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Smith's spirit unbroken

August 13, 2021

With the help of VIS sport psychologist, Caroline Anderson, Smith reframed her mindset with the end goal of representing Australia at a third Olympic Games.

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Galiabovitch, Australia’s Olympic flagbearer

August 13, 2021

​Elena Galiabovitch received the prestigious honour of being named the Olympic flag-bearer for the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony. Along with five other international Olympic athletes, Galiabovitch was selected to carry the Olympic flag in recognition of her work on the frontline to help Melbourne battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Watching proudly from home: Jay Stacy

August 12, 2021

​The Tokyo Olympic final between the world's top two hockey nations lived up to the billing. Cruelly for the Kookaburras, they were not the ones celebrating at the end of the enthralling contest.

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Tokyo 2020: A Games that will be remembered forever

August 12, 2021

From Australia storming home for a stunning victory in the women's four to the men's team pursuit guys defying all odds to bounce back after a crash on the opening night and win bronze, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be remembered forever. We're proud of our Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders, not just for their impressive sporting performances, but also for the adversity that they had to overcome to get there.

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The VIS Family is about to expand

August 10, 2021

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VIS results at Tokyo 2020

August 9, 2021

See below all of our Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder results from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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From crash to companions: Gillian Niven

August 3, 2021

​When long-time VIS remedial massage therapist, Gillian Niven, travelled to Tokyo she thought she would travel home with everyone else after the closing ceremony. However, Niven’s Paralympic assignment didn’t end there as an unfortunate crash for a VIS Paralympian extended her stay, but filled it with long-lasting memories.

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Rachael Lynch Inducted into Olympians for Life

July 27, 2021

Rachael Lynch OLY has been honoured as one of five Olympic athletes inducted into the World Olympians Association's (WOA) Olympians for Life.

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Smith wins Australia’s first medal of the Games

July 25, 2021

Brendon Smith has won Australia's first 400m individual medley medal since Rod Woodhouse in 1984, as he brings up the countries first medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Galiabovitch handed rare honour at opening ceremony for Tokyo Olympics

July 23, 2021

Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder Elena Galiabovitch said is was "such a huge honour" to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to carry the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony in Tokyo. As well as a shooting athlete, Galiabovitch is also a doctor who has been heavily involved in the fight against COVID-19 in Australia over the past 18 months.

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