World champion Barber hoping javelin will sing through chorus of cheers

FILE PHOTO: Javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber trains for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games with coach and husband Mike Barber, utilising limited facilities access under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), in Canberra, Australia, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber is shutting out the COVID-19 "noise" in the lead up to the Olympics, but the Australian hopes desperately to hear the rumble of fans when she gets set to launch in Tokyo.

As a big-stage performer, Barber said she missed the rush of crowds through the pandemic-hit 2020, and would draw energy from fans at National Stadium during the Games.