#AllezAUS 'Let's Go Australia'
AOCA day after men’s basketball captain Andrew Gaze was named the Australian team flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony, and women’s hockey gold medalist, Rechelle Hawkes, and water polo referee, Peter Kerr, were chosen to take the respective athletes and officials oaths, the first Australian teams in action were the Australian women’s and men’s football teams.
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.
