Indigenous Tokyo Olympians - who to watch, when and where
We congratulate the 16 Indigenous Australians competing in 11 different sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and wish them success as they represent our country on the world stage.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics begins tonight (23 July) after a long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A favourite part of every Olympics is the opening ceremony featuring the entrance of the national teams into the Olympic stadium.
Co-flag bearer and leading the Australian team will be Nunga man and Australian basketballer, Patty Mills.
He will be joined by 15 other Indigenous athletes participating in 11 different sports.
We congratulate them and wish them well as they represent Australia in their respective sports.
Click on their name and group to read more about each athlete and on their sport to find out when and where they will compete.
Find out more
For more information, see Tokyo 2020 and Australian Olympic Team.
For schedules of all sports, see Olympic Schedule & Results.