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The Wait Is Over - Athletics Preview – Day 1

 

The Wait Is Over - Athletics Preview – Day 1

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Patrick Tiernan in the 5000m Final at the World Athletics Championships London 2017

The Olympic Athletics competition, arguably the premier sport of the Games, gets underway on Friday at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium. Australia will be represented on the opening day by 12 athletes, seven who are making their Olympic debut. Three Australian record holders in Patrick Tiernan, Catriona Bisset and Brandon Starc will be action and Tiernan will contest the 10,000m final, the first medal event of the meet in the evening session final. Denny and Starc will be looking to secure their spots in the discus and high jump respectively.

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.