International success before the pandemic and exceptional flexibility throughout it has Australia’s 12-person Para-cycling squad well placed to convert their immense potential when the Tokyo Paralympics begins in little over six weeks. Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders, Alistair Donohoe, Carol Cooke, Emily Petricola and Stuart Tripp have all been included.
As part of our Taste for Tokyo series, VIS Nutrition put together some tips about Japanese food etiquette and table manners.
In VIS Sport, Aoife Coughlan found the podium at the Asian and Oceania Judo Championships, OBrien was just shy of a top podium finish at the John Woodman Memorial Cycle Classic and the Melbourne Vixens were back on the court in their pre-season match up against Adelaide.
From Australia storming home for a stunning victory in the women’s four to the men’s team pursuit guys defying all odds to bounce back after a crash on the opening night and win bronze, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be remembered forever. We’re proud of our Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders, not just for their impressive sporting performances, but also for the adversity that they had to overcome to get there.