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Chair of the Independent Review of Athletics, John Buchanan, has called for all stakeholders in athletics – administrators, coaches, athletes, volunteers and support staff – to make submissions to the review via its website. ©Athletics Australia
Athletics Australia – News – Independent Review Submissions
Chair of the Independent Review of Athletics, John Buchanan, has called for all stakeholders in athletics – administrators, coaches, athletes, volunteers and support staff – to make submissions to the review via its website.
“This is a significant review of a sport which has a proud and rich history in Australia,” Buchanan said.
“I encourage people with a passion, interest or involvement in athletics to participate in this review with an open mind and a willingness to embrace change in the best interests of the sport.”
The review was announced on September 4 by Chair of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) John Wylie AM and President of Athletics Australia David Grace QC.
The review, which will report back to the ASC by the end of the year, will evaluate all options and make recommendations for improving participation in athletics at the grassroots level through to increased success at the international level.
It will consider issues such as how to:
- create a greater culture of unity and common purpose in a sport that is often characterised by individual endeavour
- ensure that the sport’s governance, administration, pathways and high performance programs operate to maximum effectiveness
- achieve the most effective coaching, athlete support and competition environment
- ensure that the ASC’s investment of taxpayer money in the sport, currently in excess of $8 million per year, is spent to maximum benefit
- attract greater commercial support for the sport.
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