by Kate Paul-Drevensek | Jan 10, 2024 | All
Lucas Plapp produced what was perhaps the most significant ride to claim his third consecutive Elite Men’s Road Race title, a feat only three others have ever achieved. The 23-year-old Tokyo Olympian won the first two of his Road Race crowns as an...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Jan 1, 2024 | All
Laura Davolis memory of wearing her prosthetic Barbie legs for the first time is still vivid. She was in Grade 4, at her First Communion at St Thereses School in Essendon, and walked down the aisle for a blessing. I would say that was a significant shift, because I...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Dec 30, 2023 | All
The 21 year-old Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder was Australia’s first female Olympic climber when the sport made its entrance in Tokyo, and she proved untouchable in the weekend competition. The medal events have doubled since the Tokyo Olympics,...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Dec 17, 2023 | All
Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders were prominent in the Combat Australia awards presented this week. Combat stars Leon Sejranovic, Katherina Haecker and Caitlin Parker, who won three awards, were all recognised on the night. Sejranovic received the...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Dec 8, 2023 | All
Olympians are rare creatures. How rare Well, a miniscule 0.00014888% of the Australian population can call themselves Olympians. At the Victorian Institute of Sport, however, 11% of the workforce have represented their country at the biggest sporting event in the...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Dec 7, 2023 | All
Australian under 21 Mens Hockey team captain and Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder Craig Marais believes that the Burras remain on track to challenge for the Junior World Cup title despite a shoot-out loss to Germany in the final of the Sultan of Johor...
