In VIS sport, Emily Petricola proved she was still the best in the world at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, as the Aussie Diamonds were crowned Constellation Cup champions.
Para Sport
2022 Award of Excellence Event Preview
Tonight, the Victorian Institute of Sport will celebrate its athletes at the 2022 Award of Excellence.
Becoming Paralympic champion: Emily Petricola
In 2007, following the sudden onset of numbness throughout her body, Emily Petricola was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She was 27. Fast forward six years, Emily is a Paralympic Champion!
Anything is possible: Amanda Jennings
On a cold Melbourne morning in 1989, Amanda Jennings, then aged 17, stood at her school locker, bouncing from toe-to-toe in an effort to keep warm. All over the city, students were most likely mimicking her movement. It was innocent, unremarkable, but for her it would not remain so for very long. Instead, it would change her life forever, sending her down a path of despair and torture that would last for 20 years.