 In 2000, The Australian Olympic committee (AOC) invited Mr. Simonian, to participate and support the 2000 Olympic Games, for the sport of Weightlifting, hence he volunteered as Refereed (Judge), assisted the athletes, coaches and managers from around the world during the Olympic and Paralympics Games, he was also on the Paralympics committee.“Being conversant in many languages, his contribution at both training and competition venues was invaluable” a quote from AOC participation and appreciation letter.In 2011 Mr. Simonian was nominated for Australian Citizen of The Year by the City of Ryde.