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Sam Stosur will make history as Australia's first five-time Tennis Olympian at Tokyo 2020. The new mum relives her previous Olympic experiences - starting at Athens 2004 - and her most memorable Olympic moments. She shares her experiences navigating Covid and family life with her professional tennis career. Recoding this week's episode from a tournament in Prague, the 37-year-old shares how the Olympic experience is different to the familiar tennis world circuit, her journey into the Olympic village and how Tokyo will be a very different experience to previous Games.

37-years after his Olympic debut, equestrian rider Andrew Hoy will make history at Tokyo 2020, as Australia's first 8x Olympian! The three-time Olympic Champion, who made his Olympic debut at Los Angeles 1984, relives his incredible Olympic career spanning almost four decades, including his experience as Flag Bearer at Atlanta 1996. He shares how his sport has changed over the years, what has kept him competitively in the sport for so long, and the bond he shares with his horse, Vassily De Lassos. With an incredible support team around him, Hoy and De Lassos are about to embark on their journey to the Japanese capital, and Hoy shares his dreams for his eighth Olympic appearance.

Marathon runner and mother of two Sinead Diver is the eldest member of the Australian Athletics Team for Tokyo 2020 at age 44 - and she's considered a fairly newcomer to the gruelling sport. Melbourne-based Diver shares her unique story from growing up in a small country town in Ireland where sport was not encouraged for girls, to doing her first fun-run to improve her fitness following the birth of her son at age 33. Over the next decade, Diver transitioned from running novice to three-time World Championships representative, and has been selected for her debut Olympic Team at Tokyo 2020. Diver shares how she balances training, work and spending time with her family, how she mentally prepares to run the demanding 42-km race, and her hopes and dreams for her Olympic debut. At the time of recording this episode, Diver and her fellow Athletics Australia marathon teammates were in Queensland preparing to race the Gold Coast Marathon, however, the event was unfortunately cancelled this week due to the progressing COVID-19 situation.

BMX Freestyle rider Logan Martin is set to make history at Tokyo 2020 when the sport makes its Olympic debut in the Japanese capital. He booked his ticket to Tokyo after winning the World Championships in France in June - becoming the first dual BMX Freestyle World Champion, after he won the inaugural crown back in 2017. He shares how he first got involved in the action-packed sport, and how his hobby progressed to a career - where he now has his own BMX Freestyle course built in his backyard on the Gold Coast. He explains the significance of BMX Freestyle being added to the Olympic programme for Tokyo, and how the tournament will work in Japan next month. As Logan chats to host David Culbert from his room in hotel quarantine following his World Championship win in France, they delve into Logan's upbringing, his dreams for Tokyo, and the story behind his full tattoo body suit...

When the Toyo 2020 Olympics were postponed, dual rowing Olympian Josh Booth had to make the tough decision to step away from training for a third Games, to work as a doctor on the frontline of the COVID pandemic. With state-wide lockdowns, no access to a rowing boat, and being away from his teammates during most of 2020 - all while working long hours in the hospital - Booth says it took a new level of resilience and determination to be in contention for selection for a third Games. He relives the highs and lows of his previous two Olympic campaigns at London and Rio, and what it was like to finally be selected for the Tokyo Olympics in Adelaide this week. Alongside his teammates in the men's eight, he shares his hopes and dreams for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Beijing 2008 softball Olympic bronze medallist Justine Smethurst has had to wait 13 years for another shot at an Olympic appearance. Now, that opportunity is closer than ever with the pitcher landing in Japan last week with the 23-player Aussie Spirit Softball Australia squad. The team were the very first international athletes from any country or sport to arrive in Japan ahead of this year's Tokyo Olympic Games, and their arrival was met with a flurry of international media attention as the team created history in Ota City. Smethurst shares what this experience has been like, and what the team's day-to-day life looks like in their unique bubble environment in Japan. She relives her Olympic debut as the youngest member of the Softball Team that won bronze in 2008, and what she's been up to since then. She shares the significance of her sport returning to the Olympic programme in 2021, and her hopes and dreams for a second Games appearance in Tokyo.

Dual track cycling Olympian and three-time World Champion Annette Edmondson had just been selected for her third Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 when the news came that the Games were being postponed. It shattered her world. She shares just how challenging those few months after the postponement announcement were. After taking a break from the track and endeavouring on an extreme new cycling challenge, she shares how she overcome that challenging time with a continued desire to go for gold in Tokyo. She relives her previous Olympic appearances at London 2012 and Rio 2016, and her dreams for Tokyo.

Tokyo 2020 selected Boxer Caitlin Parker shares her journey from learning self-defence as a kid to qualifying for her debut Olympic Games. The 24-year-old seven time Australian Champion, Youth Olympic Games bronze medallist and Commonwealth Games silver medallist, shares her reaction to hearing the Tokyo Games were postponed, and how she's navigated the past 12 months. With mentors such as Olympian and professional boxer Danny Green and cricket legend Adam Gilchrist sharing their wisdom and advice, Parker's goal for Tokyo 2020 is to win Australia's first Olympic boxing gold medal.

It's been a year since our last episode, and what a year it's been... Three-time Olympian Cate Campbell shares her journey over the past year where the world turned upside down due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. With the postponement of the Olympic Games, and not being able to train in the pool for extended periods of time, Cate shares how she managed the tough times, the lessons she's learnt and her new expectations for the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021. The 28-year-old also relives her childhood growing up in Malawi, competing alongside her sister Bronte, and her remarkable Olympic career spanning three Games, with her sights set on a fourth.

This week on Olympics Unleashed - Tokyo, presented by Optus, David Culbert talks to Tokyo 2020 Badminton hopeful Gronya Somerville about her unusual rise to fame in China and how COVID-19 is impacting the journey to an Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020

This week on Olympics Unleashed - Tokyo, presented by Optus, David Culbert talks to Eddie Ockenden about his enduring hockey career, from making his Kookaburras debut as a 19 year old in 2006 to becoming Australia's most capped mens hockey player in history.

Canoe Slalom athlete Daniel Watkins is Australia's most recently selected Tokyo 2020 debutante. This week on Olympics Unleashed - Tokyo, presented by Optus, the Tasmanian chats to David Culbert about his journey to Tokyo 2020 and where his nickname 'Dan the Van Man,' came from.