Australian athletes will be in action around the world this week, with chances to lock in quotas for Paris 2024 and World Championship medals on offer.
Aquatics World Championships
Divers, swimmers, water polo players and artistic swimmers will take on the best of the world at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from Friday 14 July to Sunday 30 July.
Teams and athletes can secure a quota for the Paris Olympics by:
- Water Polo - Finishing top 2 in the women’s and men’s tournament
- Diving – Finishing top 12 in individual events (10m and 3m) or top 3 in team events (3m synchro and 10m synchro)
- Artistic Swimming – with the World Championships doubling as a continental qualifying event, the highest finishing team out of Australia and New Zealand will qualify
- Swimming – Finishing top 3 per gender in the 10km open water swim. In the pool, finishing top 3 in any relay event.
Event Coverage
Watch the action from Fukuoka live and free on 9Now and keep up to date with Water Polo Australia, Diving Australia, Artistic Swimming Australia and Swimming Australia.
Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship
Triathletes can earn a quota for their country at the Hamburg event, from Thursday 13 July to Sunday 16 July.
The mixed relay made its Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, and sees a fast and furious battle between teams of two men and two women per country - each athlete completes a 300m swim, 6.8km cycle, and 2km run before tapping the hand of their teammate to pass the relay.
The winner of the Mixed Relay World Championships secures 4 quotas for their country (2 per gender). Great Britain and France have already secured quotas, so if either of them win the 2023 event, the quotas go to the next highest placed nation.
Event Coverage
Triathlon Australia
Equestrian Jumping Olympic Qualifier
Australia’s top jumpers will take to the arena in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for their second last opportunity to qualify for Paris.
Competing against countries from Oceania and Southeast Asia, the top two teams at the event will book their ticket to Paris.
The Australian team includes four-time Olympian Edwina Tops-Alexander and Rio Olympic bronze medallist Chris Burton.
Event Coverage
Watch live here and keep up to date with Equestrian Australia.
More Aussies in Action
Australian athletes will also be participating at the following international competitions:
- ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy
- Athletics Diamond League in Silesia, Poland
- World Surf League Championship Tour event in J-Bay, South Africa
- Beach Volleyball Pro Tour Challenge in Portugal
- Tour de France – road cycling
- Wimbledon – Grand Slam tennis
- Plus the Sailing Olympic Test event continues in Marseille, with Matt Wearn leading the ILCA 7 field
