Record number of women and Indigenous athletes for Australia at Tokyo's Olympics

Kyle Vander-Kuyp ... Australia's first Indigenous liaison officer at an Olympics

Kyle Vander-Kuyp ... Australia's first Indigenous liaison officer at an Olympics Source: AAP

A record number of women and of Indigenous athletes will represent Australia in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which begin in just over two weeks time. ((July 23rd)). And of the 472 team members just confirmed ((Mon)), 65 of them were born overseas. It's a clear sign Australia's multicultural sporting fabric is becoming ever more textured.



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