Tokyo 2020
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The brains behind the brawn: Sylvie Withers
VIS lead sport scientist, Sylvie Withers, whose parents were Olympic rowers, was training to qualify for the Australian Rowing Team before she realised that…
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Rachael Lynch Inducted into Olympians for Life
Rachael Lynch OLY has been honoured as one of five Olympic athletes inducted into the World Olympians Association’s (WOA) Olympians for Life.
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Montag returns to Birmingham to defend gold
Seven Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders have been announced in the initial 32-stong athletics squad for Birmingham.
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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.…
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Sport Climbers Set to Scale Olympic Heights with Tokyo 2020 Selection
The AOC has named Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder Oceana Mackenzie into the Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo, becoming one of the first…
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Tokyo Champions take top honours
2021 VIS Award of Excellence winners revealed.
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Its Go Time in Tokyo: Paralympics Preview
After having to overcome so much adversity, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are finally here! Our Paralympians serve to remind us that anything is…
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Farewell to a champion
Dylan Alcott OAM started his journey at the Victorian Institute of Sport as a 16-year-old wheelchair basketball player. Five Paralympic medals, 23 Grand Slam…
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Walk n’ Talk with Rhydian Cowley
2020 has provided many new and different challenges.
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Australian Taekwondo establishes new high performance hub in partnership with AIS
Australian Taekwondo, in partnership with the AIS Combat Centre, has announced the opening of a new high performance hub (HPH) for elite athletes in…