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  2. Australia–United States sports rivalries - Wikipedia

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    Australian Ian Thorpe famously chased down American Gary Hall Jr. in the final leg of the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay at 2000 Summer Olympics. The United States and Australia are the two most successful nations in Olympic swimming history [2] and often share the podium with one another at each international meet. An intense rivalry has ...

  3. Organisation of sport in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Government involvement in sport up until the 1970s was fairly limited with local governments playing a major role through the provision of sporting facilities. [1] However, this changed over the next two decades with an Australian Bureau of Statistics survey in 2001–2002 finding that approximately $2 billion was spent on sport by three levels of government – 10 per cent from the Australian ...

  4. Australian rules football in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States Australian Football League (USAFL) is the governing body, with various clubs and leagues around the country it oversees more than 2,000 players more than half of which are American. An active fan based organization, the Australian Football Association of North America also exists to promote a broader audience.

  5. Australian Open 2023: Novak Djokovic ousts American Tommy ...

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    Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic is one victory away from his 10th Australian Open men’s singles title and 22nd career Grand Slam crown after ousting surprising American semifinalist Tommy Paul 7-5 ...

  6. Sport in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Sport is an important part of Australian culture and dates back to the early colonial period. The first of the country's mainstream sports to become established in order of their organisation were cricket, Australian rules football, rugby union, tennis, soccer, basketball, netball and rugby league.

  7. Confederation of Australian Sport - Wikipedia

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    The organization was founded by 42 individual sporting organizations. By 1985, the organization had 123 affiliates. These organizations represent 5.8 million Australians. [3] In November 2009, CAS announced that it was stepping back from its role as an advocate and governing body for the Australian sports industry. [4]

  8. Sports in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Sports are particularly associated with education in the United States, with most high schools and universities having organized sports, and this is a unique sporting footprint for the U.S. College sports competitions play an important role in the American sporting culture, and college basketball and college football are more popular than ...

  9. Athletics Australia - Wikipedia

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    Athletics Australia provided officials to conduct track and field events at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. 86 AA-registered athletes competed for Australia in the Games. [1] Athletics Australia is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Sport Australia for the sport of athletics in Australia. Founded in 1897, the organisation is ...

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