A total of 62 athletes have already performed at the highest level in various training centres. They have moved almost 400 tonnes of weight, run 300 kilometres, held their breath for 30 hours, cycled 2,500 kilometres, swum 450 kilometres, shot 7,500 arrows, dunked the basketball 2,000 times and hit around 1,500 golf balls.

"At the Gloria Sports Arena in Belek, the athletes find first-class conditions, from the various sports facilities to the regeneration possibilities with the cryo chamber and cold pool, as well as the best catering. Our Paris 2024 kick-off weekend gave us the opportunity to share our vision and light the Olympic flame with those who have not yet qualified. I am convinced that in Paris we will have athletes from more than the 20 sports represented here in Belek," commented ÖOC Secretary General Peter Mennel.

Tokyo medallists Anna Kiesenhofer (gold, cycling, road racing), Magdalena Lobnig (bronze, rowing) and Jakob Schubert (bronze, climbing) talked about their strategies for success, accompanied by experts from the Austrian Olympic Centres, NADA Austria, the Play Fair Code, the Austrian Federal Network for Sports Psychology and the Austrian NOC accompanied them. Austrian athletes, forming the Olympic rings. 

Themed 'Train with Champions', the training sessions included synchronised swimming with the Alexandri triplets, spinning with Anna Kiesenhofer and Christina Schweinberger and fencing with the national team.

"We offered three sessions, but the idea quickly gained caught on and was extended to other sports. As a result, the athletes developed a mutual respect and friendship," said NOC Sports Director Christoph Sieber, who will once again accompany and support the Austrian Olympic Team Austria in Paris as Chef de Mission.

Multiple world climbing champion and Olympic bronze medallist Jakob Schubert travelled 100 kilometres from Geyikbairi and Çitdibi - two rock camps - to Belek.

"I like to do a lot lot of different sports, so I'm in good hands here," he commented. The Tyrolean has been spotted diving, training in athletics, and on the golf course. "I've always wanted to try it," she said after picking up tips and tricks from golf pro Emma Spitz and sprinter Susanne Gogl-Walli.

Two-time Olympian and bronze medallist Magdalena Lobnig, on the other hand, had to answer a lot of questions about the Games from potential Olympic debutants. 

"The NOC training camp is simply brilliant and a unique opportunity to learn from each other. We're all at world class level, but I've still packed a lot of valuable input into my Olympic travel bag," commented the Carinthian rower, who has already secured her Olympic ticket in the single scull and is aiming to qualify for Paris 2024 together with her sister Katharina.

Olympic champion Anna Kiesenhofer also took a close look at how and what athletes from other sports train. "Normally, I'm only in the cycling bubble, so these days are incredibly exciting. You get to see what the daily work is like in other sports and you learn a lot. I really wanted to be a part of it - and when I do something, I do it properly," says the cyclist.