Australian javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Barber bound for world championships

Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallist Barber has been added to the Australian team alongside Ash Moloney [decathlon], and world athletics indoor championships silver medallist Eleanor Patterson [high jump].

Barber receives a wildcard entry to Oregon on account of her status as reigning world champion following the Doha 2019 edition of the championships.

The Australian star is chasing her third consecutive medal from a major championships after a clutch final throw of 64.56m saw her clinch bronze at last year's Olympics.

"It's always really nice to have an automatic selection or a wildcard in place, because with that, comes comfort in my programming and planning, and trusting the process as I work towards the world championships," Barber said.

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"It's a really exciting prospect to go for my third consecutive medal at a major championships too. I hold myself to high standards and I truly believe that goal is in my reach. Knowing and believing that makes Oregon even more exciting for me."

Barber, Moloney and Patterson join 13 athletes selected in the national team for athletics' flagship event following the Australian track and field championships over the past fortnight.

The remainder of the team will be selected by Athletics Australia in June when the qualifying period comes to a close.

"Kelsey, Ash and Eleanor are three athletes who have impressed on the world stage and as models of consistency, we have every hope that they will continue their momentum at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon," Athletics Australia's general manager of high performance Andrew Faichney said.

"With these inclusions, and those still to come at the end of the qualification period I have every confidence that our team can build on the successes we had in Tokyo last year."

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