How Australia celebrated #1YearToGo | Australian Olympic Committee

No matter where in the world they were, Aussie athletes and Olympic sports banded together on July 24 to celebrate one year to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

From a small group of athletes celebrating the milestone at a launch event in Sydney, to Australia's top swimmers putting the world on notice at the Gwangju 2019 World Championships, social media was alight with #1YearToGo messages yesterday.

Check out a few highlights from the event at the Qantas headquarters in Sydney with Olympic legend Dawn Fraser (swimming), Olympic Champions Sally Pearson (athletics), Chloe Esposito (modern pentathlon) and Evania Pelite (rugby 7s), along with fellow Tokyo 2020 hopefuls Rohan Browning (athletics), Ryan Callinan (surfing) and Nathan Katz (judo).

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#1YearToGo
A post shared by Rohan Browning (@rohanbrowning) on Jul 24, 2019 at 2:35pm PDT

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Two Olympic gold medallists who I could talk to all day! Thanks @salpearson and @chloeesposito for starting your day a little earlier than normal to chat 1 year to go to Tokyo with us! Now go get em!! @tokyo2020post shared by Mark Beretta (@markberetta) on Jul 23, 2019 at 10:52pm PDT

@sallypearson with Rio Olympic champion @chloeesposito91 (Modern Pentathlon) & Olympic swimming legend Dawn Fraser at the @AUSOlympicTeam’s one year to go celebrations today at @Qantas in Sydney.

🇦🇺is expecting to send to #Tokyo2020 the largest team ever to leave our shores. pic.twitter.com/JTwo8LjHts
— Athletics Australia (@AthsAust) July 24, 2019

@ryancallinan celebrating #1YeartoGo with #DawnFraser in Sydney today #Tokyo2020 @AUSOlympicTeam pic.twitter.com/SwNJj5XaOI
— Surfing Australia (@SurfingAus) July 24, 2019

It’s fantastic to have a group of #Tokyo1964 Olympians with us this morning to share their Olympic experiences with our #Tokyo2020 hopefuls. #1YearToGo #TokyoTogether pic.twitter.com/NpmADjPNkX
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) July 24, 2019

We launched our Games hashtag #TokyoTogether, which recognises that every athlete’s journey to Tokyo represents not only the dedication and persistence of the athletes themselves, but also the ongoing support of their family, friends, sports, coaches, state institutes, sponsors and their communities.

One year to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! Which Victorians will be part of the action Opals and Boomers squads? #TokyoTogether pic.twitter.com/awx1VH5u2r
— Basketball Victoria (@Basketball_Vic) July 24, 2019

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Sweaty, salty, and smiling after a good session on the water 💦 💪🏽 1095 days down, 366 days to go. #tokyotogether 🇦🇺 #oneyeartogo
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1 year to go!
Working hard with my team to make it happen 🏆#1YearToGo #TokyoToGo #auspaddleteam #TokyoTogether #Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/8BRGnCkeZe
— Jo Brigden-Jones OLY (@JoBrigdenJones) July 24, 2019

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Even through we’re in the midst of World Champs, just a sec to get excited that it’s one year to go til Tokyo! Time is going to fly, Rio with these gals seems like yesterday... #oneyeartogo #tokyo2020
A post shared by Bronte Campbell (@bronte_campbell) on Jul 24, 2019 at 1:18am PDT

Today we celebrate the one year countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! We can’t wait to see WA’s best and brightest competing in the green and gold! 💚💛🇦🇺 @AUSOlympicTeam @AusSailingTeam #TokyoTogether #1YearToGo #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/JWXXSjzxqG
— WAIS (@InsideWAIS) July 24, 2019

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1 Year To Go!! 😁🙈🇦🇺 Make everyday count 💪🏾 #TokyoTogether #tokyo2020
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Today marks one year to go until #Tokyo2020! We know the next year is going to fly by and can't wait to mark 20 years since #triathlon made its debut at the Olympic Games in Sydney all those years ago and our first medal courtesy of @michellie_jones. With the Tokyo Test event coming up in mid August, and the first automatic spots on offer for the first Australians who make it onto the podium, it's suddenly feeling very real indeed!
A post shared by Triathlon Australia (@triaustralia) on Jul 23, 2019 at 5:08pm PDT

Track Cyclist Kaarle McCulloch was live on The Daily Edition, sharing her plans for a second Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020.

“We’re just getting faster and faster every time we get on the track together.”

Sprint cycling star @kaarlemcculloch is tracking well to take on the world’s best in Tokyo! #1YearToGo | #TokyoTogether

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— 7Olympics (@7olympics) July 24, 2019

Olympic Champion Ian Thorpe got around the day, wishing all the best to those athletes still chasing the Olympic dream.

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I stood at the site of the new Aquatic Centre 15 months ago and today it is 75% complete - an exceptional effort by Japan with #1YearToGo. Can’t wait for plenty of new World Records, personal bests, an inspiring Games and spending some time in Japan! #Tokyo2020
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