The Olympic flame was officially handed over to Vancouver, hosts of the 2010 Winter Olympics, during a solemn ceremony here on Thursday at the site of the first modern Games of 1896.
Vancouver presented with flame in Athens
Vancouver presented with flame in Athens
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.