Skip to navigation Skip to content
Deakin alumnus and Olympian Jeff Riseley competing on the track

2 August 2021

All eyes on Team Deakin! A recap of the OIympics action so far and who to watch this week

The rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic are now in full swing (with the Paralympic Games due to begin soon), and what a journey it’s been for the hardworking athletes representing Australia on the world’s biggest sporting stage. We are keeping a keen eye on our Deakin elite-athlete students and alumni who are donning the green and gold to represent both their uni and their country with pride.

Here we recap all the week one action of our elite-athlete students and graduates in Tokyo, and flag who to watch this week as they aim to make their Olympic dreams come true! We’ve listed our elite-athlete students and alumni event schedules on the Deakin website so you don’t miss a minute, and you can tune into all the action from the Games as it is televised live and free exclusively on Seven and 7TWO, and simulcast in HD on 7plus.

Congrats on the gold, Lucy!

In exciting news last week, rower Lucy Stephan, who formerly studied a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin, won a gold medal in the women’s coxless fours alongside her teammates Rosie Popa, Annabelle McIntyre and Jessica Morrison. Congratulations Lucy and team!

Well done, Hana and Jessica

Making her Olympic debut in Tokyo, current Bachelor of Health and Physical Education student Hana Basic finished fifth in her 100m athletics heat late last week and consequently did not progress to the semi-finals. Similarly, swimmer and Deakin alumnus Jessica Hansen finished fifth in her 100m Breaststroke heat earlier in the Games, bringing her first Olympics journey in Tokyo to an end. Well done ladies, and we look forward to following your promising careers in future!

Tune in and support our athletes as they progress!

Monday 2 August

Tuesday 3 August

Friday 6 August


Best of luck to all our Deakin athletes – we’re cheering you from home! The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are being televised live and free exclusively on Seven and 7TWO, and simulcast in HD on 7plus.

Image credit: Jeff Riseley. Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images.



back to top