In the words of Dylan Alcott: “That was the most enjoyable Olympics I have ever watched.”
“Credit to everyone involved, especially the athletes and Japan for making it happen.”
“But now, the WARM-UP IS OFFICIALLY OVER. Time for the big show…”
Time for the Paralympics.
Beginning on the 24th of August and running through to the 4th of September.
Of the 134 Aussie athletes, 43 are from our Sunshine state.
As with the Olympics, para-taekwondo and para-badminton will be introduced to these games.
A breakdown of the QLD athletes and their events is below:
Paracanoe
AJ Jennings
Curtis McGrath
Susan Seipel
Swimming
Thomas Gallagher
Kirralee Hayes
Grant Patterson
Brenden Hall
Paige Leonhardt
Jake Michel
Ruby Storm
Blake Cochrane
Benjamin Hance
Rowan Crothers
Keira Stephens
Madeleine McTernan
Rachael Watson
Katja Dedekind
Braedan Jason
Liam Schluter
William Martin
Lakeisha Patterson
Wheelchair Basketball
Shelley Cronau
Ella Sabliak
Matt McShane
Hannah Dodd
Mick Ozanne
Athletics
Isis Holt
Briarna Silk
Corey Anderson
Samantha Schmidt
Daniel Bounty
Women’s Goalball
Meica Horsburgh
Raissa Martin
Cycling
Emily Petricola (track)
David Nicholas (road & track)
Triathlon
Nic Beveridge
Archery
Taymon Kenton-Smith
Taekwondo
Janine Watson
Table Tennis
Joel Coughlan
Shooting
Natalie Smith