Category: Paralympics Australia

• The Australian Institute of Sport Story 1981-2013

  By Greg Blood. Originally published Clyde Street Blog, 15 May 2018. In December 2012, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), as we know it, changed when the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) under Chair John Wylie launched its Australia’s Winning Edge 2012-2022 strategy. A major plank of the strategy was for the AIS to no longer directly manage…

  australiansportreflections

  April 29, 2020

  Athletes, Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Sports Commission, Author – Greg Blood, Coaching, Commonwealth Games, Evaluation and Review, Facilities, Funding, Government Policy, High Performance Sport, History, Olympic Games, Paralympics Australia, Sport Science, Talent Development

• Rio Paralympics are a showcase of developments in medicine

  Originally pubkished in The Roar, 29 August 2016. The Paralympic Games are widely regarded as the second largest sporting event in the world. They are also a showcase of developments in medicine, science, and inclusion. You are unlikely to see many athletes with poliomyelitis (polio) at the Rio Paralympics but this has not always been…

  australiansportreflections

  April 26, 2020

  Author – Greg Blood, Disability sport, History, Paralympic Games, Paralympics Australia, Sport Science, Sports Medicine