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Liz Rymill

Shooting Australia under fire as Olympic hopefuls forced to fork out thousands to attend competitions

Olympic trap shooter James Willett has started a GoFundMe-style fundraising campaign to raise money to travel to competitions. (Supplied: James Willett)

With just over 12 months until the 2024 Paris Olympics, Australia's elite clay target shooting athletes are in the midst of a funding crisis.

Seven of the nation's best contenders for an Olympic medal have been told by the sport's peak body, Shooting Australia, to raise $6,000 each to attend a major international competition next week in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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