The Victorian Minister for Sport, the Hon. Steve Dimopoulos visited the Victorian Institute of Sport’s (VIS) headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. The Minister for Sport met with VIS athletes, staff and members of the Board.
Commonwealth Games medalists Amy Lawton (Hockey), Jemima Montag (Athletics) and Sam Williamson (Swimming) were all at the VIS to meet the Minister and share their experiences around being a scholarship holder at the state institute.
Minister for Sport Steve Dimopoulos viewed athletes from the sports of Badminton, Netball and Sailing train in the gym and did a brief tour of the ground floor.
122 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.
The Victorian Institute of Sport has appointed distinguished sports administrator and Olympian Nicole Livingstone OAM OLY as Chief Executive Officer.
The 160-strong Australian team is brimming with experience heading into the Paris Paralympics, among them 39 from the Victorian Institute of Sport.
As 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.
The eyes of the sporting world have been, and remain, on Paris but high-performance competition has continued at the Victorian Institute of Sport.
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.
