Have a Go Month runs from global Olympic Day 23 June to 23 July, which marks the start of the 10-year green and gold runway to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with 23 July exactly 10 years until the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Launching later today at Maribyrnong High with Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Harry Garside and triple Olympian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff, students will have a go at a range of Olympic sports and hear from the Olympians how having a go at Olympic sport changed their lives.

Australians can set their “Have a Go” goals, log their results at haveago.olympics.com.au, and be in the running to win prizes from Olympic Partner ASICS.

The AOC also launched a 10-year Digital Time Capsule, encouraging Australians, particularly school students to record and share their ideas on how they want to be a part of the Brisbane 2032 Games - from competing, to coaching, part of the medical team, performing at the Opening Ceremony, designing and building key infrastructure and volunteering.

The time capsule can be revisited prior to the start of Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games to reveal how many dreams and ambitions were realised.

AOC CEO Matt Carroll said Olympic Day is an opportunity to celebrate what the Olympics can do for Australia.

“Olympic Day is a chance to celebrate not only the 4315 remarkable athletes who have represented our country at a Games, but also the millions of Australians taking part and contributing to Olympic sport week in and week out,” Mr Carroll said.

“Olympic sport has wide-ranging benefits, from playing a crucial role in promoting physical and mental wellbeing, to building harmonious communities, enhancing personal development and creating national pride.

“The 10 year green and gold runway until Brisbane 2032 will only increase the opportunity to maximise the benefits Olympic sport brings to communities and will inspire the next generation of young Australians.

“Have a Go Month encourages all Australians to try their hand at an Olympic sport. With 45 member sports that suit all experience and capability levels, there truly is an Olympic sport for everyone.

“On Olympic Day I also want to acknowledge and thank our 45 member sports and the administrators, coaches, support staff and volunteers that are the heartbeat of sport in this country. Thank you for giving millions of Australians the opportunity to participate in and benefit from being involved in the Olympic sporting family.”

Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Harry Garside knows the importance of trying something new to reach new levels and unlock his own potential.

“I played pretty much every sport you can think of,” Harry said. “When you’re young you’re fearless, it’s the perfect time to have a go at a heap of different sports.

“I was always middle of the pack growing up, and when I started boxing I was really average. It wasn’t results, but the coaching and the environment that made me love sports.

“Even though I wasn’t great when I first tried boxing, it made me want to go back, work harder and get better. And when I look back now, that’s really a make or break moment.

“I was a young kid at seven, watching Grant Hackett in Athens in 2004, watching John Aloisi and Mark Schwarzer in 2005 qualify Australia for the Football World Cup – moments like these are seared in my memory and still inspire me. To bring home a medal from Tokyo, I was really happy to make that young kid proud, and hopefully inspire some other young kids out there to have a go as well.

“Who knows, kids out there having a go at a new sport today might be up there representing Australia in Brisbane in a decade.”

For 29-year-old Belle Brockhoff, having a go at snowboarding changed her life.

“As a kid I played soccer, tennis, gymnastics, tried swimming but hated it, and a lot of different winter sports, but as soon as I tried snowboarding I instantly fell in love,” Belle said.

“I was so obsessed, I would snowboard all day from the first lift to the last. I’d eat a quick dinner then go in the backyard, build some small snow features and be back on the board.

“I loved it so much, and spending so much time on the board I improved so quickly. I was 12 years old and knew I wanted to be an Olympic snowboarder.

“It’s so good seeing that passion when I do camps with young snowboarders now – they’re sponges who just want to learn and we all get so much out of sharing our love of the sport with them. Seeing they’re so present in those moments, enjoying having a go at something so exciting and life changing for me is really rewarding.”

As part of Olympic Day celebrations, athletes are visiting classrooms across Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT with Olympics Unleashed, while a special Olympics Unleashed TV episode is being shared with thousands of schools across every state and territory – featuring Winter Olympians Danielle Scott and Dave Morris, and Tokyo 2020 gymnasts Georgia Godwin and Lidiia Iakovleva sharing their Olympic journeys and importance of resilience to reach their goals with students in the 30 minute school special.

Click here to watch the episode of Olympics Unleashed TV from 12pm AEST.