One of the key roles of the ASC is to provide leadership to the Australian sports system in the area of planning for the future. Australian sport is facing a number of challenges and opportunities in the lead-up to the Beijing 2008 Olympics and beyond. Australia's sporting dominance is under direct challenge on a number of fronts, including increased funding of elite sport in our competitor countries, better funding and targeting of niche sports by our competitors, the emergence of countries such as China and India, and Australia's naturally small talent pool. This increasingly competitive international environment makes it vital for Australia to 'sharpen' its edge in quality coaching, sports science, sports medicine and other support services, including state-of-the-art training and testing facilities. The Australian Government, through the ASC, provided $4.2 million in 2006-07 in direct athlete support via the Australian Government Sport Training Grant scheme. This was in addition to the $62 million distributed to national sporting organisations and $39 million allocated to the AIS in 2006-07. Additionally, 20 Australian sports preparing for the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics shared in an extra $3 million in financial support from the Australian Government. This additional funding reinforces the Australian Government's commitment to sport and will greatly assist our athletes as they strive for medal success in 2008.
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