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Aussie athlete Power Rankings: Who tops the list for 2024?

It's that time of year again! Who are Australia's biggest, best, and most influential athletes for 2024? Taking into account onfield and offield influence, star power, potential, longevity, and talent, we've whittled the list down to a top 25.

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How did we get here? Behind ESPN's top 25 Aussie athlete Power Rankings

Cue the discussion! Always a hot topic, ESPN's annual Aussie athlete Power Rankings is out, and as usual, will be debated until the cows come home. Here's how our writers and editors came up with the list.

PARALYMPICS

'Sucking VBs': Swimmer's tribute to late grandad -- how Australia fared on Day 10

How Australia fared on Day 10 of the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

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De Rozario nets marathon silver, reveals father's death

Madison de Rozario has revealed she considered returning to Australia and abandoning her Paralympic campaign after receiving news in the hours after she was a flagbearer in opening ceremony that her father had died.

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More gold glory as Parker wins para-cycling road race

Lauren Parker is continuing to rewrite the history books, leaving a chasing pack in her wake on her way to claiming Paralympic gold medal in the cycling road race.

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Alexa Leary powers to Paralympic gold, WR

High-octane house music has propelled rising Australian swim star Alexa Leary to a Paralympic gold medal and fulfilled a prophecy set out by a fortune teller three years ago.

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Turner conquers glandular fever to get 400m gold

Sprinter James Turner has revealed how a debilitating bout of glandular fever nearly derailed his gold medal dream after he smashed his own world record to successfully defend his T36 400m crown.

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Double silvers in boccia as Steelers net gritty bronze

How Australia fared on Day 5 of the Paralympics.

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Triathlon gold completes Parker's redemption

Lauren Parker's bid to become Australia's first dual-sport Paralympic medallist in more than 40 years is alive after she buried the pain of Tokyo to win the gold medal in the PTWC triathlon.

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Beaten by 0.005secs but Perris won't give up

Chad Perris wants to race on until the Los Angeles Paralympics, despite suffering the agony of missing out on a Paralympic podium finish in the T13 100m by 0.005secs.

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