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Call for the rethink of sports funding before 2012

Source: AM
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:30 AEST
Expires: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:30 AEST

The chairman of the Australian Sports Commission says a good result for Australia at the 2012 London Olympics will require a rethink of the way sport is funded. Peter Bartels is calling for the amalgamation of the Australian Institute of Sport with the State and Territory bodies.

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Tags: olympics-summer, australia

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