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Emerging athletes to join elite alumni

Four outstanding young athletes are finalists for the Emerging Athlete of the Year award at this year’s AIS Sports Performance Awards (#ASPAs) and in line to follow in the footsteps of international basketball stars Lauren Jackson and Ben Simmons as a winner of this prestigious award.

AIS and Sport Australia aiming to increase leadership depth and diversity in sport

The AIS and Sport Australia have opened applications for the 2020 AIS Talent Programs

Sailing duo finalists in AIS awards

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has confirmed the finalists for Male Athlete of the Year and Female Para-athlete of the Year categories with two weeks to go until the AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs).

Amplifying the athletes voice

Olympian, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist and Australian Sports Commission Board Member Steve Moneghetti has been announced as the Chair of the inaugural Athlete Advisory Committee.

New AIS award recognises athletes 'giving back'

The AIS has announced the introduction of the Athlete Community Engagement Award, a celebration of the outstanding positive influence an athlete has on the community. The inaugural award will be presented at next month’s AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs).

AIS amplifies the voice of athletes

Australian elite athletes will have increased influence on the direction of high-performance sport with the announcement today of the inaugural Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athlete Advisory Committee (AAC)

World champions named for male Para-athlete award

Australia’s international success over the past 12 months has been strongly reflected among the finalists for the High Performance Program of the Year and Male Para-athlete of the Year categories for next month’s AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs).

Ash Barty picks up a third #ASPAs nomination

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has determined finalists for Female Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year for the 2019 AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs), with world number one Ash Barty picking up a third nomination.

Delivering new National High Performance Sports Strategy

Australia’s high performance sports system has been further strengthened after Institutes and Academies across the country united to approve a National High Performance Sports Strategy.

Barty and Perry headline nominees for Sport Personality of the Year

World number one Ash Barty and cricket superstar Ellyse Perry lead a stellar list of Australian athletes as finalists for the annual AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAS) popular vote in 2019, with Australian fans to decide the winners.

Leading expert calls for 'long game' approach to high performance sport

Meeting of the sporting minds at the AIS