Olympic shooter Michael Diamond wins appeal over firearms offences

Shooter Michael Diamond has vowed to return to the "elite level" and target the Tokyo Olympics after successfully appealing against his firearms convictions.

File image of six time Olympic shooter Michael Diamond Source: AAP

Shooter Michael Diamond says he'll target the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020 after his firearms convictions were quashed by a NSW court.

"Today I'm very happy to have my licence back," Diamond told reporters outside Newcastle District Court.

The former gold medallist appealed after he was found guilty in early May of drink-driving and firearms offences and banned from holding a gun licence for 10 years.