COVID-19 still affecting Australia’s return to sport

COVID-19 remains a deterrent when it comes to rates of participation in organised sport but the pandemic has driven up rates of participation in socially-distanced sports and recreational activities.

AIS and AOC partnership supporting athlete mental health

In a positive step to support even more Olympic athletes, past and present, the AIS and Australian Olympic Committee have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will increase accessibility to the AIS Mental Health Referral Network.

AIS offering ten scholarships to optimise athlete health and success

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is continuing its commitment to support a preventative healthcare model in high performance sport by offering ten scholarships for the Master of Applied Clinical Epidemiology (MACE) program.

Sports strengthened in COVID-19 fightback with $17m Core Participation funding

Sport Australia has allocated $17.26 million to NSOs and NSODs, to help drive sport participation initiatives across the country.

Leading sport dietitian Louise Burke reflects on OAM as ‘a team effort’

Professor Louise Burke OAM says receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2009 was a 'group accolade', and is encouraging people to nominate other women in sport for Australian honours.

Maroons legend Mal Meninga joins Sport Australia podcast on Origin eve

As State of Origin heads to Townsville for the first time, its most successful coach reflects on what it takes to create a champion team in Sport Australia’s latest podcast episode.

Olympians undergo training with Australian Army

Opals reflect on AIS history as they prepare for Tokyo

The Australian Opals reconnected with their past on a recent camp at the AIS, but they’re focused on making history in Tokyo and returning to the Olympic podium.

‘Sport is a powerful tool in reconciliation’: Athletes share their thoughts on National Reconciliation Week

Sport has always been a huge part of life for proud Noongar man and Australian boxer Alex Winwood, and he hopes it will also play as big a role in the next steps of reconciliation.

Athletes learning the ropes with AIS and Army

Athletes and sports will be able to broaden their training in resilience, leadership and teamwork as part of their high performance camps in Canberra thanks to a pilot program being launched by the AIS and Australian Army.

Tess changing the game with Paralympic glove project

ANU engineering honours student Tess Henman got a placement at the AIS and has been working on a project that could help change the game for Australia’s wheelchair athletes and aspiring Paralympians.

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