One of the most poignant photos to emerge from the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics featured hand cyclist Stuart Tripp with his face crumpled into tears when he phoned his biggest supporter, his wife Gillean, after winning the silver medal in the H5 time trial.
Victorian Institute of Sport staff members and coaches werent as surprised as the rest of the nation when Mack Horton won the 400m freestyle gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, as they knew it had been many years in the making.
Today marks the 1 Year to Go milestone before the Postponed Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 set to be held in 2021. We are thrilled to launch our Remembering VIS at the Games campaign in conjunction with our 30th year anniversary celebrations.
An elite para-triathlete, motivational speaker, mentor, registered psychologist and mum – Kate Naess (nee Doughty) knows no limits when it comes to adversity and achievement.