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SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS SPECIAL. NOT TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE 31.7.2016. Olympic athlete Brooke Stratton, long jump Picture: Alex Coppel.

Brooke belongs and is ready to rein

A LOOK at the IAAF world list for women’s long jump tells the story. Brooke Stratton belongs on the world’s biggest stage and is among Australia’s main medal chances in Rio.

Olympics
Olympic shooter James Willett who has his own 80k range built on his family farm near Mulwala he is the gold medal favourite. Picture:Rob Leeson.

Willett right at home on the range

JAMES Willett only switched to the double trap at the end of 2014. And if he medals in Rio he can thank a home-built gun range in his own backyard for his meteoric rise.

Swimming
Cate Campbell at the press conference as the Australian swim team train at Auburn University in the USA in preparation for the Rio Olympics. Pics Adam Head

Respect now due to class of 2016

AUSTRALIA’S swim team will have the rock star treatment without the rock star behaviour when they arrive in Rio via a $300,000 private charter 737 jet on Sunday.

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