The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Seven West Media, host broadcaster of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, have joined forces to support the Commonwealth Government’s current “Arm Yourself” Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
Athletes currently competing at the Tokyo
Olympic Games are featured in a series of messages urging Australians to “Arm Yourself” against Covid-19 by getting vaccinated as soon as possible. The messages were filmed in the Olympic Village in Tokyo and will be broadcast by the Seven Network during its broadcast of the Tokyo Games. The first messages feature rowers Annabelle McIntyre, Rosie Popa, Cam Girdlestone, Jack Cleary, Lucy Stephan, Jessica Morrison, Harriet Hudson, Ria Thompson, Caitlin Cronin and Rowena Meredith, 1500 metre runner Linden Hall, and long jumper, Brooke Stratton.
Brooke Stratton said: “I got vaccinated against Covid-19 before heading to Tokyo to compete, and I encourage all Australians to do the same to protect themselves, their families and friends. Let’s all arm ourselves in the fight against Covid-19.”
The Chief Executive of the Australian Olympic Committee, Matt Carroll AM, said: “Before they left Australia for Japan, the Australian Olympic Team were vaccinated against Covid-19. This makes them the perfect ambassadors to support the Commonwealth Government’s “Arm Yourself” campaign. The AOC welcomes the opportunity to involve our Olympians in supporting this vital national vaccination campaign. With the voluntary help of the Olympians in Tokyo and our partners, Network Seven and Elastoplast, we are pleased to help deliver an important message of support for all Australians to get vaccinated.
“Our Olympians are proud to represent Australia at the Games, and they are also proud to be playing their part in sending a powerful message to Australians at home, to do the right thing by your friends and families by getting vaccinated. We thank our Olympians for taking the time out of their training to make these messages.”
James Warburton, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Seven West Media said: “Seven is pleased to partner with the AOC on this campaign at such a crucial time for Australia. With the entire country unified by the incredible sporting feats and courage of our athletes in Tokyo, there really is no better time for us to make such an important statement. The unprecedented reach of our Olympic Games coverage will help get the message out far and wide across Australia, while we owe a huge thanks to the athletes themselves and our busy production team for making it possible.”
The athlete video messages can be viewed here:
- Linden Hall: https://vimeo.com/581075904
- Brooke Stratton: https://vimeo.com/581075585
- Rowing Team: https://vimeo.com/581075195
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