Brisbane Welcomes the Olympians and hands over the Keys to the City to our chapions of Olympics and Paralympics 2024!

Brisbane, September 27 (MCCQ Newsdesk, written by Amrita Deshpande)

It was a fun morning just to be in the same space with the Olympians of 2024 Paris. Queensland Government and City Council of Brisbane organised the meet and greet for local fans to meet with their favourite athlete.

Her excellency Ms. Jeanette Young, Hon.

Premier Steven Miles , Opposition Leader David Crisafulli MP, Minister Grace Grace MP, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner , Lady Mayoress Nina Schrinner, Deputy Mayor Krista Adams, were in attendance cheering the Olympic team as they took the blessing of the many fans that were present at the South Bank Parks.

Young, Old Women and Men equally participated in cheering for their favorite athlete. Fans also got the chance to get signatures and photos with their favorite athletes as they reminiseced the winning moments with them.

Athletes from both Olympics and Paralympics 2024 were welcomed by the Governor of Queensland, the Premier of Queensland and the Mayor of Brisbane.

Hon. Governor General Jeanette Young thanked all the athletes for making Australia proud and that everyone will continue to put Australia on the Medal Charts.

Premier Steven Miles thanked everyone who attended the event and said, “Thank you to everyone of you who has come down here to celebrate today... Events like these must happen often to encourage our next generation of Athletes... Get photos with your favorite athlete...enjoy your day and have a great event”.

Lord Mayor in his speech narrated the story of Lewis Bishop, a paralympic swimmer who made Brisbane prould with his bronze medal in the 100 meters butterfly race. Lord Mayor Said, “ Lewis, you went into Paris as an underdog, some people felt you wouldn’t make the team but you did... The 100 meter butterfly race, all the way through just the very end Lewis was right at the back of the pack and then in the critical last moment he found something special, he found something in him and in that last 25 meters he surged from the back of the pack and by 200th of a second claimed the bronze medal, Congratulations Lewis”.

Lord Mayor also presented the Keys to Brisbane to all Olympians of 2024. It was a moment of pride to see all the athletes in person as well as to hear from them what their feelings were at the time of the races and after they won the medals.

It is often a moment of pride to see athletes and spotrsman and sports women take the podium to receive the medals of honor which makes the entire country rejoice and celebrate.

All the athletes are definitely an inspiration to all of us who love the sports and have had that dream to reach the Olympics.