As one door closes for long-term Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) scholarship holder Mitch Gourley who announced his retirement from an alpine skiing earlier this year, another door has opened.
Paralympic Games
From crash to companions: Gillian Niven
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, Nivens Paralympic assignment didnt end there as an unfortunate crash for a VIS Paralympian extended her stay, but filled it with long-lasting memories.
Tokyo Champions take top honours
2021 VIS Award of Excellence winners revealed.
Kelly Cartwright: A dream fulfilled
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.