The White Tiger is back in action for 2023 and ROARING! 🏃💨 Chad Perris is officially Australia's fastest ever Para-athlete, clocking 10.65 (+1.6) in the 100m at the Athletics ACT State Championships. Look out for Chad at the Paris 2023 Para Athletics Championships in July 🤝

SUPERLATIVES Alesha Bennetts 400m hurdles 57.88 Canberra 22 March -PB by 0.42 seconds -#5 junior in Australian history -fastest time by an Australian junior for 17 years, since her mentor/training partner Lauren Boden -age 17 -from Mudgee via Canberra -coach MattyB #TarbyStats

World Athletics is deeply saddened by the passing of Tori Bowie, the 2017 world 100m champion and multiple Olympic medallist. Condolences go out to her family and friends 🕊️ 📰:buff.ly/3HwZMMo

Another Top 5 finish for one of Australia's team captains Sarah Walsh! 💥 The two-time Paralympian leaps to 4.84m (+0.2) on her third attempt to place fifth overall. #ThisIsAthletics Para Athletics AUS Paralympic Team

Did you hear that? That's the White Tiger ROARING! Chad Perris crosses the line second in Heat 2 of the 100m T13 in 11.04 and advances through to tomorrow's final. #ThisIsAthletics AUS Paralympic Team Para Athletics Australian Institute of Sport

😎 Into the final! 🏃🏼‍♂️T13 100m 📆 12th July ⏰ 7.30pm local (3.30am AEST 13th July) 🏟️ Stade Charléty, Paris 📺 🇦🇺 In Australia you can watch through the 9now app. 🇬🇧 in the UK you can watch via Channel 4 on Youtube.

"Our journeys have all been different, but we have all come to the same spot. We have all decided we want to do more with our careers and this is an amazing start." 👉 #theAIS Accelerate Program ais.gov.au/media-centre/n…

The Hon. Minister For Defence Of Australia

So good to welcome Olympian Melissa Breen OLY to #theAIS social media team… thoughts on week one on the tools Mel?

#WLIS | Applications are open for the Women Leaders in Sport grants. More than 27,000 #WomenInSport have benefited from these grants since 2002. Applications close 17 Sept 2023. Apply now: bit.ly/47Cnwu2 The Office for Women | Anika Wells MP

#AISaccelerate | If you're a retired female athlete who is keen to pursue career options in sport, you need to put this on your to-do list ✅ 👉 Expressions of interest for the 2024 program close Sunday 18 February. ais.gov.au/media_centre/n…

Records are made to be broken. It’s been an absolute honour & privilege to be the Australian record holder of the 100m for almost a decade. Congratulations Torrie Lewis, coach Andrew Iselin & your entire team. The baton is now yours, carry it with pride & purpose every day ❤️

HISTORY FOR LEWIS 🌟🔥 19-year-old Torrie Lewis becomes the fastest Australian woman in history, tearing down the straight at the ACT State Championships in 11.10 (+1.6) to surpass Melissa Breen's 11.11 national record. *Pending ratification. #ThisIsAthletics #ItsShowtime

The fastest 3 Australian women of all time at Australian Institute of Sport Congratulations to new Australian record holder Torrie Lewis 11.10 (27/1/24) with Melissa Breen OLY 11.11 (record holder 2014-2024) & Mel Gainsford Taylor AM 11.12 (record holder 1994-2014 & still 200m record holder). AustralianAthletics

Surrounded by twenty proud Olympians and Paralympians while celebrating all things #Paris2024 at the Olympic and Paralympic Gala Dinner. Always proud to share my Olympic journey 🎤 Thank you AUS Olympic Team for a wonderful night 💚💛

Thank you Powercor Stawell Gift - a true honour to be the second female, after the great Cathy Freeman to be inducted into the Stawell Gift Hall of Fame.

Today Prime Minister The Hon Anthony Albanese visited Australian Institute of Sport campus to announce a $249m investment to upgrade AIS facilities to ensure they are modern & world-leading. The Australian Government investment is the biggest investment in #theAIS since the 1980's. ais.gov.au/media-centre/n…

ON TOP OF THE WORLD! 🥇🥳 Vanessa Low flies to the top of the podium in the Long Jump T61-63 to claim the crown once again with a spectacular 5.29m (-0.1) leap at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe. #ThisIsAthletics AUS Paralympic Team

Painting Aussie towns green and gold! 💚💛 Love seeing our athletes literally larger than life all over the country! Bring on #Paris2024

The Australian Sports Commission is disappointed that athletes and women in sport still have to deal with these derogatory comments. ASC statement regarding Matildas comments ais.gov.au/media-centre/n…