Government funding

Subdecks (1)

Cards (8)

  • Montreal 1976 Olympics > Australia received no medals, national public embarrassment, exposed our weaknesses. AIS was created after this
  • in 2011 - 2012, it spent $268 million to improve sports
  • Australia went from 30th in Montreal in medal tally to 5th overall in Sydney 2000 Olympics
  • federal funding is provided through the Australian Sports Commission (ASC)
  • ranges from elite programs to community level