World SVNS champions Australia have been handed a major setback with Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea ruled out of the Paris Olympics after suffering an ACL injury.
Lefau-Fakaosilea picked up the knee injury in their Brisbane camp as they prepared for a warm-up tournament against Fiji, Japan and Australia A.
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The 23-year-old was on the mend after a shoulder sub-laxation before the Vancouver leg of the world series.
It was expected that Lefau-Fakaosilea would return for the warm-up event in Brisbane, only for the latest setback to end her Olympic dream.
The former Wallaroo will head for surgery in the coming days as she eyes a return in 2025.
Lefau-Fakaosilea was nominated for the Shawn McKay Medal in 2023 after an excellent season on the world series alongside Charlotte Caslick and Maddison Levi.
The setback adds to the injury woes for Tim Walsh’s side after an eventful world series.
Madison Ashby and Lily Dick both suffered ACL injuries in their second-place finish in Singapore.
It came after Demi Hayes picked up the same injury in Cape Town in December.
Kiwi star Sarah Hirini also did her ACL in South Africa, however, stunned plenty after being named in the Black Ferns Olympic squad on Thursday.
The Australians will name their squads towards the start of July before heading over to France for pre-Olympic camps.
The Women have been drawn into Pool B alongside Ireland, Great Britain and South Africa
The men kick off the action on July 24 before the women feature from July 28-30.
