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Mark your calendars: The World Transplant Games are coming to Perth!

From 15-21 April, Perth will host the 2023 World Transplant Games – the world’s largest sporting event for transplant recipients, donors, and their families. The event aims to raise awareness of organ donation as transplant recipients compete in a range of sports.

Social inclusion the big winner at the 2022 Virtus Oceania Asia Games

The Oceania Asia Games 2022 leaves a lasting legacy.

World Cup success to continue through She Hoops

She Hoops launched as a lasting legacy from the success of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022.

The Virtus Oceania Asia Games are here!

Brisbane is set to welcome hundreds of elite athletes in a celebration of sport inclusion

Wollongong successfully kicks off Australia’s green and gold decade

The UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong has given the world a snapshot of what’s to come in Australia, and it looks great!

FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup tips off in Sydney

Catch all the action and witness the best female basketballers compete for the coveted World Cup.

Cycling Community ride to gear up Wollongong Road World Championships

The Wollongong 2022 Community Ride gives all ages and abilities a once-in-a-lifetime chance to ride a World Championship circuit on 17 September

One Year to Go – Celebrations begin for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Host cities are set to come alive on 20 July 2022, igniting excitement for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.

10-year countdown begins

Celebrate the start of the Green and Gold Runway, leading into the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and #HaveAGo

T20 Cricket World Cup countdown begins

Get ready for one of the biggest events on Australia’s sporting calendar this year as the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup starts in 100 days.

Celebrating Olympic Day, 23 June

This Olympic Day, join in the #HaveAGo initiative and see where it takes you.

World Bicycle Day just the start

World Bicycle Day celebrates the benefits of cycling across the globe. It is the perfect lead up the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, being hosted in Wollongong in September 2022.

Australia set to host Rugby World Cup 2027 and 2029

Rugby Union’s biggest sporting event – The Rugby World Cup – will return to Australia in 2027 and 2029.

Australia set to host FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022

Secure your tickets to support the Opals in their quest for the World Championship title

Australia’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 preparations coming to life

The world’s biggest women’s sporting event is fast approaching.

Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) recommendations for the resumption of community sport

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) about the resumption of community sport.

New sports integrity organisation launched today

Sport Integrity Australia begins operations today to keep competitive sport clean in Australia.

Driving social inclusion through sport and physical activity

A new initiative will help migrant groups, people with physical and intellectual disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to participate in sport and physical activity.

Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) statement on the resumption of sport and recreation activities

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) about the resumption of sporting and recreational activity in Australia.
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