Welterweight boxer Cameron Hammond competed at the London Olympic Games, bowing out in the round of 16 to Canadian Custio Clayton. The pair were tied on points entering the last round, but Clayton pulled away as Hammond allowed his smaller opponent to fight at close range. Hammond, an indigenous athlete from Moree, made the decision to turn professional after 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.
