After spending 20+ years on the bike, SASI BMX racer Anthony Dean has crossed the finish line for the final time.

On Day 1 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, SASI para-cyclist Paige Greco has claimed Australia’s first medal of the Games, winning gold in the Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit.

The 2020 Olympics was one for the history books, with athletes overcoming many challenges on the road to Tokyo including a postponed Games date, training in lockdown, quarantine periods and not being able to compete against their international rivals in the 12+ months prior.

In their second Games following Rio 2016, SASI athletes Kyle Chalmers and Madison Wilson had a brilliant run in Tokyo, coming home with five medals between them of the 20 medals the Dolphins won in the pool.

To win a medal at the Games is a tremendous feat in itself…but to do it in the face of adversity demonstrates an incredible amount of courage, as was shown by Alex Porter in Tokyo on the cycling track.

While the Australian Men’s Hockey Team were unable to leave the Tokyo Olympics with a gold medal, they had a commendable tournament which resulted in silver.

While it may seem like Adelaide Thunderbirds rising star Georgie Horjus quickly burst on to the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) scene last year, it’s been a long road to get to this point.

Starting out as junior athletes with big dreams is where it all began for 18 of our South Australian athletes, who will be living out the ultimate sporting dream at the Tokyo Games in the months to come.

The 2021/22 South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) cycling squad was recently announced, with 16 sprint and endurance cyclists named for the year ahead.

Talent Search has been a method used by the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) for many years, to identify and develop potential elite athletes who can achieve success at national and international levels.