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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

Beach Volleyball comes to the AIS in Canberra

Athletes walk to support Lifeline Australia

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is taking the next step in its partnership with Lifeline Australia, with Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games athletes participating in Lifeline’s Out of the Shadows walks over the coming week to remember those lost to suicide and raise awareness ahead of National Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday 10th September

AIS brings together leading minds in sport and technology

The Sport Technology and Applied Research Symposium (STARS) is now in its second year and will be held across three days from 3-5 September 2019 at the AIS campus in Canberra.

Surfing champion takes part in AIS preventative health program

Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons is one of many athletes who has gained access to a range of AIS expertise as part of a new preventative health program.