by Stephen Rielly | Apr 24, 2024 | All
Jaryd Clifford, 24, is a world champion middle and long-distance runner who is sight impaired. He is aiming to compete in his third Paralympic Games, in the T13 1500m and 5000m, in Paris this September. His sight has been affected by macular degeneration...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Apr 18, 2024 | All
This week is National Careers Week and the theme is Career. Its more than just a job. 94% of the athletes at the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) are pursuing a dual career and we shine a light on how our athletes are managing to be successful in both sport and...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Apr 17, 2024 | All
The flame will be handed over at the French embassy in Athens before coming to Marseille to begin the relay, where 10,000 torchbearers will pass the flame across 400 towns in over 65 territories. But how did the Olympic flame become an integral part of the opening...
by Kate Paul-Drevensek | Apr 4, 2024 | All
The consideration of wellbeing in the preparation of high-performance athletes is now a given. It wasnt always the case. There was a time, not so long ago, when wellbeing support was something to be picked up post-career. A sort of ‘perform now, address the...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Mar 23, 2024 | All
Did you know that if an athlete from the Victorian Institute of Sport wins a medal in the upcoming Olympic or Paralympic Games in Paris, they will take home a piece of the Eiffel Tower Over 10,000 Olympic athletes and 4,000 Paralympic athletes from all over the globe...
by Stephen Rielly | Mar 7, 2024 | All
In a bid to reduce the number of foul jumps in competition it has been said that a third of all jumps in last years World Athletics Championships in Budapest were foul World Athletics is preparing to experiment with a take-off zone that would replace the traditional...
