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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6 Feb 2024: Esa Peltola - Sports Science/Medicine Coordinator and Sprints Coach. Eric Hollingsworth - Assistant Coach, Multi-events. ... Women. Angie Ballard. Trish Flavel - Bronze T20 800m. Lisa Llorens - Gold F20 High Jump; Gold T20 200m; Gold F20 Long Jump;
31 May 2024: Anthony Quinn - New South Wales Institute of Sport | anthony.quinn@nswis.com.au. ... 14 May 2024. Sports Integrity Australia - Athlete Whereabouts Information Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Anti-Doping Update.
8 Dec 2023: Australian initiatives to support and encourage participation and leadership in all aspects of sport.
2 Jul 2024: There are hundreds of factors that can influence sports participation or non-participation.
15 Feb 2024: Petria Thomas - Women's 100m Butterfly 57.36, Australian Championships, Sydney, Australia, 28 March 2004. ... Petria Thomas - Women's 50m Butterfly 26.41, Australian Championships, Sydney, Australia, 1 April 2004.
14 Jun 2024: This website is restricted to people within Australia's high performance sport system. ... AIS Transgender and Gender-Diverse Guidelines for HP Sport (May 23)(PDF • 940.7 kb).
15 Feb 2024: Rob Woodhouse - Bronze 400m Individual Medley. Women. Susie Baumer. Suzanne Landells - Silver 400m Individual Medley. ... Michele Pearson - Women's 100m Freestyle 56.51, Olympic Games, Los Angeles, USA, 31 July 1984.
15 Feb 2024: Women. Michelle Gallen. Michelle Von Kotze. Coach. Ralph Richards. Commonwealth Long Course Records. ... Nicole Livingstone - Women's 200m Backstroke 2:10.52, Melbourne, Australia. Image gallery.
12 Aug 2020: Women in Sport - 14/9/2020 (updated)(PDF • 2.1 mb). ... Women in Sport - 11/9/2019 (updated)(PDF • 980.3 kb).
20 Mar 2023: despite a few programs being created in Australia to increase the levels of sport participation for targeted groups such as women and indigenous Australians. ... The authors found that the policies and practices behind ‘disability’ sport have