Emily Brichacek has fallen heart-breakingly short of Rio selection after stress fractures forced her to withdraw from the world championships in Beijing last year.
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The Canberra 5000-metre runner was also sidelined for the national championships where she missed the opportunity to qualify directly for the Games.
The 26-year-old ran out of opportunities to record a qualifying time for her event which will be represented by Madeline Hills, Genevieve LaCaze, and Eloise Welling.
AIS based Melissa Duncan was forced to withdraw from the 1500m event due to injury.
The ACT has a strong representation in the final athletics squad announced on Wednesday:
Jared Tallent (20km Walk, 50 km Walk), Brendan Reading (50km Walk), Chris Erickson (50km Walk), Melissa Breen (100m), Zoe Buckman (1500m) Lauren Wells (400m Hurdles and 4x400m Relay), and Rachel Tallent (20km Walk).