30 years of the VIS community program, Be Fit. Be Well
September 13, 2024The VIS legacy is the leader of high-performance sport in the state, but the institute extends beyond elite sports through its impactful community program, Be Fit. Be Well, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2024.
Paris review: new history written for VIS athletes
September 9, 2024122 Victorian Institute of Sport athletes competed in Paris across both Games, bringing home 28 medals and a lifetime of memories. 54 athletes made their debuts with others closing their final chapter.
VIS appoints new CEO
September 3, 2024The Victorian Institute of Sport has appointed distinguished sports administrator and Olympian Nicole Livingstone OAM OLY as Chief Executive Officer.
Paris preview: VIS Paralympians to watch
August 26, 2024The 160-strong Australian team is brimming with experience heading into the Paris Paralympics, among them 39 from the Victorian Institute of Sport.
Simulating Paris with world champion cyclist, Emily Petricola
August 21, 2024As Emily Petricola readies herself for the 13.9km Paralympic Individual Time Trial in Paris, she combines world-class training with advanced simulations at the Victorian Institute of Sport.
Olympic and Paralympic fever among VIS staff
August 19, 2024The eyes of the sporting world have been, and remain, on Paris but high-performance competition has continued at the Victorian Institute of Sport.
Performance Science traineeships now open
August 13, 2024Gain world class experience working with Olympic, Paralympic and World Championships athletes through the VIS Performance Science traineeship.
Kelland O'Brien part of Men's Team Pursuit who broke a 20-year drought in the Paris velodrome
August 9, 2024At long last, Australia is the Men’s Team Pursuit Olympic champion where in Paris overnight it took just three minutes and 42 seconds to end 20 years of pain.
Caitlin Parker becomes first Australian woman to win an Olympic boxing medal
August 9, 2024Australia has had its most successful Olympic boxing campaign since Rome 1960, with Victorian Caitlin Parker contributing to the tally with a bronze in the semi-finals at Roland Garros.
Montag and Cowley combine for historic race walk bronze
August 8, 2024Victorian race walkers, Jemima Montag and Rhydian Cowley have stormed home to bronze in the inaugural Olympic Mixed Marathon Race Walk Relay, marking Montag's second Olympic medal and Cowley's first.
