Our athletes have once again done us proud on the world stage with eight VIS athletes bringing medals home from the recent 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Congratulations to:
- Catherine Skinner – Gold medal - trap shooting
- Mack Horton - Gold medal - 400 freestyle swimming
- Annabelle Smith - Bronze medal - synchronised pair diving
- Alec Potts - Bronze Medal - archery team
- Karsten Forsterling – Silver medal - Men’s quadruple sculls
- William Lockwood – Silver medal – Men’s coxless four
- Joshua Booth– Silver medal – Men’s coxless four
- Joshua Dunkley-Smith – Silver medal – Men’s coxless four
Congratulations to the entire list of athletes, coaches, support staff, officials and administrators on their fantastic Rio achievements.
Victorians will have a chance to pay tribute to our Olympic heroes at a parade in the Bourke Street Mall this Wednesday, 31 August. The event will begin at 11.30am before official proceedings on stage at 12.40pm.
The Minister for Sport John Eren said “This is a great chance for Victorians to get together and celebrate the stars who wore green and gold on the world stage.”
Fans will enjoy Brazilian-themed entertainment and will be able to get the autographs of their heroes as they pass through the Bourke Street Mall before official proceedings on the specially designed stage. Australian singer-songwriter Anthony Callea will perform the national anthem, before interviews with athletes and chef de mission, Kitty Chiller.
