Kathryn Mitchell has put her hand up as a genuine contender for Olympic selection after an enormous javelin throw at a Ballarat Athletics Centre inter-club meet on Saturday.

The Eureka Athletics Club athlete threw 62.51 metres, an A-qualifying distance that also smashed the previous Victorian record.

It was the biggest throw of her career by more than three metres and has put her in the box seat for Olympic selection.

It is not yet known if the throw will officially count towards Olympic selection as it was part of an inter-club meet, held at Llanberis, but Mitchell says she is confident of making the national squad regardless.

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