Australian Paralympic team unveiled their official uniforms for the 2024 Paris Games during an Australian Fashion Week event in Sydney.Australian Paralympic team unveiled their official uniforms for the 2024 Paris Games during an Australian Fashion Week event in Sydney.team is feeling empowered after modelling their uniforms for the Paris Games on the catwalk at Australian Fashion Week.
“It’s the first day in my life I’ve been a model … it might be short lived, I’m much more confident backing myself on the basketball court,” Knowles, who won gold at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing and silver at the London 2012 Games, told AAP.“With 103 days out, it’s a long time because you’ve got to get a lot of hard yakka done,” Knowles said. “But when you get to put on the team uniform ... I want to get out there and play right now.
The unveiling was hosted by Paralympic swimming great Ellie Cole, who won four gold medals at the 2012 Games. “We all know that the Paralympic Games are more than just a celebration of athleticism,” she said. “It’s a statement of empowerment and a catalyst for change.”Para-cyclist Amanda Reid and her service dog Odell wear the Australian Paralympic Team uniform for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.Cole was joined on-stage by chef de mission Kate McLoughlin and R.M.Williams chief designer Rachel Allen, as well as team captains wheelchair racer Angie Ballard and Para-canoe gold medallist Curtis McGrath.
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