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Walk n' Talk with Rhydian Cowley

September 8, 2020

2020 has provided many new and different challenges.

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Walk n' Talk with Anabelle Smith

September 7, 2020

It's important that we stay connected with friends, family and members of the community, now more than ever.

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Kelly Cartwright: A dream fulfilled

September 7, 2020

Victorian Institute of Sport Paralympic star Kelly Cartwright broke the world record on her way to claiming gold in the F42/44 long jump with a leap of 4.38m at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. She added silver in the F42/44 100m shortly after.

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Clifford among first Para-Athletes selected for Tokyo

September 7, 2020

Victorian Institute of Sport athlete Jaryd Clifford is one step closer to the Tokyo Paralympics after he was one of 10 Para-athletes named the first members of The Australian Team.

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'So, I may have broken my Olympic bronze medal!'

September 4, 2020

Many will remember the moment Kim Brennan (nee Crow) won Australia's first ever women's single scull medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games. But, what you don't know is that she actually managed to break it!

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Rowing’s Hour of Power

September 3, 2020

Saturday, 16 August 2008 will be remembered by the VIS and rowers nationwide as one of the most successful days in Australian Olympic history.

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VIS in Beijing

September 2, 2020

The Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games was one for the ages, Victorian Institute of Sport athletes provided some spine tingling and wonderful moments.

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Cath Arlove: Lessons in sport, life and the Olympic journey.

September 1, 2020

Triple Olympian Catherine Arlove was able to successfully juggle her work, study and judo commitments throughout her career on the mat. After the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, the VIS Marketing Team caught up with her to see how she was able to do so.

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Paralympians an inspiration to us all!

August 31, 2020

Before Kieran Ault-Connell and Russell Short went to Paralympic Games in Athens 2004, a Grade 6 student from Moorabbin Primary School wrote a letter to the Victorian Institute of Sport.

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Behind every athlete at Athens, there's a support team

August 27, 2020

VIS Sport Scientist and Shooting Australia Sports Medicine Coordinator at the time, Nick Sanders, was part of the support group which went to Athens with the Olympic Shooting team in 2004.

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