One year to go

The countdown is on for Australia’s Paralympic hopefuls as Monday, 7 September 2015 marks one year to go until the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Beginning just two weeks after the Olympic Games, the 2016 Paralympics continue the celebration of sport with more than 10,500 athletes from over 200 countries expected to compete in Brazil.

The London 2012 Games saw 26 NSW Institute of Sport athletes winning 12 gold, nine silver and 16 bronze medals, including the incredible Jacqui Freney who won eight gold medals from eight events.

In Rio the Australian team is once again poised for great success, including NSWIS athletes Erik Horrie and Angie Ballard, who will vie for rowing and wheelchair track & road gold respectively.

For the next 12 months a host of athletes will be completing their Paralympic preparation at the NSW Institute of Sport headquarters on Figtree Drive in Sydney Olympic Park.

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