Gems join elite company in 'three-peat' Australia extended their reign as FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup-Division A champions by escaping Japan, 83-82, in the Final of the 2026 competitions on Saturday night at the Karisma Arena. VIS athlete Madison Ryan led the Gems with...
After spinal fusion surgery in early 2024, Olympian and VIS basketballer Sara Blicavs faced one of the toughest chapters of her career. Just six weeks after her operation, she joined the Victorian Institute of Sport on scholarship and began an intense, year-long recovery journey.
VIS has played an integral part in the Opals captain returning stronger to the court after injury and Madgen has now set her sights on leading her team to the 2024 Olympics.
In VIS Sport, It was a weekend of bronze medals – the Aussie Opals closed out the Women’s Basketball World Cup with a win over Canada, as Laetisha Scanlan and James Willett paired up to place third in the trap mixed teams event at the ISSF World Championships.