WAIS Athletes announced as VenuesWest Brand Ambassadors

Three WAIS athletes are receiving a further boost in their pursuit of sporting success as recipients of the 2023/24 VenuesWest Brand Ambassador Program.

Following a rigorous two-month selection process, WAIS Athletes Rhiannon Clarke, Kurtis Marschall, Genevieve Hart and Natasha Rigby (Perth Glory) have been selected as the four successful ambassadors.

The athletes train at a VenuesWest venues including the WA Athletics Stadium,  and will receive a monetary sponsorship to assist with training and competition expenses ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Brand Ambassador Program, now in its fifth year, already has a rich history of assisting WA athletes to reach some lofty goals. Of the 78 Western Australian athletes selected for the Australian Olympic and Paralympic team for the Tokyo Games, six were former VenuesWest Brand Ambassadors, and most also hope to compete in the Paris Games next year. A small group gathered including WAIS CEO Steve Lawrence and VenuesWest CEO Davd Etherton to celebrate the recipients. It continues a tradition of WAIS athletes partnering with VenuesWest to achieve sporting success, including former ambassadors Brianna Throssell, Nina Kennedy and Robyn Lambird.

While Kurtis is currently competing in Europe, and Rhiannon has just landed in Dubai ahead of the para-athletics world championships, Gen Hart was on hand to receive the award from Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman, saying

“I am at these venues all the time training and we really appreciate the support in helping us to achieve our dreams of representing our country” she said.

Minister Templeman says “These amazing young athletes will inspire juniors coming up through the ranks in their sport and encourage perseverance as they pursue their dreams of competing on the world stage.

“Many of the finest athletes in our State are not on big salaries and go through significant sacrifice to be competitive in their sport – financial assistance such as this helps them pursue their dreams and inspire others in the community” he said.

You can read the Government Media Release here