Anna Meares has been handed the chance to make history after being named in the Australian track team for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Queenslander Meares, who has three Olympic medals - including a gold in the women's 500 metre time trial at the 2004 Games in Athens - will become the first woman from any country to win four track medals in the Olympics if she gets on the podium in London. She can also be the first to medal at three separate Games.
"I am just really happy to have been selected," said 28-year-old Meares, who will race in the sprint, keirin and team sprint with three-time world champion partner Kaarle McCulloch.
"It's something that I've been working towards for four years and have been meeting all the goals set along the way to ensure selection.
"It is a very emotional moment, especially for my team-mates who are heading to their first Olympic Games."
Meares and fellow squad members Shane Perkins, Scott Sunderland, Glenn O'Shea and Matthew Glaetzer all won gold medals in Olympic events held at the recent 2012 World Championships.
Alexander Edmondson, 18, is the youngest in the team after impressing in the Junior World Championships in August last year.
His sister, Annette, is also in the team while Rohan Dennis and Michael Hepburn join Jack Bobridge in the men's endurance squad.
Amy Cure, Melissa Hoskins and Josie Tomic will race alongside Annette Edmondson in the women's team pursuit squad.
"We've named a really exciting group who will be extremely competitive," Cycling Australia national performance director Kevin Tabotta said.
"They have done everything that was asked of them in the lead-up to selection and, although relatively young, have demonstrated they have the talent and maturity to deal with the demands of major competition."
