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Australia seeks age limit lift for 2021 Olympics

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Denmark vs Australia - Samara Arena, Samara, Russia - June 21, 2018 Australia's Mile Jedinak celebrates scoring their first goal [REUTERS/Michael Dalder]

Football Federation Australia wants Fifa and the IOC to increase the age limit for the Olympic men’s tournament in the wake of the Tokyo Games being pushed back to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The IOC and Tokyo organisers agreed this week to postpone the Olympics, which were scheduled to open July 24.

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