Amanda Shalala

Jan 8, 2025 | abc.net.au | Amanda Shalala

When Olli Hoare failed to progress from the first heat in the 1,500 metres at the Paris Olympics, the abuse started. He received "horrible" comments and messages on Instagram and reluctantly spent time deleting them before his repechage — where he also missed out. "I felt tired but ready to go mentally and physically, just wanted to give it the best possible shot, and didn't run well," he told ABC Sport from his training base in Boulder, Colorado.

Nov 16, 2024 | abc.net.au | Amanda Shalala

Urinary incontinence isn't exactly a topic most people are willing to talk about, but it's a common pelvic floor disorder that affects many Australian women. About one in three women across all sports experience symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and that rises to about 80 per cent in women who do high impact exercise like gymnastics and trampoline, or sports like weightlifting and powerlifting.

Sep 8, 2024 | abc.net.au | Luke Pentony |Amanda Shalala

Hello there!Thanks for joining ABC Sport's digital coverage of the final day of competition at the Paris Paralympic Games. It's been a Paralympics to remember for Australia but we're not done with just yet, as we still have medal events coming up on day 11. As a reminder, we'll be live blogging the closing ceremony tomorrow morning (AEST), so we hope you can join us for what promises to be a stunning finale to the Paris Games.

Sep 7, 2024 | abc.net.au | Luke Pentony |Henry Hanson |Amanda Shalala

Australia is in contention for more medals on day 10 — we'll update the schedule when finals are confirmed (all times AEST): Para cycling 5:30pm: Men's C1-3 road race — Gordon Allan and Darren Hicks🏅 5:35pm: Women's C1-3 road race — Amanda Reid🏅 Para swimming 5:30pm: Men's 200m individual medley SM10 heats — Col Pearce and Alex Saffy 5:40pm: Women's 200m individual medley SM10 — Jasmine Greenwood and Keira Stephens 7:04pm: Men's 200m freestyle S3 heats — Grant Patterson 4:34am: Mixed 4x100m...

Sep 5, 2024 | abc.net.au | Luke Pentony |Henry Hanson |Amanda Shalala

Australia has medal chances on another bumper day of competition in Paris — we'll update the schedule when finals are confirmed (all times AEST): Shooting para sport 5:30pm: R6 - Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 qualification — Anton Zappelli Para cycling road 5:35pm: Women's H1-4 road race — Lauren Parker🏅 Para swimming 5:54pm: Women's 400m freestyle S10 heats — Poppy Wilson 6:29pm: Men's 200m individual medley SM9 — Tim Hodge 6:39pm: Women's 200m individual medley SM9 — Lakeisha Patterson 6:59pm:...