Rio Olympian Ingley will compete in the women’s singles and in the Olympic debut of the mixed doubles.

Born in Western Australia but currently based with the archery squad in Brisbane, the 28-year-old competed for Australia at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, was a reserve in London 2012 before her Olympic debut in Rio.

Ingley joins the men’s team archers David Barnes, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth, selected in March 2020, to complete the Australian Olympic Archery Team for Tokyo.

Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo Ian Chesterman welcomed Alice to the Team for Tokyo.

“Congratulations to Alice on her selection to the Australian Olympic Team,” Chesterman said. “This has been a long and difficult qualification process and Alice should be proud of her determination and performance to secure her selection to her second Olympics.

“After competing in the singles competition in Rio, Alice will also contest the mixed teams as the event makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo.

“Thank you to Archery Australia, and Alice’s family, friends, teammates and coaches who have supported Alice and helped her achieve this Olympic selection today. I look forward to seeing Alice and the rest of the archery team on the range in Tokyo.”

Ingley says being knocked out in the round of 16 in Rio is a motivator for Tokyo.

“It’s amazing to make my second Olympic Team, with all the unknowns of postponements over the last year,” Ingley said. “It was difficult not to get overwhelmed and bogged down, but focus on what was within my control and use the extra time to improve and come out stronger for it.

“I always had a feeling of unfinished business after the Rio Olympics, heading into Tokyo I want to be able to pull out all the stops and perform to the best of my abilities, leave everything out there on the field.

“Along with my individual event it will be the first time that the mixed team will be introduced in the program, so I will be working closely with the men’s team and becoming in sync with them to be able to get the best result in Tokyo.

Ingley is currently in Europe, after competing in the Archery World Cup in France, and will spend the next two weeks in a camp with the archery team in Switzerland before heading to the Games.

“My performance in France was a real guide to how I am performing on a international scale, having not shot an international event in two years it was super exciting being back on the range again. I was able to shoot a personal best international score in my first ranking round event coming back in, which gives me a huge confidence boost and knowing I can go beyond that score for Tokyo.”

Archery Australia High Performance Manager Graeme Rose congratulated Alice on making the Team.

“Alice’s selection is a testament to her resilience and determination to make the Australian Olympic Team for the Tokyo Games,” Rose said.

“All through the uncertainty and lockdowns we have experienced over the last 12 months, Alice’s focus hasn’t wavered and her selection for the team is a just reward for her perseverance. We are looking forward to seeing her compete in Tokyo in both the Individual and Mixed Teams events.”

The Archery competition is conducted from 23-31 July, at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field.

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