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Australian Institute of Sport granted Olympic Training Centre Status

February 25, 2011
The Australian Institute of Sport's status as an Olympic Training Centre has been renewed with the Australian Olympic Committee and the Australian Sports Commission signing an important agreement.
Minister for Sport Mark Arbib and Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates this week unveiled a new set of Olympic rings at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
Senator Arbib said the agreement demonstrated that the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and AOC shared a common goal in supporting Australia's Olympic athletes, stating "this agreement recognises the pivotal role the AIS plays, along with our state and territory institutes and academies, in providing our elite athletes with the best possible training and preparation for the Olympic stage.
"By working together across elite sport we will increase our chances of success at the 2012 London Olympics.
"That's why the Gillard Government recently announced that 10 Olympic sports would share in $2.5 million in targeted funding under the Green and Gold Project.
"The Green and Gold Project is designed to give our athletes the best possible training and preparation ï¾ the best coaching, sport science and resources and facilities.
"And by putting more of our athletes on the podium we will inspire young people to participate in sport, which will not only help us find our next Olympic champions but will also have great health benefits, getting the kids away from the TV and on to the sports field."
Coates praised the spirit of cooperation that underpins the new agreement, stating "with a renewed focus on high performance sport and a renewed cooperation between the AIS, ASC and AOC, we can now concentrate on turning our national sporting partnership in to medals.
"The Green and Gold project will provide Australian sport with a targeted and timely investment into the Olympic program ï¾ embracing the challenge of achieving a top five result in London.
"The AIS has a global reputation for producing elite athletes. Its track record over 30 years speaks for itself.
"Athletes such as kayakers Clint Robinson and Ken Wallace, archer Simon Fairweather, cyclists Ryan Bailey and Anna Meares, and swimmer Petria Thomas to name a few ï¾ all AIS athletes, all Olympic Gold medallists.
"By conferring Olympic Training Centre Status on the AIS, the AOC is acknowledging the critical role it plays in producing champions."
Senator Arbib said the Olympic Training Centre Status was recognition of the AIS as one of the world's leading sports training institutes.
"The little things can often make a big difference for athletes, and this agreement will help to give our athletes the edge when chasing Olympic glory."
"In the face of fierce international pressure the Government remains committed to elite sport and will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Olympic Committee, the Australian Sports Commission, the AIS and our state and territory institutes and academies to back our national sporting bodies.
"This commitment underpins the new National Institute System Intergovernmental Agreement to guide high performance sport.
"This means the Commonwealth, state and territory governments have agreed to work hand in hand to improve the Australian high performance system and increase our international success.
"We need all players in the elite Australian sport community to pull together ahead of the London Olympics, to ensure we get behind our top athletes and make the best use of the record new Government funding which is flowing into sport."

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