Javelin star Kathryn Mitchell is bound for Rio. The 33-year-old is joined in the squad by fellow Ballarat products Victoria Mitchell and Brett Robinson, who are part of the group of 28 new athletes added to the Australian team following the four-day national track and field championships in Sydney. Read more

By her own admission, it was far from her finest performance. But then, it hardly mattered, given Madeline Hills still won the 3000m national steeple crown by almost 11 seconds and qualified for her first Olympics in the process.

Inspirational table tennis star Melissa Tapper has realised her Olympic dream, qualifying for this year's Rio Games. Read more

Daniel Lewis has qualified for the Olympics Games after taking out the bronze medal at an AIBA event in China in early April. He won the bronze medal at the AIBA Asian Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament after beating Mongolia’s Shinebayar Narmandakh in a unanimous points decision. Read more

Laurieton  boxer Shelley Watts has booked her seat on the plane to Rio after success in China. The 28-year-old beat Thai boxer Tassamalee Thongjan on points in the Asia/Oceania Championships semi-final in Qian’an. Read on

When Dungog's Spencer Turrin took up rowing as a school boy in 2006, little did he know he would be heading to the Olympic Games 10 years later. Turrin is not sure if he will be competing in the pairs or fours, but has definitely got a spot on the team for the August Rio de Janerio game. Read on

Two Cessnock Pistol Club shooters have been named in the Australian team for this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read more

One hundred and eighteen days from now, James Willett will realise his Olympic dream. The quietly-spoken double trap shooter is officially a member of the Australian Olympic team. Read more

Mission accomplished. Thomas Fraser-Holmes will be the first man on the plane to Rio after taking out the 400m individual medley on the first night of the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide. Read more