Aussie puts fitness first

Australian weightlifter Tia-Clair Toomey is unlikely to win a medal at the Rio Olympics, but she can claim to be the fittest woman there.

The 23-year-old, who will compete in the 58kg division, finished runner-up last week in the CrossFit Games in Carson, California, with the winner acclaimed as the 'Fittest Female on Earth'.

Given that Icelandic victor Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir will not be competing at the Olympics, that gives Toomey something in the way of bragging rights as she prepares for her first appearance at a Games.