Sports lovers can cheer on Australia’s Paris Olympians and Paralympians alongside other fans, with South Bank activating a live site for the Games, which start this month.
The Brisbane riverside precinct will deliver a free, fully inclusive, open air activation in the Cultural Forecourt, in front of QPAC, near the BRISBANE sign, from July 27 to August 12 for the Olympics and between August 29 and September 9 for the Paralympics.
The site will feature a big screen running the live broadcast and replays from Channel 9.
There would be event activations including community sporting demonstrations and challenges, entertainment and food trucks, the South Bank Corporation said in a statement.
“The newly erected four-storey tall Paris Tower, a tribute to the Eiffel Tower, will provide a centrepiece and sparkling backdrop to the celebrations. The tower will flash gold, silver and bronze to coincide with Australian athletes winning medals at the Games,” it said.
The big screen will feature the telecast from 6 am to 12 midnight throughout both Games, with activations running from 4pm til 7 pm on Friday evenings and 11 am to 7 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Games live site will operate during the three-month period where the precinct celebrates all things French from this week, until September 30.
The South Bank Corporation said the live site announcement added to the excitement of South Bank turning into Brisbane’s own French Quarter with a sea of “red, white and bleu, giant croissants, baguettes, French martinis, cancan dancers, French-inspired picnics, mime artists and opera singers, and with cafes and restaurants offering French-themed dishes and drinks”.
