VIS cyclists recognised at Australia Day Honours
January 28, 2025Cyclists Grace Brown and Kelland O'Brien have been honoured at the 2025 Australia Day Awards for their maiden gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games.
Carol's Cycle of Life
January 21, 2025After 14 unforgettable years at the top level of the sport, having won nine world titles and three Paralympic gold medals, Carol Cooke AM PLY has called time on her incredible Para cycling career.
New talent breaks through as Australian cycling bids farewell to legend at Road Nationals
January 14, 2025The 2025 Australian Road National Championships highlighted the emergence of rising stars as new champions, while bidding farewell to Para-cycling legend Carol Cooke AM.
Victorian athletes join new Win Well Strategy Leadership Group
January 14, 2025Recently retired Olympian and Paralympian Milly Tapper and Australia’s first Indigenous female Olympic boxer Marissa Williamson Pohlman have been announced as members of the Leadership Group for the next stage of Australia’s High Performance 2032+ Sport Strategy.
History-making Tapper ready to embark on coaching career
December 18, 2024Table 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.
Qian Yang OAM | In a class of her own
December 3, 2024Not 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.
Ready to Shoot | Wheelchair Basketball Explained
December 2, 2024Wheelchair basketball (WCBB) is a global sensation, known for its fast-paced action and intense rivalries. We breakdown what makes the sport unique and the specific skillset our athletes have to excel in this thrilling and dynamic sport.
Grace Brown caps off a dream year with VIS Award of Excellence
November 27, 2024Grace Brown joins the Victorian Institute of Sport honour roll, taking out the prestigious 2024 Award of Excellence.
VIS 2024 Award of Excellence | Event Preview
November 26, 2024Tonight, 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.
Between You & Me: Brock Batty and Keefer Wilson
November 13, 2024Brock Batty, 17, represented Australia as a trampolinist at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Whilst in the French capital he met Australian skateboarder, Keefer Wilson, 17. The pair returned to Melbourne with grand Olympic ambitions and an unexpected bond.
