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

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Brisbane, April 14, 2002. Kyle Vander Kuyp during the final of the mens 110m hurdles at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Brisbane today. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING.

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. And of the 472 team members just confirmed, 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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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. And of the 472 team members just confirmed, 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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