in the Women's 800 mm T54 behind gold medallist Madison de Rozario. At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, she won the silver medals in the Women's 100 m and 200 m T53 events and finished fourth in the Women's 400 m T53 and sixth in the Women's 800 m T53 . At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Doha, she finished sixth in the Women's 100 m T53 and Women's 400 m T53 and eight in the Women's 800 m. World Cup In the inaugural Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in 2005, Ballard placed third in the Women's T53 100 m. Commonwealth Games At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, she finished sixth in the Women's 800m T54. She won the gold medal in the Women's 1500m T54 at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast, Queensland, she won the silver medal in the Women's 1500m T54 finishing behind Madison de Rozario. She repeated her 2018 result, by winning the silver medal in Women's 1500m T54 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, again behind de Rozario.de Rozario Australian titles Ballard won the 100 m women's wheelchair open title in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2008, and finished second in 2000, 2003, 2010, and 2011. In the 200 m event, she won gold in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010, silver in 2000 and 2005 and bronze in 2006. In the 400 m, she won gold in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008 and 2010, silver in 2004 and bronze in 2002 and 2006. In the 800 m, she won gold in 1999 and 2001, silver in 2000 and 2005, and bronze in 2002 and 2004. In the 1500 m, she won gold in 2005 and 2010. In 1999, she competed at Australia's Junior Wheelchair Nationals. She won five gold medals at those games and was named the event's Female Athlete of the Games. Ballard won a gold and silver at the 2011 Sydney Track Classic. At the 2012 competition, Ballard set personal bests and Oceania records for the 100 m (in a time of 17.27 s), 200 m (30.12 s) and 400 m (56.89 s) events. Long distance events Ballard also sometimes competes in longer distance events, in which the disability classifications are usually combined, so she competes against athletes in the higher T54 classification. She