AIS #ShareAYarn Campaign

Congratulations Alex Rossi, Athlete Ambassador for Rowing!

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has committed to the next steps on its own Reconciliation journey, while also expanding its Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Share a Yarn program to include First Nations athletes as mentors for greater cultural awareness in Australian sport.

For the first time, Share a Yarn is introducing First Nations athlete mentors: Australia’s first Indigenous Olympic basketballer Danny Morseu; multiple Australian representative Tanisha Stanton; former Australian netballer Josie Janz-Dawson; and two-time Olympic boxer Brad Hore.

The mentors will help 10 athlete ambassadors roll out important initiatives with sport, such as developing Reconciliation Action Plans, immersing First Nations culture into sporting events or delivering talks on racial discrimination.

Rowing WA would like to congratulate Alex Rossi from WARC who has been named as Athlete Ambassador for Rowing.

As well as working with AIS First Nations Athlete Mentors to educate their respective sporting communities, ambassadors will enhance athlete knowledge and understanding of First Nations culture to help them become advocates within their sporting communities.

In its third year, AIS Share a Yarn aims to enhance athlete knowledge and understanding of First Nations culture, helping them to become advocates within their own sporting communities.

Click HERE for the full story from Rowing Australia.