Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

The Olympic Winter Institute of Australia is an Olympic & federal government-funded elite sports training institution of Australia for the purpose of training athletes and coaches in sports involved in the Winter Olympics. In 2009, the OWIA lobbied the government to increase its annual budget from A$2.1m to A$29.4m (which is still only a fraction of the A$132m that Canada, the host of the 2010 Olympics is spending.) which was not successful. The OWIA secured an additional A$1m taking its budget to A$3.1m in 2010. Australia aimed to win two medals in 2010; it left the games with 3.

Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

The Olympic Winter Institute of Australia is an Olympic & federal government-funded elite sports training institution of Australia for the purpose of training athletes and coaches in sports involved in the Winter Olympics. In 2009, the OWIA lobbied the government to increase its annual budget from A$2.1m to A$29.4m (which is still only a fraction of the A$132m that Canada, the host of the 2010 Olympics is spending.) which was not successful. The OWIA secured an additional A$1m taking its budget to A$3.1m in 2010. Australia aimed to win two medals in 2010; it left the games with 3.