Shooter Laura Coles is the 12th West Australian named to the Australian Olympic Team for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Coles is one of seven of the 15 member shooting team who will be making their Olympic debut in Tokyo alongside some experienced campaigners including five time Olympian Dan Repacholi.
32-year-old Coles who competes in the women’s skeet event claimed gold at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and is now looking to add Olympic gold to her name.
Coles’ selection brings the number of WA athletes selected to 12 in the now 71 member Australian Olympic Team.
The Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed selected athletes shall remain members of the Australian Olympic Team to Tokyo, and athletes who have completed the entire qualification process, under the existing National Federation nomination criteria and international qualification systems, shall be nominated and selected in line with the existing policy. Where athletes have not completed the entire qualification process, the next steps will depend on actions taken by International Federations and the IOC regarding international qualification systems.
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