Australian Institute of Sport

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a specialised educational and training institution providing coaching for elite junior and senior athletes in a number of sports, many of them Olympic sports but including a number of others.

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The Institute's headquarters is sited in Canberra, the Capital city of Australia. The campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the institute's programs are located in other Australian cities. It is a part of the Australian Sports Commission.

Related Topics:
Canberra - Australia - Campus - Suburb - Bruce - Australian Sports Commission

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Set up after the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games in which Australia failed to win a gold medal (regarded as a severe national embarrassment in Australia), the Institute's well-funded programs (and more generally the generous funding and for elite sporting programs) are regarded as a major reason for Australia's disproportionate success in international sporting competition.

Related Topics:
1976 Montreal Olympic Games - Gold medal

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A full list is available of AIS sports and their sites around Australia.

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Outside the front of the main building are a number of sculptures, such as Acrobats by John Robinson, which shows one acrobat holding another upside down one with just one hand. Also is The Basketballer, one of three works which were commissioned by AMP to celebrate the 2000 Paralympic Olympic games. It was brought to the front of the AIS in June 2003.

Related Topics:
AMP - Olympic games

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