HAMILTON’S Milly Tapper is set for an Olympic swansong, qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Tapper had already qualified for the Paralympics, with the weekend’s Olympic qualifiers in Ballarat giving the 34-year-old a chance to stamp her ticket for a third consecutive Olympic campaign.

“I am absolutely stoked with my performance over the weekend,” Tapper said.

Tapper defeated Jian Fang Lay, 3-1, winning 11-3 in the last to earn the spot on the Olympic team.

“I have grown up with her, she was the one I was looking up to when I was growing up and she was always in the finals, winning Commonwealth Games medals, I have known her for a long time,” Tapper said.

“It is the first or maybe the second time I have beaten her in a qualification event.”

Hitting the qualifiers full of confidence after a strong preparation, Tapper said she was confident she had what it would take to qualify for a third consecutive Olympics.

“I have had a really good period, I have been feeling good,” she said.

“I had a stint overseas then came back, played in the Vic Open and won that for the first time, so was feeling good.

“My coaching staff have been happy, maintained a nice bit of form and the fact I get to see out my career in Paris, I get to finish on my terms.

“To be honest, I am playing some of the best table tennis I ever have.

“With time, I have matured, and with more experience you learn more, and the work I have done with my coaches in the last eight months has taken me to another level.

“Even though it is at the end of my career, I feel like I have hit the peak and I am excited to get over there and give my best performance.”

With the former local still awaiting confirmation of selection in the Paralympic team, it is shaping up to be the third Olympic-Paralympic double for the table tennis talent, who was the first Australian to qualify for both ahead of the 2016 games in Rio.

Having the Olympic qualifier in Ballarat was also a highlight, having had success there and also making it easier for friends and family to attend.

“It was definitely nice getting the tournament in Victoria,” Tapper said.

“I remember my first ever junior tournament was in Ballarat, so getting back there and playing and getting to win, I couldn’t have written the script any better.

“Mum and Dad were down there for the entire weekend, and locals from the Hamilton Table Tennis Association were there, as well as Ballarat club members, so that was nice.”

The 34-year-old won’t have much time to celebrate the win, flying out this weekend for another event.

“I have got lots going on, I leave for Taipei this weekend and I am barely home until I get home from the games,” Tapper said.

“It is going to be a bit hectic.

“Pre-Olympics, we will have nationals over in Perth, that will be the main part of the preparation then will be staying in Europe.

“I will only have a week on my own between the Olympics and the Para team coming over.”

With family already looking at getting to Paris in what will be Tapper’s last major tournament, there will be no shortage of support.

“Rio my dad did both (Olympics and Paralympics) and mum came to the Paralympics, and Tokyo nobody could come,” Tapper said.

“My brother was really keen to come to Tokyo, and I feel like I owe him one, so he and his wife, along with my mum and dad will come to the Paralympics and Dad is looking into it (Olympics).

“Paris is going to be incredibly tough, but if I can go in with this form, I am excited to see what I can achieve.”