Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Page 162 Page 163 Page 16412 AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS 12 John Wylie am CHAIR AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION This report is an occasion to reflect on the recently completed Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in which Australia secured a top 10 place in the Olympics and a top 5 place in the Paralympics. We congratulate and salute all of our athletes who represented Australia at the Rio Games. You did so with great distinction. The country is proud of your commitment, dedication and performance, and the manner in which you conducted yourselves. While the overall medal outcome in the Olympic Games was less than the aspirations of the ASC and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), there were many positives. We reversed a 16-year trend since Sydney of medalling in a smaller number of sports, with medals in 12 sports compared to 11 in London. 55% of our athletes who finished in the top eight in their event were 24 years of age or younger, compared to 43% in Sydney and 46% in Beijing, auguring well for the future. In the aftermath of the Games, the Board of the ASC has re-committed to the core principles of Australia’s Winning Edge 2012–2022 , the ASC’s 10-year plan for high performance sport introduced in 2012. The four key principles are: high aspirations for achievement; evidence‑based funding decisions; sports owning their own high performance programs; and a strong emphasis on improved leadership and governance. We are confident these principles serve the long term interests of sporting sector. We will also use the experience of the past four years to seek to improve implementation of Australia’s Winning Edge in ways that will benefit the sector. The ASC is equally committed to increasing community participation in sport, particularly among our children and youth. We have been pleased this year to see our flagship participation program Sporting Schools reach more than 4,300 schools in partnership with national sporting organisations (NSOs). Innovations by the ASC this year included the release of our Integrity guidelines for directors and leaders of sporting organisations, which provides directors with comprehensive and practical guidance for the first time on anti-doping, sport science and medicine, illicit drugs, match-fixing, child protection and member protection — vital issues for maintaining trust and respect in the sporting sector.