Public tours resume at Australian Institute of Sport Campus

After more than two years when they did not operate, public tours of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) campus in Canberra have resumed today.

With the tours now operating on weekdays, Tours Manager, Kirsty Clough advised “after being closed for two years due to COVID-19 restrictions, it’s great to welcome the community back to campus.”

Offering visitors a first-person perspective of what it would be like to be one of Australia’s high performance athletes, the 90-minute AIS Tour allows visitors to tour the facility’s high-performance facilities, including the testing and training pool used by Australian swim team the Dolphins and the basketball hall used by Basketball Australia’s NBA Global Academy, Centre of Excellence, Opals and Diamonds.

They also get to challenge themselves in Sportex, an interactive sports exhibit set among a unique collection of Australian sporting memorabilia.

Guided public tours depart from the AIS Visitor Centre at 10am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm.

A statement advised “there has been increasing demand from sports to use the AIS site with sports also able to access specialist sports medicine, recovery, strength and conditioning, engineering and sports technology on-site.”

Image: Guests on the AIS Tour can test their skills in Sportex, an interactive exhibit set among a unique collection of memorabilia. Credit: Australian Sports Commission.