Paralympic movement, plus her role in the advancement of people with a disability.
Three South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) athletes are among an outstanding group who will receive scholarships as part of this year’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) Scholarship & Mentoring Program.
Dane Sampson was born to shoot rifle. If fact, he was on the range before he was born as his mother Robyn, herself an Australian representative, was pregnant with Dane in 1986 when she would compete on the line at the Commercial club in Brisbane.
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