Tonight, the Victorian Institute of Sport will celebrate the best sporting achievements and successes produced by VIS athletes throughout the year which, in 2024, saw 122 of them represent Australia at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
Paralympic Games
Qian Yang OAM | In a class of her own
Not many people can say they’ve won a Paralympic medal, let alone winning multiple medals across four consecutive Paralympic Games. But Qian Yang OAM can.
History-making Tapper ready to embark on coaching career
Table tennis trailblazer, Melissa Milly Tapper will guide the next generation of Olympians, Paralympians and Commonwealth Games athletes after being named in the second Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Gen32 Coach Program.
The Gen32 Program | Empowering elite coaching
Four high-performance coaches who are, or have been, based out of the Victorian Institute of Sport were among the first graduates of the National Gen32 Program announced on Monday 14 October.