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WAIS buildings lit up at dusk against a dark sky.

$20.8 million WAIS funding boost to build on Olympic success

Aug 13, 2024
A $20.8 million funding boost over 4 years will support the WA Institute of Sport's (WAIS) operations and athlete development in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.

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Minister David Templeman speaking at an event welcoming our Olympians and Paralympians home.

WA's heroic Olympic and Paralympic athletes welcomed home

16 September 2024
Western Australia's Olympians and Paralympians welcomed home and celebrated in Forrest Place.
WAIS buildings lit up at dusk against a dark sky.

$20.8 million WAIS funding boost to build on Olympic success

13 August 2024

Media release

A $20.8 million funding boost over 4 years will support the WA Institute of Sport's (WAIS) operations and athlete development in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.
Olympic athletes from Men's Hockey team and Artistic Swimming

Extra WA support for athletes competing at Paris Games 🏅

25 July 2024

Media release

As the Paris 2024 Olympics are about to get underway, the Government of Western Australia has announced extra support for Perth-based athletes competing in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Athlete Nina Kennedy holds up the Australian flag.

Au revoir to West Aussie athletes heading to Paris Games

4 July 2024

Media release

With just weeks to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, the Premier of Western Australia and Minister for Sport and Recreation have farewelled WA athletes travelling to France for the Games.
Artistic swimmers standing together at the edge of the pool.

The art of swimming — funding boost for high performance sport

27 June 2024

Media release

The sport of artistic swimming has received a funding boost to employ a high performance manager and a wellbeing manager.
Primary school students stand with Olympic athletes Jayde Taylor and Trent Mitton

Hockey Olympians unleashed in Goldfields inspiring next generation of future stars

14 May 2024
WA Hockey stars and Olympians Jayde Taylor and Trent Mitton recently visited the Goldfields to motivate and inspire young locals as part of the Olympics Unleashed program.
Female athlete holds Australian flag above her head on a running track. with text announcing grants of $5000 to assist Olympians and Paralympians

Grants for WA’s Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls to head to Paris 2024 Games

18 February 2024

Media release

As the world counts down to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, more than $1.3 million in State Government funding is being made available to help Western Australian athletes who are heading to France for Team Australia.
Hockeyroos and Kookaburras celebrate a win at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Funding to support elite hockey teams through to Paris Games

31 July 2023
The State Government has thrown its support behind our elite hockey teams with a $400,000 investment to help take the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos through to the 2024 Olympics.
Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy and skeleton racer Nick Timmings

Regional Olympics tour to inspire WA’s future sports stars

11 October 2022
Western Australian Olympians Nina Kennedy and Nicholas Timmings will leave their pole vault and sled behind as they jet off to the East Kimberley region to visit communities in Kununurra, Halls Creek, Wyndham, Frogs Hollow and Warmun.
Tamsin Cook swimming the Women's 800m Freestyle heat on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Four WA athletes to benefit from VenuesWest Brand Ambassador Program

10 November 2021
Four of the State's high performing athletes have been selected for the VenuesWest Brand Ambassador Program which is now in its fourth year.
Nina Kennedy and Natalie Burton pose with students during the Olympics Unleashed Western Australia

Unleash your inner Olympian

30 July 2021
Primary school children are being encouraged to let out their inner hero as part of the Olympics Unleashed program.
The new camera at WAIS

New underwater camera system to boost WAIS Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls

4 November 2020

Media release

Western Australia's elite swimmers will benefit from a new state-of-the-art above water/underwater multi-camera motion analysis system installed at HBF Stadium.

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