New stars shine on Olympic wall
The Illawarra has honoured its Olympic and Paralympic athletes Australia’s most successful Olympian, swimmer Emma McKeon, travelled back to her hometown of Wollongong on 18 May to help unveil the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Olympic tiles to be...
The Illawarra has honoured its Olympic and Paralympic athletes
Australia’s most successful Olympian, swimmer Emma McKeon, travelled back to her hometown of Wollongong on 18 May to help unveil the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Olympic tiles to be added to the Illawarra Olympic Tribute Wall at Lang Park, opposite Wollongong Beach.
The names of Illawarra Paralympians were included on the tribute wall for first time. Both para-alpiner skiers and 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympians Melissa Perrine and Sam Tait attended the unveiling ceremony.
The Illawarra Tribute Wall recognises athletes from all five local government areas of the Illawarra. Representing Wollongong on the day were Emma McKeon; 2022 Beijing Winter Olympian Matthew Cox (snowboarding); 2020 Tokyo Olympian Sarah Carli (hurdling); and 2020 Tokyo Paralympians Jonathan Goerlach (Para-triathlon), Tristan Knowles (Wheelchair Basketball) and Dave Mainwaring (Para-triathlon, guide).
