Australia to lean more on 'medals factory' for Rio

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian Olympic Committee is to lean more heavily on the country's world renowned Institute of Sport in a bid to get back into the top five in the medals table at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Founded after Australia failed to win a single gold medal at the 1976 Olympics, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is widely accepted to have played a major role in the country's sporting success over the last three decades.