In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport—as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members—when compared to their male cohort. A variety of strategies exist to help equalise opportunities for girls and women, however, concerns continue on how gender bias may prevent them from receiving the full benefits sport and physical activity (PA) can offer.
Read moreIn practical terms ‘sport’ is defined by its social interpretation as well as its strong association with physical exertion and performance measures. What we perceive as ‘sport’ in one instance may not be in another; sport takes on many forms and is constantly changing based upon societal norms, trends, and new directions.
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4 Jan 2021: Commonwealth Games 2006 - Gold Women's Team, Gold Floor, Silver Beam, Bronze All-Round. ... Commonwealth Games Auckland 1990 - Silver Women's Team, Bronze All-Round, Bronze Floor, Bronze Beam,.
15 Feb 2024: Support staff. Warwick Forbes (Head Coach - Men). Ju Ping Tian (Head Coach - Women). ... Lu Ming (Women). Jiang Shao Yi (Women). Olexander Petrenko (Women). Tang Xiao Li (Women).
15 Feb 2024: Support staff. Vladimir Vatkin (Men). Valery Kaladzinski (Senior Women). Athletes - Men. ... Luke Wadsworth (AIS/VIS). Luke Wiwatowski (AIS/NSWIS). Athletes - Women. Georgia Bonora (AIS/VIS).
29 Jun 2023: First Nations peoples are generally under-represented in professional or high-performance sport leadership, coaching, and officiating.
27 Jan 2022: De Rozario holds the world record in the Women's 800m T53 and formerly in the Women's 1500m T53/54.
20 Mar 2023: Sport and physical activity must be part of holistic education, Australian Sports Commission media release , (20 April 2018). ... Sports participation during school hours was more beneficial for academic performance compared with sport participation
27 Jun 2024: The benefits of regular sport and physical activity are numerous and supported by a broad body of research and evidence.
2 Jul 2024: There are hundreds of factors that can influence sports participation or non-participation.
20 Mar 2023: There is currently no Australian national sport injury data that can provide information about the frequency and cause of sports injuries. ... cycling, trampolining, scootering) rather than organised sports activity. However, of the sport specific results
8 Dec 2023: The Value and Benefits of Sport, Clearinghouse for Sport, (accessed 29 November 2023). ... AusPlay Data Portal: Sport-related participation – frequency of participation, Australian Sports Commission, (accessed 14 September 2023).