2024 Paris Games
Celebrating the Paralympics
After a successful Olympic Games which saw students and alumni win four medals, the University community is also contributing to the 2024 Paralympics both on and off the track. Find out more about how our students, researchers and alumni are involved in the Paris games.
The University has four current students and eleven alumni competing at the 2024 Paris Games.
Providing Olympic and Paralympic athletes with exceptional medical care
After helping the Australian women's basketball team win bronze in Paris, sports physician Alice McNamara is now focused on the Paralympics - a part of the Games that's close to her heart. Read more about how sports and rural emergency work shaped the alum’s medical career.
From Parkville to Paris
Head of Recognised International Sports Federations at the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tania Tcheah, is full of excited anticipation as all her hard work starts coming to fruition ahead of the 2024 Games. Discover the Bachelor of Commerce alum’s career journey.
The biomechanics of going really, really fast
From swimming to shot put, biomechanics can identify key physiological traits that contribute to athletic success in Olympic sports. Find out more from Associate Professor Adam Bryant and Dr Scott Starkey from the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine.
Melbourne University Sport
Our sporting clubs, programs and fitness services are for everybody. Find everything you need to know at Melbourne University Sport, from a calendar of free events to intervarsity sports, our elite athlete program and more.
The precision of vision for Olympic gymnasts and divers
The role of an athlete's visual processing skills shouldn't be understated, according to Christine Nearchou, Senior Lecturer and clinical leader of paediatrics and binocular vision in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences.
Meet Dr Elena Galiabovitch
The medical doctor and pistol shooting star is making her third Olympic appearance in Paris. Find out more about the alum who was also the Oceania Olympic Flag Bearer in Tokyo, representing her country and other COVID-19 frontline workers.
