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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15 Feb 2024: Women. Sarah-Jane D'Arcy. Melanie Dodd - 6th 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Caroline Hildreth. ... Petria Thomas - Women's 50m Butterfly 27.12, Canberra, Australia, 23 April 2000.
12 Feb 2024: Australian Women’s Team (Olympic Games - Los Angeles, USA): Sue Geh, Bronwyn Marshall, Donna Quinn (Brown). ... End of year tours: Women's team in Western Australia and Men's team in Queensland.
15 Feb 2024: In 1987, 24 men and 13 women were on scholarship and the team fulfilled these expectations by attaining 16 world ranked performances, 37 international gold medals and 17 national level records. ... Image gallery. Please note - only a limited number of
12 Feb 2024: Support staff. Frank Arsego (Men's Head Coach). Phil Brown (Women's Head Coach). ... Debbie Cook (Women's Coach). Martin Clarke (Men's Coach). Paul Gorris (Scholarship Coach).
15 Feb 2024: Support staff. Ju Ping Tian (Head Coach - Women). Vladimir Vatkin (Head Coach - Men). ... Valery Kaladzinski (Senior Coach - Women). Tang Xiao Li (Women). Guo Xin Min (Women).
15 Feb 2024: Support staff. Warwick Forbes (Head Coach - Men). Ju Ping Tian (Head Coach - Women). ... Wang Gui Ping (Women). Vladimir Vatkin (Men). Yu Bo (Men). Athletes - Men.
15 Feb 2024: Luke Wiwatowski (AIS/NSWIS). Women. Georgia Bonora (AIS/VIS). Ashleigh Brennan (AIS/VIS). Emily Little (AIS/WAIS). ... Lauren Mitchell (AIS/WAIS) – Gold Women’s Team; Gold Individual All-round; Gold Uneven Bars; Gold Balance Beam; Silver Floor.
30 Oct 2023: Most popular sport-related activities. Most popular non-sport-related activities. On this page:. ... 1+ PER WEEK. SPORTS CLUB OR ASSOCIATION. 1+ PER YEAR. NON-PLAYING ROLE.
4 Apr 2024: Reconfiguring the ‘playing field’ on and off the pitch - women’s professional sport in Australia. ... The aims of this project are: - To investigate emerging models of professional team sport for women in Australia - To develop an empirically
15 Feb 2024: Women. Chloe Flutter. Sally-Ann Sullivan - Silver 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Petria Thomas - Silver 4x100m Medley Relay; Bronze 100m Butterfly. ... Linley Frame - Silver Women's 100m Breaststroke; Silver Women's 4x100m Medley Relay.