Let the Games begin! How to enjoy the Olympics and get MOVEing yourself
The wait is finally over! With an extended build-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and ongoing uncertainty due to COVID-19, these will be an Olympics like no other.
We’re feeling the excitement ahead of tonight’s Opening Ceremony and can’t wait to see our Deakin elite-athlete students and alumni in action.
The Opening Ceremony kicks off from 9pm AEST, and you can watch live and free exclusively on Seven and 7TWO, or simulcast in HD on 7plus.
This global sports-fest goes until early September, with the Olympics running until Sunday 8 August, while the Paralympics go from Tuesday 24 August to Sunday 5 September. Some events like soccer and softball have already started (both the Matildas and Olyroos impressed with first-up wins!) while archery and rowing preliminaries begin before the Opening Ceremony.
Make these Olympics even more meaningful by getting to know Team Deakin – we’ve profiled each of our elite-athlete students and alumni, and listed their event schedules, so you can catch every moment of them going for gold!
Channel the Olympics spirit and get active too!
Don’t spend all your time over the next few weeks watching from the couch! The Olympics are also a great incentive to get MOVEing yourself, so read on for some fun physical challenges from DeakinACTIVE that will make you feel like a gold medal-winner!
You can join all our activities and challenges via the DeakinMOVES app.
Join our online group fitness classes
Even though we’re still in lockdown, it’s easy to stay physically active – your body will thank you for it! Take one or all of our Zoom Yoga, Pilates and Meditation classes to challenge your body and mind with movement and mindfulness.
Take a fun Olympic sporting challenge
Are you a budding athlete? We’ll be setting up some fun sporting challenges for you to participate in throughout the Olympic period. Think basketball trick shots, 100m sprints, soccer ball juggles and more! We’ll try to cover off as many different sporting challenges as we can!
You can also film your own attempt and send in your videos. Tag #DeakinACTIVE for your chance to win some cool prizes!
Compete in our DeakinMOVES challenges
They’re back! MOVEing each and every day keeps you physically active and happy in mind and spirit. During the Olympics (23 July to 8 August), we’ll have two MOVES challenges to compete in, so get your friends on board and see how far you can go:
- OlympicMOVES Challenge – most MOVES for the duration of the Olympics wins a prize.
- Olympics Cycle Challenge – most kilometres cycled for the duration of the Olympics wins a prize.
So what are you waiting for? Join our challenges via the DeakinMOVES app today and start counting your MOVES. Also keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram channels for daily updates and fun challenges.
Enjoy the Olympics – and go the Green and Gold!