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A trio of Western Australian athletes have been listed for the Kookaburras Champions Trophy squad for the tournament in London, from June 10-17.

Western Australian BMX athlete Lauren Reynolds suffered a crash in her semi-final run at the 2016 BMX World Championships in Colombia, to miss qualification for the final.

A star turn on Vault as part of a consistent All Around campaign for Emily Little has provided an early boost for her Olympic bid at the selection trials in Melbourne.

WAIS sailors Colin Harrison and Russell Boaden, along with crewmate Jonathon Harris currently occupy fifth spot at the 2016 Para World Sailing Championships in the Netherlands.

Four WAIS netball scholarship athletes have been named in the National 20/U squad for an international series in Canberra which will pit the Australians against teams from New Zealand and England.

WAIS scholarship athlete Jai Hindley currently sits second overall after four stages of the An Post Ras in Ireland.

WAIS scholarship athlete Rhys Grant has sensationally qualified Australia's boat for the men's single scull at the Rio Olympic Games and virtually guaranteed that he fills that spot after finishing second in the event at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland overnight.

The final test in the series between Australia and Great Britain was held in front of a full capacity crowd of 5,000 at the Perth Hockey Stadium tonight, with Australia recording a 5 - 1 win in the last match the Kookaburras will play on home soil before Rio 2016.

The Australian Stingers have suffered an 11-5 defeat against rivals USA in their second of three practice matches in California.

Officially selected Australian Olympic athletes Daniel Bowker, Stephen Bird and Ferenc Szekszardi have had their first overseas hit out for 2016 as the build up to Rio intensifies.