Ask any Australian sports fan who our Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers were at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and most would volunteer Patty Mills and Cate Campbell had the prestigious honour.
But if they ventured there was a third Australian who also carried a flag into the Japan National Stadium on the 23rd of July 2021, they also would be correct.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
