Cessnock's Dan Repacholi has headed to Brazil in his bid to compete at the upcoming Olympics.
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The Hunter MP topped domestic qualifying ahead of an international shootout in Rio earlier this month, taking another step in his bid to represent Australia at a sixth straight Olympic Games.
The towering politician posted to Instagram on Thursday, April 11, to say he was overseas, using an image of him with Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue.
"Met this normal size bloke while out for a walk and he stopped me for a selfie," Repacholi wrote.
The 41-year-old has accumulated 2262 points from four events over the last two months and sits narrowly ahead of nearest rivals Bailey Groves (2256) and Matt Sydes (2252).
The trio were bound for Brazil in April for the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship, with both points and result likely counting towards who ultimately scores selection for Paris later this year.
Repacholi, also a six-time Commonwealth Games medallist, was second after the preliminary rounds at the BISC Cup 2 in Brisbane before eventually taking out the men's 10-metre air pistol final.
He also won the opening event in Brisbane in January and fired a competition-high 568 points at the most recent Sydney Cup last month.
