{"id":1499,"date":"2019-02-08T19:21:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T19:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2019-02-08T19:21:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T19:21:45","slug":"australias-favourite-olympians-unleashed-in-nsw-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/02\/08\/australias-favourite-olympians-unleashed-in-nsw-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRALIA\u2019S FAVOURITE OLYMPIANS \u2018UNLEASHED\u2019 IN NSW SCHOOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every public high school in NSW will experience the Olympic spirit in the lead up to Tokyo 2020, with some of the nation\u2019s most elite athletes to visit students as part of an initiative supported by the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres were joined by past and present Olympians Matt Shirvington, Jessica Fox, and Aidan Roach as well as the CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Matt Carroll to announce the NSW Government\u2019s support for\u00a0Olympics Unleashed<\/em>, a program for school students coordinated by the AOC.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatt, Jessica, and Aidan are so inspirational and they set a great example for kids: if you set goals and work hard, you can achieve your dreams,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cOlympics Unleashed<\/em>\u00a0will give students a chance to learn from one of the 100 past, present or aspiring Olympians who are involved with the program.\u201d
\nMr Ayres said the program will be targeted at Year 9 students who attend the State\u2019s 460 plus public high schools and central schools, giving them insight into what it means to be an elite athlete, while promoting the Olympic values of friendship, respect and excellence.
\n\u201cWe want more young people to participate in sport and learn about setting goals, and having these athletes visit schools could be no greater motivation,\u201d Mr Ayres said.
\n\u201cIn turn, our athletes will be heading towards Tokyo 2020 knowing that back home, they have the support and admiration of the next generation.\u201d
\nWhile all public high schools will be able to have an Olympian\u00a0<\/a>visit their school, the\u00a0Olympics Unleashed<\/em>\u00a0program is also available to Catholic and independent schools, so that every school can share the Olympic spirit.
\nMr Stokes said the program would inspire students to aim higher not just in sports but also in their academic endeavours and other life goals.
\n\u201cBy hearing the athletes\u2019 personal stories, students will learn the importance of effort and commitment,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\n\u201cThe lesson taught by the example of our most successful athletes is that great results follow hard work, commitment and discipline.\u00a0What an encouraging and inspiring message for young people across NSW schools,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\nMatt Shirvington, Australian sprinting legend and Sydney 2000 Olympian, knows the value athletes can provide to the community.
\n“The\u00a0Unleashed<\/em>\u00a0program comes at a perfect time, with our kids inundated with confusing and conflicting messages across so many forms of media these days,\u201d Mr Shirvington said.
\n\u201cHaving an Olympian standing in front of them telling their story, a story of determination, time management and humility is brilliant. These are all traits any up and coming generation would benefit from.\u201d
\nTwo-time Olympic medallist Jessica Fox said\u00a0Olympics Unleashed<\/em>\u00a0will allow athletes to motivate the next generation and help them achieve their dreams.
\n\u201cBeing able to set goals, working out steps to achieve them and overcoming challenges is so important for all of us. Olympians understand this really well and we are keen to pass these lessons on,\u201d said Ms Fox.
\nAOC Chief Executive Officer Matt Carroll said Olympians have unique stories of hard work, goal-setting and resilience.
\n\u201cThe AOC is committed to use the spirit of the Olympics and Australian Olympians to inspire NSW youth to be their best, in the classroom, on the sporting field, and in their personal lives,\u201d Mr Carroll said.
\nThe NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will provide $1 million to the Australian Olympic Committee over two years to support the rollout of the program in high schools across the State and to provide our students with personal access to some of our greatest sportspersons.
\nSchools can apply to be part of\u00a0Olympics Unleashed<\/em>\u00a0directly through the AOC website,\u00a0www.olympicsunleashed.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every public high school in NSW will experience the Olympic spirit in the lead up to Tokyo 2020, with some of the nation\u2019s most elite athletes to visit students as part of an initiative supported by the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government. Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres were joined by past … Continue reading “AUSTRALIA\u2019S FAVOURITE OLYMPIANS \u2018UNLEASHED\u2019 IN NSW SCHOOLS”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}