Australia Day Ambassador Announced

MEDIA RELEASE 16 December 2020

Paralympic gold medallist and world champion cyclist, Lindy Hou OAM, has been announced as Bathurst’s Australia Day ambassador for 2021.

Mayor Bobby Bourke welcomed the announcement.

“Lindy’s experience is inspiring and I look forward to her speaking at next year’s Australia Day celebrations,” he said.

Lindy suffers from a degenerative eye condition and began losing her sight in the mid-1980s. During the early 1990s, despite her failing eyesight, Lindy represented Australia twice in the World Triathlon Championships as an able-bodied athlete for her age group.

In 1999 she rediscovered the joy of cycling, this time on a tandem bike. When Lindy very narrowly missed selection for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Team the disappointment made her determined to be a member of the Australian team for the 2004 Games in Athens.

The Athens Paralympic Games were a triumph for Lindy. Not only did she make the team with pilots Janelle Lindsay and Toireasa Gallagher, but she and Janelle had the honour of being the first Australian females to win gold at the Athens Paralympic Games.

Australia Day celebrations in 2021 will support local businesses, showcase the Bathurst region and ensure community connectedness. For more information visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

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