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How the pandemic and bushfires conspired against an Australian water polo player

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Keesja Gofers of Australia with the ball during the Water Polo Test Match match between Australia and USA at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre in Brisbane, Saturday, January 18, 2020. (AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Keesja Gofers of Australia with the ball during the Water Polo Test Match match between Australia and USA at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre in 2020 Source: AAP Image/Glenn Hunt

The unprecedented delay of the Tokyo Olympics has impacted athletes here and around the world.

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By John Baldock

Presented by Junko Hirabayashi

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The unprecedented delay of the Tokyo Olympics has impacted athletes here and around the world.

Australian Olympic water polo player Keesja Gofers
Australian Olympic water polo player Keesja Gofers Source: SBS/John Baldock

None more so than Keesja Gofers,  a member of Australia's Waterpolo Stingers team.

Instead of gearing up for this year's games,  she'd expected to be busy building a new life.

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