15-year-old Mariafe Artacho and her partner Zina Stone, 18, form the number one Women’s Beach Volleyball combination at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in January 2009.
Artacho was born in Lima, Peru and moved to Australia when she was 11-years-old ....
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
