Australia supports Pacific Athletes on their journey to Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games

The supported athletes will compete across 15 sports including athletics, swimming, boxing, weightlifting and Rugby 7s. Australia’s commitment to promoting greater inclusion of women and girls in sport at the highest levels remains in place with almost equal representation of both male and female athletes included in this support.

One of the athletes benefiting from the Australian Government’s support ahead of the Paris Games is Papua New Guinea long jumper Rellie Kaputin.

“Leading into the Tokyo Olympic Games, the funding from Australia made a huge difference to me in my ability to be able to prepare for the Games as well as my competition at Games time.  I’m very grateful to again have that level of support as I prepare to represent not only Papua New Guinea, but my region at the Paris 2024 Olympics,” she said.

Ms Kaputin made her Olympic debut in Tokyo and finished ahead of nine other competitors despite entering the Games as the lowest ranked athlete in the long jump event.

President of Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Dr Robin Mitchell expressed his excitement to work with the Australian Government to support ONOC athletes through their final preparations on their Journey to the Games.

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