The Paralympics are filled with memorable moments—stories of records broken and medals won. We’ve dived into the history books and collected five such stories. The Paralympics may have a slightly shorter history than the Olympics, but that history is still jam packed with incredible feats of strength and speed, and plenty of records broken …
As with the Olympics each cycle, we are drawn into a world of sports we otherwise wouldn’t be exposed to when the Paralympics roll around. Para-triathlon This is a triathlon for athletes with either visual or physical impairments. They must race across a 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run. Many vision-impaired athletes compete with …
Siren Collaborator Mary Konstantopoulos speaks to Australian goalball winger Tyan Taylor about how she found the sport and what it means to compete in Tokyo. The first time Tyan Taylor saw goalball being played was at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics. She thought it was the coolest thing she had ever seen. Taylor had grown up …
Siren Collaborator Mary Konstantopoulos speaks to para-canoe athlete AJ Jennings about her incredible journey that will see her head to Tokyo to go for gold. CW: This article includes mention of suicide and drug addiction After living with chronic pain, depression and an addiction to prescription medication for two decades, AJ Jennings made a brave …
Blind Sports Australia’s inaugural ambassadors, the Aussie Belles are an unfunded team playing a minority sport heading to the Paralympics, and they’re ready to play.