Image: Courtesy of the Australian Paralympic Team Facebook page. Congratulations to Thomas Gallagher, our first Gold medallist. What an amazing achievement!
With even more excitement, the Paris Paralympic Games began last week and SMA wishes all athletes the very best of luck. A total of 160 Australian para-athletes will make their mark at this 17th edition of the games and it is one of the most highly anticipated and inspiring games yet.
SMA were pleased to assist Athletics New Zealand in hosting their Pre-Camp for the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships on the Gold Coast, which was part of the runway and final preparations for the Paris Paralympic Games.
More recently, SMA also assisted Table Tennis Australia in placing their 2024 Table Tennis Australia National Championships (Senior, Youth, Junior & Para) in Mandurah, which attracted 550 participants and officials over eight days of competition. Table Tennis has featured at the Paralympics since the very first games in Rome in 1960.
Para DanceSport WA also held Australia’s first-ever Para DanceSport Competition in the City of Bunbury in Western Australia recently at South West Sports Centre through a partnership with SMA. The sport is officially recognised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Para Dance is yet to be included as an official sport in the Paralympic Games however applications are in place for inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games and the intent is reapply for the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games.
SMA looks forward to continuing its work with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC), Paralympics Australia and other national and international para sport organisations in placing events and high performance camps leading into LA 2028 and a ‘home games’ for all of Oceania in 2032.
For more information on how you can be involved in the Paralympic movement through SMA’s Event Placement Program, call SMA Director, Jason Sleeman, 0401 359 537.
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