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Winwood's Olympic dream to unite people and share culture

 

Winwood's Olympic dream to unite people and share culture

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Alex Winwood poses after the announcement of the Australian boxing squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, at Gold COast PCYC on May 04, 2021 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Proud Noongar man and boxer, Alex Winwood, has today been announced to the Tokyo 2020 Team, the first Indigenous Australian athlete selected for the Games.

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.