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Fuel Olympic & Paralympic success by supporting athletes, a European high‑performance base and world‑leading innovation through transformational investment

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The AusTriathlon High Performance Program supports Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic triathletes to compete and succeed on the world stage. Behind every performance is a significant personal investment, with athletes balancing the demands of elite training, competition, employment and, for many, ongoing education. For a number of athletes—particularly our Academy and Paralympic athletes, the financial pressures associated with high performance sport can create real barriers. These include the costs of daily training environments, travel, accommodation, equipment, and access to specialist coaching and support. These challenges are often more acute for Paralympic athletes, who may require additional equipment, classification, travel assistance and personalised support to compete at the highest level. Through philanthropic support directed to our charitable initiatives, we provide targeted assistance to athletes who need it most. This includes direct support to supplement living expenses, helping athletes remain engaged in training, education and personal development without financial hardship becoming a limiting factor. Donations also support athletes to maintain connection to career development and wellbeing services, ensuring they are building the skills, experience and resilience required for life beyond sport. This is particularly important for younger athletes progressing through the system, many of whom are navigating critical education and career transition periods alongside the demands of international competition. By supporting this program, donors are helping remove financial barriers and create more equitable access to high performance triathlon. Your contribution directly supports Australian athletes—including Olympians and Paralympians—to continue their development, remain connected to education and wellbeing pathways, and pursue excellence with confidence. Your donation helps ensure that talent, commitment and potential—not financial circumstance—determine who can succeed in Australian triathlon, leaving a lasting impact on athletes, their communities, and the future of the sport. AusTriathlon sits at the heart of both grassroots participation and elite performance. Guided by our strategy, we are investing in exceptional athletes, coaches and environments within a culture built on trust, integrity and winning well. Australia has a proud Olympic and Paralympic triathlon legacy. To sustain and elevate our international success ahead of the LA28 and Brisbane 2032 Games, we have identified three targeted, high-impact performance initiatives. These initiatives are designed to: reduce financial barriers for world-class athletes, establish an international high-performance training base in Europe and create global-leading performance innovation capability. Initiative 1: Supplement athlete living expenses to support 30 identified athletes across the Olympic and Paralympic program. Starting at $400/wk in FY27, with a small annual increase to offset inflationary increase in living expenses. Initiative 2: Establish a European-based, International Academy - High Performance Base that replicates our Australian performance ecosystem. Initiative 3: A meaningful R &amp; D program to be developed with organisation(s) capable of conducting applied and meaningful research and development specific to triathlon, with access to state-of-the-art technology (e.g. wind tunnel, computational fluid dynamics, 3-D printing, wearable sensors etc). Australia has the coaching expertise, athlete talent and performance culture to lead the world. What we require is targeted investment to remove friction, amplify innovation, and build sustainable competitive advantage. We invite philanthropic partners to play a direct role in shaping Australia’s next era of Olympic and Paralympic triathlon success. For a more detailed breakdown of these initiatives and the costs associated with each, please refer to our <a href="https://canva.link/oldgvtl3b20jst1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">full program proposal here</a>

AusTriathlon Donor Program 2027-2032