19 March 2020

Athletes urge each other to prioritise mental health

A letter from the AIS Athlete Advisory Committee

18 March 2020

Minister for Sport issues COVID-19 guidelines for community sport

The Australian Government has announced new community sport guidelines to combat the spread of COVID-19, as of 18 March 2020.

17 March 2020

Public activity suspended on AIS Canberra campus

The AIS campus in Canberra is suspending public activity on the site in an effort to create the safest possible training environment for Australian athletes in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and to mitigate risk of transmission of COVID-19.

11 March 2020

Focus on mental health of elite athletes a must

'Elite athletes need to be routinely screened for mental health symptoms' is one of the key findings of an Orygen survey of 749 AIS-supported athletes, with one in five reporting they had previously sought treatment for a mental health problem.

05 March 2020

Aussie Stingers back home at AIS keep Olympic dreams on track

With the Coronavirus causing disruption around the globe, the Aussie Stingers Water Polo team has elected to go into camp at their “second home” the Australian Institute of Sport instead of travelling to Europe for competition and training.

03 March 2020

Dolphins Women's 100m freestyle and relay camp at the AIS

Athletes from the Australian Swimming Women's 100m freestyle and relay squads are in camp at the AIS as preparations continue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

02 March 2020

Move It AUS supporting life changing skills for new Australians

Through the Move it AUS - Participation grants scheme, Sport Australia is proud to be able to support people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds learn to swim.

01 March 2020

Tokyo Olympic hopefuls give up their time to support Clean Up Australia Day 30th anniversary

With just under 150 days to go before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games kick off, Olympians and Olympic hopefuls today stepped up to help Clean Up Australia Day activities at Rodd Point.

28 February 2020

AIS hosts Olympic weightlifting qualifier

The AIS is hosting the 2020 Australian Open weightlifting tournament from 28 February to 1 March.

28 February 2020

Honouring Melissa Breen's Australian track record at the AIS

On 9 February 2014, a 23-year-old Melissa Breen broke the National Australian Women’s 100m record at the AIS track. When the track was upgraded, we were able to create a memento of the achievement.