18-year-old Alex Kirchner from Melbourne plans on taking his swimming talent to the Olympics in the long term. In the past, he achieved many recognitions for his swimming on local, state, national and international levels. In addition to that, Mr Kirchner recently won the Male Athlete of the Year Award from Deaf Sports Australia
Jamie Howell, a multi-talented athlete from Queensland, has her eyes set on making the Top 8 in Athletics at the next Deaflympics. COVID-19 impacts this year has been derailing a lot of national and international events including the World Deaf Athletics in Poland and the Australian Athletics Championships. As a result, Jamie had to
The Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD) acknowledges International Day of People with a Disability (IDPwD) and supports its aim to promote greater understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well-being of those with a disability, impairment or limitation. The Alliance brings together Australia’s nine (9)
To celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities, Deaf Sports Australia is sharing a story about Katie Kelly OAM - an Australian deafblind para-triathlete who deserves to be acknowledged for her successes to date. Katie Kelly has Usher Syndrome which is a type of hearing and vision loss that worsens over time. This means
Anthony Gorringe OAM, President of the Deaf Lawn Bowls Australia, was awarded a Distinguished Long Service Award by Sport NSW last week on Wednesday night. He was one of over 20 recipients of this award, honoured for giving exceptional service to their sport over a period of decades. “I was shocked to know that
Three deaf and hard of hearing men played representative level in the Vawdon Cup and they played in the grand finals last weekend. Aydan Marsters from Manly Warringah Touch, who played for the Youth’s division came second while Paina Pirika and Gordon Townsend from Penrith Touch became winners of the Men’s Division 4 Grand
Over 70 deaf and hard of hearing youth from all over Brisbane and Darling Downs region, gathered at Hibiscus Sports Complex in Upper Mt Gravatt to play futsal two weeks ago on Thursday. One school in Toowong had the largest number of players – 28 players, which means three teams were developed. Julie Lyons,
Imelda Middleton, a young woman with severe hearing loss, from Red Hill, QLD, won Silver in the 100 metres event at the Queensland All Schools Championships last month. She also broke another record in that very same event – it was the Under 20’s Australian Deaf Record. The 19-year-old also managed to make it
Over 70 deaf and hard of hearing youth will come from ten different schools from all over Brisbane and Darling Downs region, to play futsal together tomorrow. Deaf Sports & Recreation Queensland have been organising for this event for the past few months, with Deaf Futsal Queensland supporting the running of this event. Julie
MEDIA RELEASE Sport Inclusion Australia, Deaf Sports Australia and Blind Sports Australia CONTINUING TO WORK AS ONE/EXTENDING THE COLLABORATION The peak bodies for athletes with an intellectual impairment, or who are deaf and hard of hearing or who are blind or vision impaired have reaffirmed their commitment to continue working collaboratively for the benefit
