An Australian angler is set to break the gender barrier and become the first woman to compete in a US fishing tournament against a field of men.
Kim Bain, 28, earned her place in the Bassmaster Classic after winning the Women's Bassmaster Tour's 'Angler of the Year' title, ESPN said.
Securing the title granted her automatic entry to the previously all-male tournament, it said.
Bain left her home in Brisbane when she was 19 to bass fish in America, hoping she might one day qualify for the tournament, it said.
"I had a big dream as a kid, which was to fish the Bassmaster Classic - and here I am," Bain said.
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