La Trobe alumni on the hunt for gold

Keen to follow our La Trobe University alumni competing at the Paris Paralympics over the next few weeks? La Trobe Sport has you covered with our students’ full competition schedules:

Please note, match and event times listed below are correct at the time of publication, but are subject to change. La Trobe Sport will endeavour to update the below details as much as possible, however please refer to official broadcaster guides for final confirmation:

Ahmed Kelly (Para-Swimming, Bachelor of Arts, 2021 graduate)

  • Friday 30 August: Mixed 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Heats - 7:40pm AEST
  • Saturday 31 August: Mixed 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Final (pending qualification) - 4:34am AEST
  • Sunday 1 September: Men’s 150m Individual Medley – SM3 Heat 1 - 7:17pm AEST
  • Monday 2 September: Men’s 150m Individual Medley – SM3 Final (pending qualification) - 3:20am AEST
  • Monday 2 September: Men’s 50m Backstroke – S3 Heat 1- 6:08pm AEST
  • Tuesday 3 September: Men’s 50m Backstroke – S3 Final (pending qualification) – 1:58am AEST
  • Friday 6 September: Men’s 50m Freestyle – S3 Heat 2 - 7:03pm AEST
  • Saturday 7 September: Men’s 50m Freestyle – S3 Final (pending qualification) – 3:29am AEST

Bridget Murphy (Para-Equestrian, (Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience - Honours, 2013 graduate)

  • Tuesday 3 September: Para Equestrian | Individual Event Grade II – Approx 7:45pm AEST
  • Friday 6 September: Para Equestrian | Team Event – Exact timing TBC, from 5:30pm AEST onwards

The 2024 Paris Paralympics will run from Wednesday 28 August to Sunday 8 September. Stay tuned to La Trobe Sport’s Facebook and Instagram pages in the coming weeks for updates, features and recaps on Ahmed and Bridget in their pursuit of gold.