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'Sucking VBs': Swimmer's tribute to late grandad -- how Australia fared on Day 10

How Australia fared on Day 10 of the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

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De Rozario nets marathon silver, reveals father's death

Madison de Rozario has revealed she considered returning to Australia and abandoning her Paralympic campaign after receiving news in the hours after she was a flagbearer in opening ceremony that her father had died.

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More gold glory as Parker wins para-cycling road race

Lauren Parker is continuing to rewrite the history books, leaving a chasing pack in her wake on her way to claiming Paralympic gold medal in the cycling road race.

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Alexa Leary powers to Paralympic gold, WR

High-octane house music has propelled rising Australian swim star Alexa Leary to a Paralympic gold medal and fulfilled a prophecy set out by a fortune teller three years ago.

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Turner conquers glandular fever to get 400m gold

Sprinter James Turner has revealed how a debilitating bout of glandular fever nearly derailed his gold medal dream after he smashed his own world record to successfully defend his T36 400m crown.

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Double silvers in boccia as Steelers net gritty bronze

How Australia fared on Day 5 of the Paralympics.

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Triathlon gold completes Parker's redemption

Lauren Parker's bid to become Australia's first dual-sport Paralympic medallist in more than 40 years is alive after she buried the pain of Tokyo to win the gold medal in the PTWC triathlon.

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Beaten by 0.005secs but Perris won't give up

Chad Perris wants to race on until the Los Angeles Paralympics, despite suffering the agony of missing out on a Paralympic podium finish in the T13 100m by 0.005secs.

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Clifford 'shattered' over DQ, de Rozario gets bronze

A "numb" Jaryd Clifford is reeling from the heartache of being told his Paralympics bronze medal had been snatched away from him after the 5000m runner was disqualified for a breach of rules.

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Cycling dominance keeps Australia high on medal table

Australia picked up two golds and a silver in the Vélodrome on Day 2.

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Paralympics open to cap Paris' summer of sport

Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris began the final chapter of its summer of sports Wednesday with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

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The shark attack survivor going for glory at Paralympics

Ali Truwit swam for her life after she was attacked by a shark. Now she is representing Team USA in swimming at the Paralympics.

AN OLYMPICS TO REMEMBER

Paris 2024 was undoubtedly Australia's greatest Olympic Games

Some will argue the Melbourne Games of 1956. Others, Sydney 2000. But not holding Australia's achievement in Paris as the nation's best on the Olympic stage is nothing more than delusional romanticism.

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Paris hands the Olympics over to LA in glittering ceremony

The Paris Olympic Games have come to a close with a glittering ceremony, complete with a touch of Hollywood, as the flag and flame are handed over to Los Angeles, host of the 2028 Olympic Games.

2024 Olympic Women's Basketball - Bronze Medal Game

Opals celebrate momentous victory in the face of adversity

To call the Opals tough is to severely undersell a medal run that on more than one occasion appeared to be headed for disappointment.

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Smith's return crucial to delivering bronze to the Opals

It wasn't necessarily always flashy, instead it was the scrappy, physical plays that Alanna Smith delivered in big moments that helped the Opals get over the hump.

2024 Olympic Men's Basketball - Gold Medal Game

Team USA wins 5th straight men's basketball gold

As expected long before competition began, Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Team USA defeated Victor Wembanyama and host France, 98-87, on Saturday in Paris, making it five straight Olympic gold medals for the United States in men's basketball.

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Steph calls his late-game flurry 'special'

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The numbers behind Team USA men's basketball gold vs. France

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