- Mixed events added in athletics, swimming, triathlon, judo, table tennis, archery and shooting
- Australia favourites for gold in 4x100m mixed swimming medley
Australia’s medal tally stands to benefit from the Olympic push for gender parity, which includes the two biggest sports - track and field and swimming - adding mixed team medals in Tokyo. There are double the number of mixed events at the Games in 2020, with 18 gold medals over 11 sports now on offer.
Australian swimming is already a force but could add another gold medal to the tally with the introduction of the 4x100m mixed medley, which features two athletes of each gender. Australia will start favourites after wining the event at the 2019 world championships in Korea, with anchor Cate Campbell flying home to edge American Simone Manuel. It will be tougher going in the athletics, with the USA expected to clinch the first 4x400m mixed relay Olympic gold medal on offer.
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