Ultra-consistent Australian walker Chris Erickson has booked his berth at a third straight Olympics after winning the national 50km title.
Erickson was second across the line behind Canadian Evan Dunfee in Sunday's race in Melbourne in a time of three hours 54 minutes and 10 seconds.
Having finished 13th in the 50km race at the world championships earlier this year in Beijing, the 34 year old Erickson has now done enough to gain automatic qualification for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
In line with this year's International Women’s Day theme, the VIS is actively closing gender gaps in high performance sport by unlocking equal opportunities for females in strength and conditioning coaching; an area requiring bold action to shift the dial and lead the industry change.
The first 100 days for a new CEO require a unique blend of courage and curiosity to set the stage for long-term success, something Nicole Livingstone OAM has delicately delivered with infectious enthusiasm.
Victoria has long been a breeding ground for some of Australia’s most successful field hockey goalkeepers, some of whom have achieved legendary status and left an indelible mark on the sport.
The Victorian Institute of Sport is recruiting a new Director High Performance to join the organisation, to lead the VIS towards to the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond.
The VIS joins the Australian Winter Olympic Team and the country's winter sports community in celebrating one year until Australia takes on the world at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
The Victorian Institute of Sport acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on, the people of the Kulin Nation and recognise their continuing connection to this land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
