Tokyo Olympics: Australia to send the largest athlete contingent to the games.
By Ankur Singh
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Australian Olympic Committee finalized a 472-member team for Tokyo Games.
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The 472-member Australian contingent is the second-largest ever for the country.
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Which is 10 short of the 482-member Australian contingent who went to the Athens Games in 2004.
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The team for Olympic Games starting on July 23 includes 254 women and 218 men, with 16 Indigenous athletes.
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Their track and field contingent is the largest ever assembled for an away games, with 63 athletes in total.
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Australia will compete in 33 sports, including all four new Olympic sports: karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing.
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