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.
From childhood rivals at eight years old to Australian top-ranked table tennis players and best friends. Nick Lum and Finn Luu are dominating the table tennis scene together.
10,500 athletes from 206 countries and teams will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Among them will be 82 Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders bearing Australian green and gold.
"I found myself in the club that no athlete wants to join: the circle of ‘almost Olympians’." While this time of year is filled with tears of relief and elation for some, for others, it's utter devastation. VIS diver, Georgia Sheehan reflects on the reality of missing out on the Olympic dream.
The Australian Paralympic team is set for success in Paris, accompanied by beloved Aussie treats like Caramello Koalas and Vegemite. VIS dietitian and Paralympics Australia Performance Services Lead, Siobhan Crawshay and her team have meticulously planned every detail to ensure creature comforts are met. It's the extra one percenters that count, after all.
From representing Australia together in the Hockeyroos to gallivanting in Europe to mend their mutual heartbreak, Stacia Strain and Rachael Lynch's friendship is as thick as thieves. Hockey brought them together, but friendship became their superglue.
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.
