AJ Provisinally Secures Paralympic Selection
March 16, 2020Victorian Institute of Sport athlete Amanda 'AJ' Reynolds has earned herself nomination for selection into the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team after she won both women's kayak K1 events at the 2020 Canoe Sprint Championships.
VIS SPORT: UPDATES ON THE EVENTS CANCELLED/POSTPONED
March 16, 2020The sporting calendar has been heavily impacted by the global coronavirus outbreak.
Open Day Postponed
March 12, 2020It is with great disappointment that we have taken the decision to postpone our VIS Open Day originally scheduled to be held on Tuesday 7th April 2020. With the ongoing development of COVID-19 (coronavirus) we are taking the cautious approach and have decided to postpone the event for the protection of our athletes and staff.
Aerial Skiing Program Recruitment
March 11, 2020The VIS Aerial Skiing Program is now recruiting retired female gymnasts between the ages of 14-18 years old.
VIS ‘pivotal’ in Montag's Olympic nomination
February 14, 2020Jemima Montag says that the services provided by the Victorian Institute of Sport is a pivotal reason for her automatic race walking nomination to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Emily Petricola | 2020 Visions
February 4, 2020Writing a story can evoke a myriad of emotions. It can leave you with a sense of empowerment, or plunge you into the deepest chasms of introspection. The words can rip and tear at you, their injustice a frustrating reminder of the world we find ourselves in. And yet, more often than not, they leave a lasting impression, filling us with hope and pride for those protagonists that do much more than merely endure. In many ways, this complexity of human emotion perfectly captures the story of Emily Petricola.
A decade of achievement for the VIS
January 1, 2020As we set our sights to 2020 and a new decade, the Victorian Institute of Sport reflects on the magic moments, history makers and highlights from Victoria’s best athletes across the previous ten years.
Anything is possible: Al Viney and Alex Vuillermin
November 3, 2019VIS Para-rowers, Alexandra Viney and Alex Vuillermin, have two different stories, but together share a vision to row at the Tokyo 2020(1) Paralympics and inspire the world.
Sophie Taylor | 2020 Visions
October 23, 2019The Olympic Games are notoriously cutthroat. A lifetime of hard work can boil down to a single moment. Sometimes that moment arrives well before the opening ceremony. For the Hockeyroos, their 2020 Olympic dream depends on their safe passage through a sudden death series with Russia later this week. Their moment is now.
Tastes for Tokyo | Okonomiyaki - Rowie Webster
September 16, 2019Okonomiyaki means “whatever you like, grilled” and is one of the most well-known Japanese dishes. It is commonly referred to as a Japanese pancake.
