ASTN

The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) is a not-for-profit, industry-led membership organisation providing leadership in the commercialisation, development and promotion of Australian-inspired sports technologies.

Established in 2012, ASTN supports the growth of Australia's $7.11 billion sportstech sector that employs more than 20,000 people nationally.

With more than 200+ members, ASTN is an innovation ecosystem of organisations with a vested interest in sports technology development. This includes leading sports technologies businesses, national sporting organisations, research institutions, sports distributors & retailers, government agencies, service providers and investors.

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Sportstech & Member News

ASICS opens its first industry-academia R&D Lab for running innovation with the University of Michigan

ASICS opens its first industry-academia R&D Lab for running innovation with the University of Michigan

ASICS and the University of Michigan have announced the opening of AMSI Lab, a new academic research and development laboratory on the University’s Ann Arbor campus. The lab supports the ASICS Michigan Sport Innovation Center (AMSI), a joint research program established through a broader research collaboration between the company and ...

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Podcasts

#104: Boob Protect Founder Suzie Betts

#104: Boob Protect Founder Suzie Betts

Suzie Betts has just been crowned World Number One sports product start-up, at the ISPO in Munich, Germany. The Melbourne Mum-of-three founded her Boob Protect product in 2018, after sensing a coming crisis- the lack of protection for female athletes, just as female sport was starting to boom. About 60% ...

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Industry Events

AI in Sport: Tasmania's First Chapter

AI in Sport: Tasmania's First Chapter

The Tasmanian launch of the 2026 ASTN Sport Innovation Report.

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Case Studies

HITIQ:  Making the head impacts you can't see, measurable

HITIQ: Making the head impacts you can't see, measurable

HITIQ is an ASX-listed Victorian company (ASX: HIQ) that has developed a globally deployed head-impact intelligence platform.

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Industry Insights

From Paris to Brisbane: Building the Next Generation of Olympic Innovation

From Paris to Brisbane: Building the Next Generation of Olympic Innovation

The Australia France Sports Summit in Paris highlighted a clear strategic shift in how Olympic and Paralympic Games are evolving - from short-term global events into platforms for long-term economic, technological and social transformation.

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Press Releases

Swiss SportsTech Report adopts ASTN Sportstech Categorisation

Swiss SportsTech Report adopts ASTN Sportstech Categorisation

Melbourne, Australia / Bern, Switzerland, 22 October 2026. Swiss Olympic, in collaboration with PwC and Generis AG, released Switzerland's first assessment of the national sportstech sector.

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Future Trends in Sportstech

Australia is home to one of the most mature and interconnected sportstech industries in the world. After consultation with our members, the ASTN team has prioritised ten (10) major strategic opportunities for the Australian Sports Technology industry to embrace our 5-year strategy from 2022-2027.

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