We have said many times that a successful home Games needs a successful home team, so this injection of funds at this time is fundamentally important to that outcome.
The additional money direct to the sports is very good news while the lift in AIS funding to cover more athletes is critical to giving them the confidence that they can focus on putting in the huge amount of work that is necessary to represent Australia on the international stage.
It further builds on the investment in the AIS announced recently by Sports Minister Wells to again make that facility a hub of sporting excellence.
The Prime Minister clearly gets what the Olympic sports do for this country so we thank him for his commitment to helping our sports and our athletes.
Our Team will do us proud in Paris and that’s the first stop on the runway to LA28 and then Brisbane 2032.
This funding increase is a very important start to help our athletes be their best, inspire the generations to come and to build a strong sports system to support them all.
The AOC also welcomes the lift in Paralympic funding which will benefit the sports which run both Olympic and Paralympic programs.
