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Australia’s surfers aim for killer touch with Olympic team named after deadly jellyfish – The Guardian
Surfers representing Australia at this year’s Olympics will go by the name of the Irukandjis, the highly venomous jellyfish
Surfers representing Australia at this years Olympics will go by the name of the Irukandjis, the highly venomous jellyfish, after the national teams new identity was revealed on Wednesday.
Led by Stephanie Gilmore, the Olympic surf team collaborated on the name, which will also cover other genres of representative surfing including juniors, seniors, longboard, big wave and stand up paddleboarding.
It follows similarly marine life-inspired national team names such as the Dolphins, Sharks and Stingers.
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