That idea sits at the heart of Changing Track, a new documentary inviting Australians to rethink how achievement, resilience and success are defined when the lived reality of disability is fully seen.

The film follows Australian cyclists Korey Boddington, Emily Petricola and Kane Perris as they pursue their Paralympic ambitions. Each athlete speaks candidly about how disability altered their life, the challenges they’ve faced, and what they’ve learned along the way.

More than competition

Beyond elite sport, Changing Track explores how attitudes toward disability have evolved since the Sydney Olympics, what lies ahead in the lead-up to the Brisbane Olympics, and how systems and support could be improved for people with disability.

Korey Boddington: choosing to keep moving

Boddington’s story includes major trauma and recovery. He woke from a three-week coma after a motorbike crash, having already survived a childhood car accident that shattered the right side of his body.

Three years ago, he stepped onto a velodrome for the first time while working full-time as an accountant. Just 18 months later, he won Paralympic gold in the C4–5 1km time trial, broke a Paralympic record, and helped Australia secure team sprint bronze in Paris.

Boddington is clear that para-cycling wasn’t about a comeback. “I wasn’t trying to ‘overcome’ anything. I just needed to move. To grow. To prove to myself that I still had more to give.”

Belief is a muscle

“I hope people watching this film realise they don’t need to have it all together. You don’t need to wait for the right time, the perfect opportunity, or for things to get easier. You can start now.

Whether you’ve had setbacks, injuries, or just feel stuck, you can still change track. I’ve spent most of my life figuring out how to keep moving forward with what I’ve got. And I’ve learnt that belief is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.

If this story lights even the smallest fire in someone to fight, to try, to believe again, then we’ve done something that matters.”

— Korey Boddington

Emily Petricola: possibility within change

Petricola was just 27 when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She experienced extreme fatigue, temporary loss of sight, foot drop, pain, tremors, tingling and numbness throughout her body.

With encouragement from friend and colleague, two-time Olympic rower Matt Ryan, she dared to think differently about her future. Three years later, Petricola made her national team debut at the Track World Championships, competed at Tokyo 2020, and went on to win gold in the 3000m individual pursuit at the Paris Paralympics in 2024.

“It could in fact be something greater than you had imagined before. Every struggle has beauty in it—you just have to be patient and open to seeing it emerge.”

— Emily Petricola

Kane Perris: stories that go deeper than sport

Perris lives with albinism, which also impacts his vision and means he is classified as legally blind. He works in the disability sector and is a passionate advocate for para-athletes navigating high-performance pathways.

He joined the documentary to help others find strength and direction in their own journey.

Find out more

For more information about the documentary, including updates on how to watch following its cinema debut, visit www.changingtrack.com.