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The WAIS kayaking group competing at Grand Prix 3 in Penrith have returned some impressive performances, with Stephen Bird winning the K1 200m on his return to racing following surgery after last year's Olympic Games and two athletes gaining selection onto the Australian U23 team.

Western Australian Institute of Sport starlet Greta Small has laid down some impressive performances on her way to winning silver and bronze medals at the World Junior Alpine Ski Championships in Quebec, Canada this week.

The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold medal winning Hockeyroos team has been awarded the Australian Women's 'Team of the Century' at the 'Centenary of Canberra Sportswomen's Ball' conducted at The Great Hall, Parliament House in Canberra.

The West Coast Fever completed a successful pre-season campaign at the inaugural Melbourne Vixens Summer Challenge recently, winning four of their five fixtures.

Australia's premiere sprint kayakers will return to action tomorrow for Grand Prix 3 at the Sydney International Regatta Centre with a star studded field assembled for the three day event.

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.