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Largest Athletics Team Ever
August 7, 2022Sport inclusion Australia announced today the largest ever Athletics team to represent Australia at a Virtus event. A total of 39 athletes (24 male and 15 female) have been selected to represent Australia at the inaugural Vitus Oceania Asia Games in Brisbane in November. In announcing the team Sport Inclusion… Read more
Petrakis and Barker to make debut for Australia
July 14, 2022South Australia’s Andriana Petrakis and Queensland’s Luke Barker are set to make their debut for Australia at the Virtus European Tennis Championships in Poland next week. Petrakis came on to the National scene in 2018 and was quick to impress selectors with her selection in the Australian team for the… Read more
Bronte Marshall – Rowing for Gold
March 25, 2022With her eyes fixed on representing Australia at the 2019 Virtus Global Games in Brisbane NSW’s Bronte Marshall knew she had to make a choice – does she continue with swimming or does she focus on Rowing? It wasn’t an easy decision for the young athlete who took up swimming… Read more
Australia Day honours list awards the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) to Robyn Smith for service to people with a disability through sport
January 26, 2022The Chief Executive Officer of Sport Inclusion Australia for over 30 years Robyn Smith has dedicated her life to improving the lives of people with a disability. “It is a privilege to be recognised and receive this award for a role that I cherish. I am just as passionate today as… Read more
Gold Coast to host first Para Sailing World Championships in 2022
December 5, 2021International Day of People with Disabilities 2021 is a fitting day to announce the inaugural Virtus Para Sailing World Championship to be held as part of the Official OAGames 2022 Sports Program, delivered by Sport Inclusion Australia in Queensland in November 2022. The Championship is sanctioned by World Sailing and… Read more
Celebrating International Day of People with a Disability
December 5, 2021Sport Inclusion Australia acknowledges International Day of People with a Disability and acknowledges the theme for 2021 which is ‘Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world’. With more than 4.4 million Australians living with a disability, today is an opportunity to focus… Read more