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Why trailblazers couldn't be more excited about future of women's sport

Two time Olympic Gold Medallist Cate Campbell says for the first time, young female athletes have a bright future to look forward to.

Cate Campbell
Cate Campbell on day eight of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, 2016. Source: AAP

Some of Australia’s greatest female athlete’s believe the path to success has never been clearer for young women in Australia.

“Their dreams are becoming corporately viable and financially viable,” Ms Campbell said.

“They have a future to go for and I really want to encourage them to go after that.”

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Ms Campbell was a mentor at Thursday night's inaugural Women in Sport mentoring event in Sydney.

The evening presented opportunity for the next generation of female stars to learn from some of the trail blazers of women's sport.

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