Hamish and Andy’s Olympic village ban could be overturned

There are fresh hopes that Hamish and Andy’s lifetime ban from entering the Olympic village could soon be overturned.

There’s a chance Hamish and Andy’s lifetime ban from entering the Olympic village could soon be overturned, thanks to some high profile supporters.

Andy made headlines around the country last week when he revealed during a radio interview that he and Hamish copped the ban from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2012, after they broke security protocols at the London Games.

Speaking to Triple M’s Rush Hour With Leisel Jones, Liam and Dobbo, Andy explained, “Hamish and I were given the honour of speaking to the (Australian) Olympians before it started.”

He continued, “There’s a lot of applications and security you have to fill out to get into the Olympic village … and someone who filled out the forms put my birth date as that day’s date (in 2012).”

Hamish and Andy at a Hubbl event. Picture: Supplied

Despite the fact it was clearly a clerical error, the authorities refused to allow Andy to enter the village on the day of the speech.

Eventually, a quick-thinking Aussie came to his rescue.

“I won’t name who, but someone on the team said, ‘Hey, I can bring an outfit out. You look a little bit like one of the high jumpers,’” Andy recalled.

“Suddenly I went through on someone else’s (pass) and we snuck in, which was obviously a huge breach of security.”

When security officials realised what had happened, they took the Aussie larrikins to separate interrogation rooms before reluctantly allowing them to leave, on one condition.

“We had to agree to be banned for life,” Andy said.

After telling the hilarious story on air, Triple M’s Rush Hour launched a petition called: “We Urge the IOC to Revoke Hamish and Andy’s Olympic Ban.”

There's a campaign for the IOC to reverse Hamish and Andy's Olympics ban.

Several high profile individuals have since backed the campaign, including Mark Geyer, Grant Hackett, Tom Rockliffe and Wil Anderson.

And now, Queensland premier Steven Miles has jumped on board as well.

“This does sound like a real injustice to me,” Mr Miles said on Triple M on Thursday.

“I’ve been hearing about your campaign and I’ve signed the petition.”

The premier said he’d flex his political muscle in a bid to have the ban overturned by the time Brisbane hosts the Olympics in 2032.

“I’ll do whatever I can to try to convince the IOC to make changes, and obviously come 2032, we’ll have some say in the arrangements then too,” he said.

“Hamish and Andy, they’ve served their time, and it’s time to let them back in.”

After hearing about the premier’s comments, Andy told news.com.au, “To think that we’ll even be relevant enough in 2032 to be invited back into the Olympic village is quite farfetched. We do appreciate the support though.”