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May 24th, 2021 By David Knox 3 commentsFiled under: News, Olympics,
Five-time gold medallist Ian Thorpe has joined Seven’s commentary team for the
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Seven’s commentary line-up is led by Bruce McAvaney with Anna Meares, Nick Green, Giaan Rooney, Scott McGrory, Russell Mark, Debbie Watson and Kerri Pottharst, along with Andrew Gaze, Rachael Sporn, Tamsyn Lewis-Manou and David Culbert, and Candice Warner.
“I am really excited to be joining the Seven commentary team for the
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,” he said.
“There is no doubt these Games are going to be our most unique to date, and I’m looking forward to working alongside Giaan Rooney, Basil Zempilas, Nathan Templeton and the rest of the team to bring viewers all the action from Tokyo – and to cheer home our athletes.”
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