Modern Pentathlete Edward Fernon became Australia’s sixth athlete selected for the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team, coming out of a four-year retirement to nab the men’s qualification spot at the 2019 Asian/Oceania Championships and Olympic qualifier.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
