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 16447 47 The AIS has successfully delivered a number of key initiatives under the Win pillar in 2015–16, including provision of funding to 33 NSOs, with more than $102.4 million in high performance funding distributed. A total of 73% of Australia’s Winning Edge funded sports achieved their targets in benchmark events1 during 2015–16, which although less than the target of 80%, represents an increase from 70% reported in 2014–15. Under the Australia’s Winning Edge measurement criteria,2 there were 20 able bodied world champions in 2015–16, including 15 athletes or teams which have been crowned world champion between July 2015 and June 2016 and a further five athletes who continue to reign as world champion from 2014–15 because their sport has not held a benchmark event. For Paralympic sports, there were 24 new world champion athletes or teams and four athletes who continue to hold the world championship title. Under the dAIS program, 755 athletes were identified as meeting the performance criteria. A small number of athletes were either ineligible to receive grants due to means testing or elected not to accept dAIS offers for other reasons, resulting in 721 athletes receiving the $12.1 million allocated through grants in 2015–16. As of June 2016, over 2,600 athletes are being tracked through the national AMS and 2,299 athletes are registered on myAISplaybook, an online resource developed as part of the Personal Excellence Program providing support and guidance for elite athletes. The AIS successfully delivered 27 innovation projects, exceeding the target of 20. Project examples include the supply of performance optimised athlete tools for Paralympic athletes, research and design of world leading sports technology and equipment, and the modernisation of a Race Analysis Video System to incorporate tracking technology and improved accuracy for coaches and athletes. In addition, 83% of sports receiving sports science and sports medicine support from the AIS reported that these services were meeting agreed deliverables, against a target of 80%. These actions demonstrate the continued focus of the AIS to provide coordinated and targeted support to high performance athletes. The ASC has continued to lead the implementation of recommendations from the National Institute Network (NIN) Review and more than 90% of recommendations due by December 2015 have been completed. Outstanding actions are on average 50% complete and it is expected that a large number of recommendations will be finalised during the 2016–17 NSO annual planning and assessment process. In June 2016 the AIS conducted a review of progress and as a result the implementation schedule has been updated to better reflect high performance priorities leading into the Rio Olympics Games. In the latter part of 2015–16, the AIS Future Directions panel convened to assess the current operating model of the AIS in the context of the Australian high performance system. This project will continue into 2016–17, assisting the AIS to maintain its focus post-Rio on continuous improvement and the effective delivery of high performance sport outcomes for Australia. 1. Benchmark events include the world championship event or equivalent for: all Olympic & Paralympic disciplines; non Olympic disciplines in Foundation sports; and peak events for other able bodied Australia’s Winning Edge sports. 2. Where an athlete is crowned world champion in multiple events or disciplines the athlete is only counted once for the purpose of the Australia’s Winning Edge target.