ATHLETICS: Michelle Jenneke, Brandon Starc, Josh Clarke
Three athletes from The Hills will head to Rio as part of the Australian Olympic team. Brandon Starc (high jump), Michelle Jenneke (100m hurdles) and Josh Clarke (100m sprint) will compete as part of the elite track and field squad. Read more
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Kathryn Mitchell, Victoria Mitchell and Brett Robinson
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
Madeline Hills
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.
TABLE TENNIS: Melissa Tapper
Inspirational table tennis star Melissa Tapper has realised her Olympic dream, qualifying for this year's Rio Games. Read more
BOXING: Daniel Lewis
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
Shelley Watts
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
ROWING: Spencer Turrin
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
SHOOTING: Blake Blackburn, Daniel Repacholi
Two Cessnock Pistol Club shooters have been named in the Australian team for this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read more
James Willett
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
SWIMMING: Thomas Fraser-Holmes
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