Australian Institute Of Sport
Richard Saw has extensive experience in the field of sports medicine. Richard currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Gymnastics Australia since 2022. Prior to this, they worked as the Lead Physician in Sports Medicine at the Australian Institute Of Sport starting in 2020. Richard has also served as the Athletics Australia Paralympics Team Doctor for Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 since August 2021.
From 2016 to 2020, Richard worked at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, where they held the roles of Doctor-Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician and Doctor-Sports and Exercise Medicine Registrar. Before that, they were the Australian Men's Cricket Team Doctor at Cricket Australia from 2015 to 2020.
Richard's other notable positions include serving as the Team Doctor at North Melbourne Football Club from November 2015 to October 2017, as well as being the Chief Medical Officer for AFL Umpires from February 2015 to February 2017. Richard has also worked as a Doctor-Sports and Exercise Medicine Registrar at Lifecare Ashburton and Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic from 2014 to 2016. Additionally, they served as the Team Doctor for Victorian Metropolitan under 16s at AFL Victoria from March 2014 to September 2015.
Richard Saw has a Bachelor's Degree in MBBS (Hons) from UNSW. Richard is also a Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine Physicians.
Australian Institute Of Sport
In collaboration with National Sporting Organisations (NSOs), the National Institute Network and partners, the AIS strives to identify and solve strategic problems on the frontiers of ethical sporting performance. Originally built around a centralised Canberra campus in 1981, the AIS is evolving and expanding its reach. The modern AIS is mobile and agile, helping athletes and sports to get the right services, support and expertise. The AIS campus in Canberra will continue to hold its place as a driver of national pride and inspiration through an ongoing commitment to deliver on sport priorities. We have partnered with the National Institute Network, which already provide high-class facilities, expertise and service delivery across the country. This partnership enables the AIS to focus on areas that make it unique and that can give Australian sport a competitive edge.