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Elizabeth Wright

Verified
Australia, Sydney
As seen in: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), MSN Australia, AM (Podcast), ABC News (Australia), Espacio Logopédico, Disability Review Magazine, Conscious Being Magazine
(she/her) ABC Sport reporter | #Paralympic medalist | all views are my own 🐨
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Periods prove a big barrier for disabled women's participation in sport

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By Elizabeth Wright Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
When she's in the pool, Vanessa Ozols feels safe and accepted for who she is. As a national-level swimmer with a disability, the community the 20-year-old has formed with other Para swimmers in her training squad means everything. "I just feel like I have this level of understanding with them, and a strong bond," Ozols told ABC Sport. But it hasn't always felt that way. When Ozols first started menstruating, managing her period was a challenge, so she would have to skip training sessions.
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Paralympic athletes face a ‘double whammy’ of disability and gender discrimination

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By Elizabeth Wright Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Over 20 years ago, Hannah MacDougall had a stellar swimming career, claiming bronze in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Paralympics before going on to captain the swim team in Beijing. Despite this success, burnout from inappropriate training regimes led to an early retirement. "Sport isn't all roses. There's some hard stuff that comes with being A, female or B, having an impairment," MacDougall told ABC Sport.
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Winter Paralympics coverage still sorely lacking, athletes and supporters say

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By Elizabeth Wright Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
The Paralympic Winter Games are in full swing at Milano Cortina and athletes and supporters have expressed their frustration over the lack of coverage of the event. As Paralympians show us what they are made of on the slopes, audiences from around the world are having to rely on limited highlights packages or streaming services to follow the action, including in Australia.
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