Nineteen-year-old Claudia Hollingsworth enjoyed her 'best ever day' as the breakout track star claimed both a national title and a spot in Australia's Olympics team within a few hours.
Nineteen-year-old Claudia Hollingsworth is among 14 athletes named in the first wave of Olympic selection.The rest of Australia's track and field team will be selected between now and July's Olympics .
The list also included Matt Denny , Michelle Jenneke , Jessica Hull , Nicola Olyslagers , Eleanor Patterson , Peter Bol , Lauren Ryan , Abbey Caldwell and Chris Mitrevski . "It's a dream and a goal for so many people, so it was always in the back of my mind as something I wanted to do," Hollingsworth said.
ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that’s making headlines.Hollingsworth beamed as she stood alongside Tokyo Olympian Hull, whose blistering performance in Saturday's 1,500m final secured her selection.
Hollingsworth hopes the Olympic experience of athletes like Hull and Jenneke will prove invaluable in Paris. Hull made the 1,500m final in Tokyo but her recent form suggests she will be aiming for even more in Paris."It's so special, you don't realise it's going to strike you like it did. I was teary, it was like 'oh my god, I'm going to my second Olympics'.Hollingsworth's success came before an engrossing battle in the men's 800m, won by 20-year-old Luke Boyes ahead of Bol.
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