ACT Sport Minister Andrew Barr says he knows he’s not alone in looking forward to many late nights watching the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic coverage.
“Like all Canberrans, I am extremely proud of the ACTAS athletes who have been selected in the 2012 Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams,” he said.
The ACTAS-supported athletes who will compete in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games are:
Olympic team members
Martin Dent, athletics
Melissa Breen, athletics
Caroline Buchanan, BMX
Chloe Hosking, cycling
Anna Flanagan, hockey
Glenn Turner, hockey
Natalie Cook, beach volleyball
Paralympic team members
Damien Bowen, athletics
Louise Ellery, athletics
Erinn Walters, athletics
Richard Nicholson, athletics
Susan Powell, cycling
Rob Oakley, equestrian
Aaron Rhind, swimming
Richard Eliason, swimming
You can follow the ACTAS athletes during the Olympic and Paralympic Games via Twitter @theACTAS and by searching for ACT Academy of Sport on Facebook.
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