2009 : News Centre : Australian Sports Commission

Win for Australian rules football in South Africa
23 Apr 2009
Promoting Australian rules football in South Africa.

AIS celebrates success of Paralympians
23 Apr 2009
New AIS display honours the successes of its Paralympic athletes.

Australian canoeists prepare for world-class competition
21 Apr 2009
AIS canoeists undergo intense training for international events.

Fantastic win for AIS beach volleyball team
21 Apr 2009
Boehm and McHugh claim gold at the Asian Beach Volleyball Tour.

AIS rowers record great results at the 2009 Australian Selection Trials.

Sport mourns Jobie Dajka
08 Apr 2009
Statement by AIS Director Peter Fricker on the passing of former AIS track cyclist Jobie Dajka.

Talented sports physiologists recognised for excellence
08 Apr 2009
Nicola Bullock and Eileen Robertson win AIS Robert Withers PhD Scholar Award.

Four AIS boxers successful at world championships trials
30 Mar 2009
Four AIS boxers win their weight divisions.

Australia tops medal tally at track cycling world championships
30 Mar 2009
Big wins to AIS cyclists: Bobridge, Howard, Meares and Tomic.

Meares wins silver medal at World Track Championships
26 Mar 2009
AIS cyclist Anna Meares claims silver medal in the 500 metre time trial.

Thirty nine Australians bound for the World Championships
23 Mar 2009
AIS track and field athletes included in the Australian team for World Championships.

Young AIS athletes join national canoe team
20 Mar 2009
AIS paddlers win positions on the Australian senior canoe slalom team.

Delaney wins second final at world championship trials
20 Mar 2009
Ash shows dash and books ticket to worlds

AIS women’s basketball team go down fighting against Parma
20 Mar 2009
Madgen top scores for Institute

Australian U21 netball team defeat Jamaica
19 Mar 2009
Institute netballers star in crushing victory

Scholars enrol with team AIS in quest for Olympic success
18 Mar 2009
Opportunity for sports science experts to contribute to Australia's Olympic and Paralympic success.

Big wins for AIS athletes
17 Mar 2009
Jared Tallent wins the men's Australian 20km Road Walking Championship.

Rickard and Coutts take out major AIS swimming awards
17 Mar 2009
Outstanding year for AIS swimming capped off by major award.

High-tech tracking device for Olympic success
17 Mar 2009
CSIRO and AIS team up to track future Olympians

Bruce and his pool to the rescue
17 Mar 2009
The most alluring pool in the world!

Aussie athletes cool off with a slushie
17 Mar 2009
Sports scientists play a huge role in athlete success

AIS expertise helps Aussie athletes recover in Beijing
17 Mar 2009
Proper recovery can mean the difference between a medal or no medal

High tech head start for cyclists
17 Mar 2009
AIS sports scientists design a high tech simulation of the Beijing Olympic course

AIS expertise helps Aussie athletes recover in Beijing
17 Mar 2009
Proper recovery can mean the difference between a medal or no medal

Australia's best young basketballers arrive at AIS
04 Mar 2009
Lauren Jackson, Andrew Bogut ... who will be next?

Olympic coach Tracey Menzies joins the AIS Swimming program
27 Feb 2009
Tracey Menzies appointed senior coach of Australian Institute of Sport Swimming program.

AIS scholars selected to attend Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence
19 Feb 2009
Head coach Greg Chappell praises support of the Australian Institute of Sport.

AIS basketball joins the Victorian bushfire appeal
11 Feb 2009
Helping hand: AIS basketballers donate goods to the Victorian bushfire appeal.

Gold medallists share AIS Athlete of the Year
06 Feb 2009
Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, announces Australian Institute of Sport award winners.

Golden win for Aussie Paralympic skier Shannon Dallas
28 Jan 2009
Dallas claims gold in the IPC Alpine World Cup super combination shootout.

AIS Athlete of the Year finalists named
27 Jan 2009
Olympic and Paralympic stars up for top honours

Jawai becomes the first Indigenous Australian to play in the NBA
23 Jan 2009
Former AIS basketballer Nathan Jawa makes his debut in the NBA.

Thomas breaks personal best over 400 metres
22 Jan 2009
AIS athlete Tristan Thomas wins the 400 metres at the ACT Intercub meet.

Volleyball team bounce back after fire
21 Jan 2009
AIS Junior Volleyball team defeat Swedish National Junior Squad in practice match.

AIS Junior Volleyball team safe after bus fire
20 Jan 2009
AIS volleyballers confirmed safe and well after bus fire incident in Sweden.

Test run for aspiring AFL football talent
15 Jan 2009
AIS/AFL Academy camp puts talented footballers to the test.

AIS tennis talent get a shot to compete in the Australian Open
15 Jan 2009
Renewed focus on developing Aussie tennis talent at the Australian Open.