Ascending Olympus - Olympics Podcast

The Australian Olympic Committee has named two flag bearers for Tokyo 2020, There will be no fans attending the games after a state of emergency is enforced and the final Australian selection news comes in.

Joining us this week is The Inner Sanctum's beach and indoor volleyball expert Sarah Wildy

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Sponsors race to get their name attached to Tokyo 2020 once more, FINA's bizarre swimming cap ban for natural black hair, a look in at some of the global selection news and the team talk about their expectations for the tennis and basketball events in Tokyo.

Joining us this week is The Inner Sanctum's basketball and tennis expert, Jasper Chellappah.

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Just when you thought super selection week was big the Australian Olympic Committee announced over 200 names headed to Tokyo to start the month finalising the team. From athletics to gymnastics the team takes a look at all the announcements that we've seen.

Joining us this week is The Inner Sanctum's Jasper Chellappah who returns next episode to talk Basketball and Tennis.

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Part two of this week's doubleheader has the team looking at the big Australian selection news, some insights in the Hockeyroos and Kookaburra's final games together ahead of Tokyo and a look into the return of Baseball and Softball at Tokyo 2020.

This week Ascending Olympus features The Inner Sanctum's Rebecca Ruthven and Jason Irvine

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Japan eases restrictions as the vaccination effort drastically improves over the past month. Simona Halep and Stan Wawrinka join Nadal and Williams in withdrawing from the Olympics due to injuries. Simone Biles dominated the USA WAG trials and will lead Team USA to a likely gold on top of her own individual medals.

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Olympic organisers approve 10,000 or 50 per cent capacity entry for fans, Ryan Lochte might be out but Allyson Felix, Katie Grimes, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi all have their tickets booked for Tokyo, Australia's Super Selection Week finishes off with the massive swimming team announcement and The Inner Sanctum's Hamish Spencer joins to explain Fencing.

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Japanese fans may be able to attend the games under strict capacity limits, Mo Farah has been granted one final chance to qualify for his last Olympic games and we cover the first half of Australia's Super Selection Week that saw over 100 athletes named in the Australian Olympic team.

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As the IOC continues to assert there will be no delay in the Tokyo 2020 games going ahead, 10,000 volunteers have quit. The Queensland Premier gets the Covid vaccine in case she needs to fly to Japan,  hinting at a potential 2032 announcement and Sally Fitzgibbons overwhelmingly wins the World Surfing Games 

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With 50 days to go Japan has had to extend its State of Emergency as Cornovirus cases decline, The Australian Softball team flew out to Japan this week for its pre-Olympic training camp and with no fans sounding more and more likely is there a chance the tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic will not compete?

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The team explore whether it is possible for Tokyo city to step in and cancel the games as public favour swings further against them, the Australian Olympic Committee announced their women's water polo and basketball teams this week and Simone Biles stuns us all with a double Yuchenko pike vault cruising to a US Classic All-Around victory.

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