Meares aiming high for record-breaking Rio Olympics
An appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games would already be a record-breaking achievement by Anna Meares, who would become the first Australian female cyclist to contest four Olympics. The 32-year-old, however, is aiming for her third Olympic gold medal to add her to her 2004 500-metre time trial and 2012 sprint successes.
"No one's done four before, so I'm hugely proud," Meares told AAP. "And I'm hugely proud of even attempting to do something like that. I think sometimes that can be lost with people who don't know or perhaps don't appreciate that - not just the longevity but still delivering.
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"I'm not in my twilight years. I'm still well and truly young at heart. Things are actually in a really good place for me now."
Meares made her first appearance since the Track Worlds at the Oceania Championships last week, winning the team sprint with Kaarle McCulloch and claiming bronze in the keirin. With McCulloch, Stephanie Morton and Caitlin Ward all vying for a spot in Rio, Meares explained she that knows full well she will need to earn her selection for the Brazil Games.
"There's nothing that says Anna Meares has a start at the Olympic Games," she said. "There's competition. Nothing's guaranteed. If I want to go to Rio, I need to perform by putting my hand up. I don't have a pass, I don't have an easy run. I need to earn my position."
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