Australian Team Information

2027 Virtus Asia Oceania Games

The 2027 Virtus Asia Oceania Games will be held in in Bangkok, Thailand. The event is hosted by the Sports Association for Intellectual Disability of Thailand.

This page provides information for Australian athletes regarding the Australian team managed by Sport Inclusion Australia.

Athlete Expressions of Interest are now closed.

The Event

The Virtus Asia Oceania Games

The second edition of the Virtus Asia Oceania Games will now be held from 24 February to 3 March 2027 in Bangkok.

Hosted by the Sports Association for Intellectual Disability of Thailand, the event will bring together top athletes with intellectual impairments from across Asia and Oceania, celebrating excellence, sportsmanship and unity.

The Games will be supported by the Sports Authority of Thailand, the National Paralympic Committee of Thailand, national sports federations and other key partners.

Event Details

Date: 24 February – 3 March 2027
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Sport(s): Athletics, Badminton, Swimming, Table Tennis and Taekwondo
Eligibility: II-1, II-2 & II-3

Eligibility

All athletes on the Australian team must hold Virtus International Eligibility. If you do not have this, please start this process as soon as possible.

Athlete Application

Athlete applications have now closed.

Contact

Please reach out to us if you have any queries regarding the Australia Team for the 2027 Virtus Asia Oceania Games: austeam@siasport.org

Get in touch

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Athletics

Head Coach: Matt Rawlings
Manager: Rowan Barrow

Name	Eligibility	State	Name	Eligibility	State
Ben Kalenjuk	II-2	ACT	Alice Smillie	II-1	TAS
Coden Stenhouse	II-2	NSW	Amelia Mazzei	II-1	QLD
Daniel O’Regan*	II-2	VIC	Claudia Flamini	II-3	WA
Edward Parker	II-1	NSW	Emma Papantoniou	II-3	ACT
Hugo Taheny	II-2	SA	Evangeline Kondys*	II-3	VIC
Jack White*	II-1	SA	Inara Castle*	II-3	SA
Jayden Graham	II-1	QLD	Indyana Wedderburn*	II-2	NSW
Jordan Rudd	II-1	VIC	Jada Malee Kliewer*	II-1	NSW
Juanito Stewart*	II-1	NSW	Kobi-Lee Dyer	II-3	VIC
Kody Wrench	II-1	NSW	Libby Venner	II-1	QLD
Kyle McIntosh	II-1	NSW	Lillee Wakefield	II-1	SA
Liam Griffett	II-3	VIC	Lisa Weingartner	II-1	NSW
Lindsey Hendy	II-1	QLD	Pixie Hodgson*	II-1	NSW
Malachi Canning	II-1	NSW	Rebecca Mathers	II-1	TAS
Patrick Ramm	II-1	QLD	Siarne Davis	II-3	NSW
Riley Mann	II-1	QLD
Thomas Burrows	II-1	QLD
Zachariah Mitchell	II-3	NT

*Debutant

Swimming

Head Coach: Matt McSorley
Manager: Tracy Lawrence

Name	Eligibility	State	Name	Eligibility	State
Alexander Scanlon-Dawson*	II-3	NSW	Amelia Moore	II-3	NSW
Bailey Stewart	II-1	QLD	Gabrielle Waller	II-1	ACT
Charlie Wilkins	II-2	SA	Grace Rider	II-3	VIC
Joshua Alford PLY	II-1	NSW	Iesha Apthorpe*	II-3	NSW
Lachlan Lau	II-1	NSW	Savanah Maynier*	II-1	NSW
Lleyton Lloyd	II-1	NSW
Lockie Bellion	II-1	VIC
Luke McDonogh*	II-1	QLD
Miles Parfitt*	II-3	VIC
Nathan Andronicus	II-1	QLD
Ryan McGrane	II-2	VIC
Sean Deutsch*	II-3	NT
Sebastian Farrow	II-3	NSW
Zachary McCamley*	II-3	WA

*Debutant

Selection Criteria & Sport-Specific Information

Australian Team Selection Information

You will find athlete information for the Australian Team below. Please ensure you review this information before submitting your athlete application.

Further information regarding the Australian team will be made available on this page in the lead up to the Games.