Marking eight years to go before the Olympic cauldron is lit in Brisbane in 2032, organisers have urged fans to look back to 2000, when the Sydney Games made the “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie – Oi! Oi! Oi!” chant known worldwide.
The chant, ubiquitous at any sporting event in which Australia participates, is front and centre of Brisbane 2032’s social media push for fans to make their own videos of the chant with a #Brisbane2032 hashtag.
Helping launch the campaign with Wynnum State School pupils at South Bank on Tuesday, three-time Olympic gold medallist Emily Seebohm said the chant helped drive her to success in the pool.
Wynnum SS pupils with Olympians and Paralympians Eithen Leard (wheelchair basketball), Emily Seebohm (swimming), Patrick Johnson (athletics) and Raissa Martin (goalball).Credit: Lyndon Mechielsen/ Brisbane 2032
“Make sure you’re out on your socials, you’re giving that chant – that ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi! Oi! Oi!’,” she said.
“I loved hearing it in the stands and, Eithen, you’re going to have a great time listening to that in Paris.”
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Seebohm was referring to Paralympian Eithen Leard, who will represent Australia in wheelchair basketball in Paris.
“The ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi! Oi! Oi!’ starting in Sydney is a really cool story because I can’t wait to see what Brisbane is going to bring,” he said.
Brisbane 2032 board director Brett Clark, filling in for chairman Andrew Liveris, who is in Paris for the start of the 2024 Games, said while eight years seemed like a long time to go, the reality was it would not be long before things ramped up.
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