
Five years after getting their first taste of rowing via the Sporting Schools program, a Canberra school has received a special gift from gold medal-winning rower Alex Purnell.

A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed a decrease in the number of sport-related hospitalisations in the first year of COVID-19 restrictions.

Former Australian cricketer Shelley Nitschke and two-time Olympic water polo representative Bec Rippon are among 32 women from 20 sports selected for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Talent Program, which is designed to address the under-representation of women in coaching and executive roles in high performance sport.

The AIS has commended retiring Paralympians Melissa Perrine and Mitchell Gourley as Australia’s 2022 Winter Paralympics campaign laid the foundation for the next generation of athletes.

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has responded to record demand for its mental health and wellbeing support by expanding its specialist services to a greater number of sporting staff right across the country.

Demand for the AIS campus is heating up, with 15 sports and more than 1000 people so far booked in for 31 high performance camps during March and April.

The Australian Government and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) have delivered a big boost to 11 smaller National Sporting Organisations (NSOs), awarding more than $1.15m for sporting infrastructure projects around the country.

Among the 84 women who received a Women Leaders in Sport grant in 2021 there’s been some huge personal wins over the last 12 months.

The National Sport Research Agenda will provide a national focus on priority research areas for sporting organisations, academics, researchers, research funding bodies, and governments across Australia.

The Regional Sport Events Fund will support community sporting events with an aim of kick-starting local economies after the impacts of the pandemic.