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Western Australian Institute of Sport athletes and Olympic representatives Kim Mickle and Olivia Vivian lent their support this week to the Go for 2&5 WAIS Community Development Program at Belmay Primary School in Cloverdale.

Australia has finished the UCI Track World Championships in Minsk, Belarus ranked third after collecting eight medals at the 2013 Championships.

Western Australian Institute of Sport canoeist Robin Jeffery has won silver in the men's C1 final at the Australian Open event in Penrith.

WAIS cyclist Melissa Hoskins has won a silver medal as part of the Australian women's team pursuit squad at the 2013 Track World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

The 2013 Western Australian Canoe Sprint Championships were held in ideal conditions over the weekend with six senior athletes from SASI and one from NSW creating a high quality field of racing.

Four Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holders have been named in the Kookaburras squad for the 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia.

WAIS slalom canoeing athletes Robin Jeffery and Kynan Maley will headline the 2013 Australian Open commencing at Penrith's Whitewater Stadium on Friday with athletes from 12 countries set to showcase their talents down the fast and challenging Sydney Olympic course.

Seven WAIS athletes have earned selection for the Australian rowing team for next month's World Cup event in Sydney.

WAIS javelin thrower Kim Mickle has made a successful entrance into 2013 competition, by winning the women's event at the weekend Track Classic meet in Adelaide.

WAIS wheelchair basketball athletes Amber Merritt and Sarah Vinci have helped the Australian Gliders retain their Osaka Cup title following an un-defeated campaign in the team's first event since the 2012 London Paralympic Games.