The Indonesia Athletics Association (PASI) has granted an Olympic berth to shooter Yosheefine Shilla Prasasti, bringing the country's contingent to 24, local press said Thursday.

Yosheefine, a member of the Indonesian contingent to the 2004 Athens Olympics, would compete in the women's 10-meter air rifle category.

The Indonesian Shooting Association (Perbakin) has hired a Ukrainian coach to help her prepare for the Olympics in August.

"She had the highest score of all the qualifiers, with 395 points," Perbakin coach Edi Purnomo was quoted by major newspaper The Jakarta Post as saying.

"Hopefully she can raise her scores and possibly challenge for a medal."

The Indonesian contingent now features 11 badminton players, five weightlifters, two swimmers, two archers, one windsurfer, two runners and one shooter.

(Xinhua News Agency June 27, 2008)