News

11 June 2024

Learning from experience

Nine high performing women are gaining hands on international experience and being fast tracked on their coaching journeys through the AIS Experiential Learning Program (ELP).

11 June 2024

The role of the athlete in concussion in sport

Concussion affects athletes at all levels of sport from the part-time recreational athlete through to the full-time professional. Paralympian Sam Carter is one our athletes who has shared his story as part of the 2024 AIS Concussion and Brain Health Position Statement online resources.

07 June 2024

Athletes around the world to benefit from Virtual Internships program

Snow Australia athletes Samantha Gaul and Fedele de Campo spend more than half the year training and competing overseas, but thanks to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Virtual Internship program, the pair will be able to undertake vital work experience over the next few months.

06 June 2024

Developing world-class practitioners for long-term success

Contributing to every athlete’s success is a dedicated team of performance support practitioners helping them stay at the top of their game.

06 June 2024

AIS Win Well Podcast: Olivia Price and Evie Haseldine

London 2012 medallist Olivia Price had been retired from sailing for five years when, during a socially distanced walk during the COVID-19 pandemic, family friend Evie Haseldine asked her to help her win Olympic gold.

31 May 2024

AIS Win Well Podcast: Alyce Wood and Vanessa Low

Despite their different sporting paths – one is a soon-to-be three-time Olympic kayaker and the other a long jumper selected for her fourth Paralympics – Alyce Wood and Vanessa Low’s lives outside of sport are incredibly similar, with both becoming mums after the Tokyo Games.

31 May 2024

ASC supported skate facility to boost Paris preparations

Australia’s skaters have received a big boost ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a new indoor training facility unveiled on the Gold Coast.

30 May 2024

Athletes give back as youth mental health advocates

When it comes to performance, an athlete’s state of mind is often just as important as their physical abilities.

30 May 2024

3 Cheers for Australia’s 3 million sporting volunteers

The Australian sport sector came together during National Volunteer Week (NVW) to say 3 Cheers for Volunteers and thank the 3 million sport volunteers across the country.

29 May 2024

Record number of First Nations athletes return for 2024 Share a Yarn program

For Australian Archer Sarah Haywood, a Biripi/Ngarabal woman who grew up in nipaluna/Hobart, the AIS Share a Yarn First Nations Cultural Connection program provided an opportunity to embrace her cultural identity in ways she never had before.