Israeli golfer Laetitia Beck has qualified for the Olympics after being ranked 42 in the official rankings with the top 60 places guaranteeing a ticket to Rio.

She becomes the 47th member of Israel's record squad, easily surpassing the 43 that competed in Beijing in 2008.

The squad will compete in a record 16 sports. Other new qualifiers include pole vaulter Dimitry Kroyter and weightlifter Igor Olshansky.