Mitch Iles has been firing a shotgun for as long as he can remember.
Mitch Iles has been firing a shotgun for as long as he can remember.
VIS Sport Scientist and Shooting Australia Sports Medicine Coordinator at the time, Nick Sanders, was part of the support group which went to Athens with the Olympic Shooting team in 2004.
Picking and packing apples alongside her dad in a Tynong orchard, 66 kilometres south east from Melbournes CBD, is not where you would expect to find a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist preparing for her second Olympic Games
With athlete wellbeing so important due to the unforeseen circumstances, the Victorian Institute of Sport Performance Lifestyle (PL) Team have had to ensure they’re still able to provide all the support to athletes remotely. We caught up with PL adviser, Sara Heasly to see how she has been working with athletes remotely and what advice the team has been giving during these tough times.