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WAIS athlete Justin Eveson is regarded as one of the finest wheelchair basketball athletes on the planet. Eveson has led Australia to success in Paralympic and World Championship conquests, but as Inside WAIS found out, he is also making his mark through his work with Wheelchair Sports WA.

Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder Reece Baker (Marmion) confirmed he is back in form after recording a comfortable win in the annual Classic Paddle over 14km from Perth to Fremantle over the weekend.

The Matildas have been narrowly defeated by World Champions Germany in a physical encounter at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg >

The WAIS paddling crew are gearing up for one of the busiest weekends on the Perth circuit with the stage >

Perth 2011 together with City of Perth held a great one day regatta off the Barrack St Jetty, on the Swan River for Lasers and RSX windsurfers. It was held on Sunday and the weather was true to form with a great south westerly breeze up to 20 knots.

WAIS swimmer and City of Perth club member, Rhys Mainstone placed fifth at the FINAWorld Cup in the 10km marathon in Dubai, UAE over the weekend.

WAIS athlete Tara West has received Australian Volleyball's highest accolade at the 2010 AVF Annual Dinner in Canberra last weekend.

WAIS-AIS gymnast Lauren Mitchell has created history by becoming the first Australian female gymnast to win a world title, claiming gold on floor at the 2010 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands this morning.

WAIS-AIS athletes Kate Gill, Collette McCallum and Sam Kerr were involved in Australia's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Korea in the final of the Peace Cup on the weekend.

The Australian women's team has placed a gallant sixth against the powerhouses of world gymnastics in the final of the team competition at the 2010 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands overnight.