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Dannielle Liesch at the 2006 Commonweatlh Games


2007 Calender
Craig Mottram salutes the crowd as he wins the 5000 Metres during the Telstra A-Series IAAF World Athletics Tour at Olympic Park on March 2, 2007 in Melbourne.   Diarise 2008 Beijing Test Events and AOC Benchmark Events for 2007.
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What they said
Athens 2004: Smiling with joy, Jodie Henry (AUS) after she won the women's 100m freestyle final.  

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Beijing Bound
   Edition 9   



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                                                                                                                                       Edition 9: 5 April 2007



Boomerangs, qualifications and looming World Championships

In this early Easter edition of Beijing Bound, the AOC celebrates our swimmers success at the FINA World Championships, especially the young diving squad who earned Australia qualification in four out of eight scheduled events for the Olympic Games.

We meet Trent Carter, Australia’s world champion boomerang thrower and latest table tennis sensation. And we look at the preparations of our athletes in Boxing, Gymnastics and Taekwondo for their upcoming World Championships.

Happy Easter!

AOC News

Australians wanting to attend the Beijing Olympics will be able to purchase tickets shortly and indications are they are going to be snapped up quickly. [more]

Coates buoyed by swimming results >>>


Beijing News

When athletes enter the Olympic Village in Beijing next August they’ll have the choice of western cuisine at the dining hall. [more]

Beijing tightens security >>>


One to Watch

Boomerang throwing is not considered a form of talent identification for Australian athletes but maybe it should be ... [more]

Qualification update

Click here for to view the - 2008 Australian Olympic Team Sport Qualifications.

The AOC Selection Policy documentation is now available for Football, Softball and Tennis in the Athletes and Coaches section of the AOC website.



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Sixteen Australian taekwondo athletes are nervously anticipating the 2007 World Championships to be held in Beijing in May. Find out more about Taekwondo.

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