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dAIS support for Games athletes
Almost 70 per cent of athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics, and a large majority of para-athletes attending the Tokyo Paralympics, have received direct grants from the AIS in this Olympic and Paralympic cycle and the AIS looks forward to the next evolution of this vital dAIS program.
Brisbane 2032 a generational opportunity for all Australians
Australian Sports Commission Chair Josephine Sukkar says an extended 11-year runway to the Brisbane 2032 Games provides an incredible opportunity to unite the nation through sport.
Sport Australia and AIS thank outgoing Paralympics Australia CEO
Sport Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport have paid tribute to outgoing Paralympics Australia CEO Lynne Anderson for her significant contribution to para-sport and the Paralympic movement more broadly.
Reset moment that reignited Parry’s Olympic dream
A year ago, Australian Rugby Sevens Co-Captain Shannon Parry didn’t know if she would make a second Olympics but she has revealed how she got back on track for Tokyo in the latest episode of the AIS IGTV series, AIS Reset.
Taekwondo gold medallist champions athlete wellbeing
Lauren Burns OAM knows what it means to rise to a challenge, claiming Australia’s first Olympic gold medal in Taekwondo when the sport made its debut at the Sydney 2000 Games.
Athletes to help shape future of female performance and health in sport
An athlete advisory group comprising Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games athletes has been launched with the AIS to help guide the direction of female performance and health in Australian sport.
Independent panel supported by Australian Sports Commission
The Australian Sports Commission is supporting the work of Swimming Australia to create a safer swimming community.
Olympians send joy of sport to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
Cyclist Sarah Gigante and Hockeyroos player Mariah Williams have joined with the AIS Share a Yarn Initiative and the Happy Boxes Project to help women in remote Australian communities experience the joy and the benefits of sport and activity.
NAIDOC Week 2021: "Going home is such a refresh. I feel brand new."
To proud Wiradjuri woman and AIS Share a Yarn Ambassador Gabby Coffey, her family is what helps her stay connected to country.
Race car technology powers our Paralympic basketballers
AIS Engineering is using Formula 1 race car technology to put Australia’s wheelchair basketballers in the driver’s seat for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
New tool to check and enhance wellbeing in sport
National Sporting Organisations will be able to measure and continually enhance their approach to athlete and staff wellbeing thanks to a new tool being launched by the Australian Institute of Sport.
New Sport Australia program helping sports boost capability
Sport Australia is supporting the growth of small-to-medium Australian sports through its new $600,000 Capability Building program.