News
11 June 2025- ASC
Paralympic legend Carol Cooke embraces new horizons through AIS Accelerate
After a remarkable 14-year career on the world stage, triple Paralympic gold medallist Carol Cooke is steering her journey in a new direction — one focused on giving back, connecting with fellow athletes, and continuing her legacy of resilience and reinvention.
10 June 2025First Para Uplift athletes unveiled at QAS
The push to supercharge Australia’s Paralympic success ahead of Brisbane 2032 has taken a major leap forward, with 20 athletes inducted into the Queensland Academy of Sport’s (QAS) newly established Para Unit.
06 June 2025- ASC
International stars among the talent at the AIS in May
With 18 high-performance camps across 11 sports and more than 400 athletes, coaches and staff on site, May was one of the busiest months of the year so far at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) — and included an international visit from the USA women’s rugby team.
05 June 2025- ASC
Kat Smith: From Gen 32 to the Matildas' Inner Circle
Western United Head Coach Kat Smith has described her time in the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) National Generation 2032 Coach Program (Gen 32) as a “pivotal crossroads” that helped propel her into the national spotlight — and onto the Matildas’ coaching bench.
04 June 2025- ASC
The lucky 13
Thirteen athletes have been named as 2025 AIS Thrive with Pride ambassadors.
03 June 2025- ASC
AIS European Training Centre unites nations through sport
Australia has gathered some of its fiercest Olympic and Paralympic rivals at the AIS European Training Centre (ETC) in Italy in a show of collaboration and the connective power of sport.
30 May 2025- ASC
Australians are redefining the way they play
New data has revealed how Australians are choosing to get active, as sport moves beyond the club to parks, pavements and backyards with sporting organisations embracing the challenge to create new ways to welcome Australians of all ages and abilities.
29 May 2025- ASC
AIS seeks game breakers and problem solvers
The AIS is on the lookout for athlete ambassadors who are ready to inspire the next generation of Australian problem solvers.
28 May 2025- ASC
Sporting Schools at the Hart of helping Aussie kids stay active
The Australian Sports Commission’s popular Sporting Schools program is set to provide even more benefits for students and schools.
28 May 2025- ASC
Record number of First Nations athletes appointed as national ambassadors
Australian sport is set to welcome a wave of First Nations trailblazers after a record number of athletes were today appointed as national ambassadors.
27 May 2025- ASC
Sport system unites in joint commitment to reconciliation
In recognition of National Reconciliation Week 2025, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) proudly stands alongside its partners in sport to reaffirm a shared commitment to reconciliation.
26 May 2025- ASC
New partnership measures up
Sport is filled with measurements like time, distance, speed and angles which provide data to inform daily training, performance interventions and competition strategies.