<p>The Australian Institute of Sport opened on 26 January, 1981. Prompted by Australia's poor performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, it was unashamedly designed to be a 'gold medal factory'. Has it succeeded?</p>

The Australian Institute of Sport opened on 26 January, 1981. Prompted by Australia's poor performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, it was unashamedly designed to be a 'gold medal factory'. Has it succeeded?

The gold medal factory turns 40

Sporty is your guide to the powerful place of sport and fitness in Australia’s cultural life. Recognising it’s much more than a game, Sporty charts and analyses big-time spectator sports, celebrates the amateur athlete and encourages anyone struggling to get active. You don’t have to get sport, to get Sporty!

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Sporty is your guide to the powerful place of sport and fitness in Australia’s cultural life. Recognising it’s much more than a game, Sporty charts and analyses big-time spectator sports, celebrates the amateur athlete and encourages anyone struggling to get active. You don’t have to get sport, to get Sporty!

Sporty&nbsp;is your guide to the powerful place of sport and fitness in Australia’s cultural life. Recognising it’s much more than a game, Sporty charts and analyses big-time spectator sports, celebrates the amateur athlete and encourages anyone struggling to get active. You don’t have to get sport, to get Sporty!

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