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Indigenous Tokyo Paralympians - who to watch, when and where

24 August 2021
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We congratulate the 3 Indigenous Australians competing in 3 different sports at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and wish them success as they represent our country on the world stage.

The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics begins tonight (24 August) after a long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Included in the Australian Paralympic team are 3 Indigenous Australians: Amanda Reid, Samantha Schmidt and Ruby Storm.

A favourite part of every Olympics is the opening ceremony featuring the entrance of the national teams into the Olympic stadium.

Be sure to tune in and watch Amanda, Samantha and Ruby enter the Olympic stadium during the Opening Ceremony and keep track of their performances and the rest of the team over the next 13 days.

We congratulate them and wish them well as they represent Australia in their respective sports.

Click on their name to read more about each athlete and on their sport to find out when and where they will compete.

Amanda Reid

Cycling

Samantha Schmidt

Athletics

Ruby Storm

Swimming

Find out more

For more information, see Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and Australian Olympic Team.

For schedules of all sports, see Olympic Schedule & Results.