Well not sure how Australia is, but in the UK they only make exceptions for black people now.
The London Olympics is next month. Whether or not I will bother with it remains to be seen. Like many people I am a fan of combat sports. We have a world ranked number 1 at the 80kg weight in Taekwondo. His name is Aaron Cook. He is by far the best in the World at the moment. So, you would expect him to be chosen for the Olympic Team which is, for some, a chance of a lifetime. Something you may never get the chance to do again especially competing in your home country. Aaron Cook was not chosen but Lutalo Muhammad was instead. Lutalo Muhammad is ranked 59th in the world. He does not even fight at 80kg but at 87kg instead. The Taekwondo Federation here in England has not given any reason was Aaron Cook was overlooked in favour of Lutalo Muhammad except to say "he has untapped potential"