Olá amigos,
A ação nunca pára na estrada para o Rio e temos que cobertas (The action never stops on the road to Rio and we have you covered)!
This weekend our Aussie divers are competing for Rio quota spots in Brazil, while our table tennis athletes are fighting it out in the first round of qualification.
Sport: Diving
Event: Diving World Cup - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Start time: Friday - Monday
AUS athletes competing: Maddison Keeney, Esther Qin, Melissa Wu, Emily Meaney, Samantha Mills, Brittany Broben, James Connor, Grant Nel, Domonic Bedggood.
Preview: http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/last-chance-for-aussie-divers-to-claim-rio-spots
Sport: Table Tennis
Event: Australian Olympic Qualification Tournament - Tweed Heads, NSW. *selection event
Start time: Friday: qualifiers. Saturday - Monday: round robin play
AUS athletes competing include: Miao Miao, Jian Fang Lay.
Preview: http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/table-tennis-players-begin-olympic-journey/
Sport: Canoe/Kayak Slalom
Event: Oceania Championships - Penrith, New South Wales. *selection event
Start time: Friday - Sunday
AUS athletes competing include: Robin Jeffery, Kynan Maley, Rosalyn Lawrence, Jessica Fox, Lucien Delfour, Ian Borrows.
Preview: http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/olympic-aspirants-to-put-it-all-on-the-line-in-penrith
Sport: Athletics
Event: Oceania & Australian 20km Race Walking Challenge - Adelaide, SA.
Start Time: Sunday – 7:30am AEDT
AUS athletes include: Dane Bird-Smith, Rachel Tallent, Beki Smith, Tanya Holliday, Regan Lamble.
Sport: Water polo
Event: FINA Women's World League Tournament - Texas, USA.
Start Time: Sunday– 2:20am v USA (AEDT), Monday AM – Medal rounds
AUS athletes include: Gemma Beadsworth, Holly Lincoln-Smith, Rowie Webster, Ashleigh Southern, Nicola Zagame.
WATCH: For live streaming of the game visit click here.
Sport: Rugby 7s
Event: World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series - São Paulo, Brazil.
Start Time: Sunday v Fiji -12.44am, v Ireland - 3.28am, v Canada - 6.12am (All times AEDT)
AUS athletes include: Shannon Parry, Elia Green, Emilee Cherry, Charlotte Caslick.
Sport: Hockey
Event: Great Britain Women's Series: Hockeyroos v Great Britain - Perth, WA
Start Time: Saturday – 6pm AEDT, Sunday – 6:00pm AEDT
AUS athletes include: Madonna Blyth, Anna Flanagan, Casey Sablowski, Jodie Kenny.
WATCH: For live streaming of the game visit click here.
Sport: Athletics
Event: Canberra Track Classic - Canberra, ACT.
Start Time: Saturday 3:45pm
AUS athletes competing include: Ella Nelson, Melissa Breen, Alexander Hartmann, Jack Hale, Brooke Stratton, Eleanor Patterson, Brandon Starc, Hamish Peacock, Kelsey-Lee Roberts, Kathryn Mitchell.
Sport: Athletics
Event: Adelaide Track Classic - Adelaide, SA.
Start Time: Saturday 5:30pm (AEDT)
AUS athletes include: Alexander Rowe, Alana Boyd, Nina Kennedy.
Sport: Beach Volleyball
Event: NSW Open - Manly, NSW.
Start Time: Saturday - Sunday
AUS athletes competing include: Damien Schumann and Joshua Court, Bo Soderberg and Cole Durant, Justine and Jordan Mowen.
Sport: Triathlon
Event: OTU Devonport Oceania Cup Triathlon - Devonsport, Tasmania.
Start time: Sunday 10:00am
AUS athletes competing include: Gillian Backhouse, Declan Wilson, Cameron Good.
Sport: Shooting
Event: Australia Cup - Sydney International Shooting Centre Range Road, Cecil Park NSW*
Start time: Friday 8:45am
AUS athletes competing include: Hayley Chapman, David Chapman, Lalita Yauhleuskaya
*This is a Shooting Australia RIO Selection Event for Rifle and Pistol only
