The Australian Paralympic team is being welcomed home at Sydney Airport after winning 63 medals at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Family and friends have greeted the Australian Paralympic team after they touched down at Sydney Airport on Wednesday morning.
"She's done it on her own. It's just so exciting for the future, to see how far she can go. It was just really tough to be home watching," she told ABC's News Breakfast. "There'll be young Australians who have been watching over the last couple of weeks, and they'll be thinking to themselves, 'I reckon I can have a crack in Brisbane 2032, so that'll inspire the next generation.'"
The two-time Paralympic gold medallist added that the feelings of coming home after two weeks at the Paralympic Games felt like a "roller-coaster", and that she needed time to process all the feelings.
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