AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2016–17 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENTS our performance We are focused on getting more Australians, on more podiums, more often. Australia’s Winning Edge, with its clear definition of success, defines the role of the AIS and our key partners in the Australian high performance system and provides a national strategy outlining international performance targets for Australia. Our aspiration is for Australia to achieve a top 5 finish at the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, top 15 at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and more than 20 world champions annually. To enable this, the AIS provides targeted investment to those sports that demonstrate the greatest chances of short, medium and long-term international success. The AIS also administers the dAIS scheme that provides financial support to Australia’s emerging and top performing athletes and grants to encourage innovation in high performance through the NSO Competitive Innovation Fund. INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS 48