by Stephen Rielly | May 15, 2024 | All
When Sarah Thompson discusses with her athletes the vagaries of life in high performance sport, she brings to the conversations an unusual perspective. Before becoming a Performance Lifestyle Adviser at the Victorian Institute of Sport, where she is immersed in the...
by Ashley Gillespie | May 9, 2024 | All
Born with a birth defect that led to her becoming an incomplete paraplegic, Shelley has never let her disability stop her from doing anything. Chappers, as shes affectionately known, was first introduced to wheelchair sports at the age of 12 and made her...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | May 9, 2024 | All
VIS Chair, Nataly Matijevic, lauded Ms Harrison for her lengthy stewardship of the VIS and her enormous service to Australian high-performance sport. Anne Maries leadership of the VIS and her contribution to high-performance sport in this country over many...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | May 4, 2024 | All
Every year on March 8th, the world unites to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). Its an annual reminder to celebrate womens social, economic, cultural, sporting and political achievements. At the same time, its a chance to reflect on the progress toward...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | May 1, 2024 | All
The Olympic and Paralympic Games pack the biggest one-two punch in the world of sport. The lustre of Olympic and Paralympic gold, this year on offer in Paris, will attract approximately 15,000 athletes who will be watched across the weeks of competition by billions of...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Apr 30, 2024 | All
The logo is also known as the Agitos, originating from Latin to mean ‘I move’. The original logo of the Paralympic Games incorporated Tae-Geuk, a Sino-Korean term meaning ‘supreme ultimate’ which features in the centre of the South Korean flag...
