Paralympics Australia held taster sessions for multiple sports in Perth and Brisbane ©Getty Images

Paralympics Australia is satisfied with Come And Try Day programmes held in Brisbane and Perth as it looks to showcase Para sports to new audiences and build on the momentum generated by Tokyo 2020.

A shooting and archery event was staged at Brisbane's Belmont Shooting Complex on September 26 while Perth hosted a multi-sport day featuring 16 different activities at the Bendat Basketball Centre on October 3.

"Archery and shooting are smaller sports, so to have had a turnout of 30 participants, as well as all the family and friends who came along - about 50 people overall - was a great outcome," said Nat Charlton, Paralympics Australia’s participation and pathways coordinator for Queensland.

"It was pretty clear that part of the reason was because of the excitement and coverage of the Tokyo Games.

"People were able to see sports on TV that they maybe didn’t know about.

"I think that definitely made an impact on this event."

Among those who helped out on the day was Tokyo 2020 archer Taymon Kenton-Smith and members of Archery Australia’s Paris24 Para-Pathways Program squad.

"It had awesome feedback from families because they got to see their kid who uses a wheelchair being coached by someone in the sport who also uses a wheelchair," Charlton said.

Australia took its largest-ever Paralympic archery team to Tokyo 2020 with four athletes ©Getty Images
Australia took its largest-ever Paralympic archery team to Tokyo 2020 with four athletes ©Getty Images

"That representation came through really strongly."

In Perth, approximately 150 people attended including nearly 50 participants, Paralympics Australia said.

Thirteen of the 16 sports provided demonstrations, while the others had information stalls where people could gain more knowledge about the sports and how to get involved.

"We had [Tokyo 2020 Paralympians] Rhiannon Clarke, Ella Pardy and Natalie Alexander there, as well as some of our WAIS [Western Australia Institute of Sport] athletes," said Cruz Hogan, Paralympics Australia’s participation and pathways coordinator for Western Australia.

"We also had Colin Harrison, who won a gold medal in sailing at the Rio Paralympics, and Rollers wheelchair basketball assistant coach Brad Ness, so there was plenty of support for all the people trying out new sports and wanting advice.

"We’ve had plenty of good feedback about the day."

Australia finished eighth at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with 21 gold medals.