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WAIS kayakers competed at third and final round of the World Cup series on the weekend with a B Final win to Jesse Phillips and Stephen Bird in the men's K2 200m highlighting WA's campaign in Hungary.

Western Australian Institute of Sport athletes Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian have earned selection onto the Australian women's artistic gymnastics team for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

A hattrick to WAIS athlete Gemma Beadsworth has helped Australia to a 7-5 win over the USA as the Stingers claimed the 2014 Continental Cup in California.

Following a year out from water polo post London Games, WAIS athlete and dual Olympic bronze medallist Gemma Beadsworth has played an instrumental role in Australia's 13-10 victory over China in their tight opening match of the 2014 FINA World League Intercontinental Cup in Riverside, California.

WAIS cyclist Luke Durbridge has crashed out of the Giro d'Italia with a broken collarbone but is still considered to be in contention for this year's Tour de France which starts six weeks on Saturday.

WAIS gymnast Lauren Mitchell has underlined her status as one of Australian gymnastics' elite after earning top qualification scores on beam and floor at the 2014 Australian Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.

WAIS handcyclists Nigel Barley and Craig Parsons have been named on the Australian team to compete at this year's UCI >

The Australian women's water polo team, the Aussie Stingers, have come up against a plucky Brazilian side to win 9-6 in their second game of the 2014 FINA World League Intercontinental Cup in Riverside, California.

Australia's elite Paratriathletes have had a golden start to the 2014 ITU Paratriathlon World Series with Western Australian pair Brant Garvey and Sally Pilbeam registering wins in the opening round in Yokohama.

The Hockeyroos will head into World Cup in confident mood after completing their official match preparations with a 3-1 win over Belgium this week.