00:00 At the Tokyo Games, only one shirt in the Australian team kit featured Indigenous designs,
00:08 and it was hot property.
00:10 It was the one piece that our team wanted to hold onto and it was the one piece that
00:14 every other country wanted to swap.
00:16 Aboriginal artist and Olympic boxer Paul Fleming and Torres Strait Islander artist David Bowson
00:22 produced the artworks for the Paris uniforms.
00:25 They represent the coming together of people of all backgrounds and capture the traditional
00:30 and modern ways of life in the Torres Strait.
00:33 Having that little bit of input on about Jersey, it makes me feel a little bit more calm and
00:38 like I'm at home.
00:39 When I put on this uniform I feel I'm not only representing Australia as a country but
00:43 I'm also representing my Indigenous culture as well.
00:46 Pulling on an Australian Olympic uniform for the first time is especially exciting for
00:51 Fijian-born weightlifter Eileen Thikumatana, who wasn't eligible to represent Australia
00:57 in Tokyo.
00:58 It's a dream come true.
01:01 Just a small girl from a village, small village in Fiji, never knew it was going to make it
01:05 this far and it's happening and it's unreal.
01:09 There are high expectations for some of Australia's most experienced campaigners.
01:14 We have a team there that is up there with the best in the world and we can win a gold
01:19 medal.
01:20 I think we've got the team to do it.
01:21 We've had a great season so far.
01:22 The team uniform for the opening and closing ceremonies is yet to be revealed, with the
01:23 Games to begin on July 26.
01:23 The Games to begin on July 26.
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