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To celebrate National Careers Week, WAIS was privileged to host a networking breakfast with a mix of our current WAIS athletes, Members of the WAIS Board, and a number of CEO’s from other WA sports organisations.
Congrats to John Hedges and Luke Pavillard who will make their Olympic Debut as part of the Aussie Sharks team in Paris 🦈
For those playing along at home, 16 of the now 100 Australian Olympic Team are from WA! 🥳🎉
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We are proud to again join our partners in sport to reaffirm our commitment to reconciliation.
🔗ASC joins partners in sport in recommitting to reconciliation sportaus.gov.au/media-centre…
#NRW2024 #NowMoreThanEver
ALT Indigenous artwork with text that reads Australian Sporting Network Joint Reconciliation Statement.
Olympic bronze medallists Anabelle Smith and Maddison Keeney are the first two divers selected to the Australian Olympic Team for Paris 2024! 🙌🎉
Maddi, originally from WA, will contest her second Olympic Games in Paris after injury ruled her out of Tokyo 2020.
After captivating his local crowd at the Margaret River Pro, Jack Robinson becomes the first ever West Australian to be named as part of the Olympic Surfing Team🎉
The Surfing competition window will run from 27 July-5 August at Teahupo’o located on the west shore of Tahiti 🏄♂️
HISTORY for the Gangurrus who will become Australia's inaugural 3x3 Women's team at the Olympics!
Special shoutout to WAIS athlete Anneli Maley who was crowned MVP of the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifiers! 🏆
See you in PARIS 🚀🥐
During an Olympic/Paralympic year, it's easy to get caught up in the hype, the excitement, and very rightly so, we cant wait.... BUT, it is important to take a moment every now and then to pause, and celebrate some of the many wins our team has had since the start of the year🙌
They include:
- Olympic team announcements
- World Championship medals
- Paralympic qualifiers
- Junior world representation
- Athletes graduating to national teams
- State records
Can you believe it? Only 100 days until the action kicks off in Paris 🤯🙌
Bring it on 🚀
#AllezAus | @AUSOlympicTeam
WAIS BOARD APPOINTS NEW CEO
The WAIS Board is very pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Fulton as CEO.
Matt, who had previously run the State’s peak sporting body, SportWest, has been Acting CEO since October last year, and will propel WAIS forward into a new era.
How about that Australian Olympic Team kit 😍😤
Ready to show the world what we've got 💪
#AllezAus | #Paris2024 | #TeamAus | @AUSOlympicTeam
Ladies and Gentlemen, you 2023 WAIS Awards of Excellence winners 🎉
Athlete of the Year: Nina Kennedy
Coach of the Year: Paul Burgess
Young AOY: Jacqui Swick
Program of the Year: Rowing
Wally Foreman Scholarship recipient: David Bryant
Comm Games Bronze Medallist: Ben Wright
The funding includes a $5,000 direct payment for all WA athletes selected in either the National Olympic or Paralympic teams to assist with their preparations 🎉
