Rio Olympics 2016: Who’s who guide to Team GB
WITH the Rio Olympics fast approaching, here is a look at which talented sportspeople will represent Great Britain at the games in Brazil.
Giles Scott, Saskia Clark, Hannah Mills, Luke Patience, Bryony Shaw, Nick Thompson, Alison Young
Team GB is getting ready for the Rio Olympics and hopes to recapture the energy that led Britain to glory in the London Olympics in 2012.
But Great Britain’s new Olympic kit has already came under fire, with sports fans accusing designers of leaving diver Tom Daley “almost naked”.
The Olympic Games will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Friday August 5 and Sunday August 12 2016.
Here is a round-up of the Team GB athletes that have been confirmed as of Thursday May 5 2016.
Athletics
- Alyson Dixon: Women's marathon
- Sonia Samuels: Women's marathon
- Callum Hawkins: Men's marathon
- Tsegai Tewelde: Men's marathon
- Derek Hawkins: Men's marathon
- Dominic King: 50km walk
Sailing team members: Chris Grube, Luke Patience, Alain Sign, Dylan Fletcher
Sailing
- Giles Scott, Finn
- Nick Thompson: Laser
- Alison Young: Laser radial
- Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark, Luke Patience, Chris Grube: 470
- Nick Dempsey, Bryony Shaw, RS:X (Windsurfing)
- Sophie Ainsworth, Charlotte Dobson: 49erFX
- Alain Sign, Dylan Fletcher: 49er
- Nicola Groves, Ben Saxton: Nacra 17
Shooting team members: Amber Hill, Elena Allen, Ed Ling, Tim Kneale, Jennifer McIntosh and Steve Sco
Shooting
- Ed Ling, Men's trap
- Tim Kneale, Men's double trap
- Steven Scott, Men's double trap
- Elena Allen, Women's skeet
- Amber Hill, Women's skeet
- Jen McIntosh, Women's 50m rifle 3 positions
Canoe slalom
- David Florence, Men's C1 and men's C2
- Richard Hounslow, Men's C2
- Joe Clarke, Men's K1
- Fiona Pennie, Women's K1
Fencing
- Britain’s men's foil team have qualified for the Rio Olympics.
Swimming team members: James Guy, Jazz Carlin, Andrew Willis, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Chris Walker-H
Swimming
Automatic selections
- James Guy, Adam Peaty, Andrew Willis, Max Litchfield, Ben Proud, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Jazz Carlin, Hannah Miley
Qualified selections
- Chloe Tutton, Ross Murdoch, Stephen Milne, Robbie Renwick, Duncan Scott, Craig Benson, Fran Halsall, Molly Renshaw, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Tim Shuttleworth, Aimee Willmott, Eleanor Faulkner, Georgia Coates, Camilla Hattersley, Georgia Davies,
Wildcards
- Cameron Kurle, Ieuan Lloyd, Daniel Wallace
Triathlon
- Alistair Brownlee, Men's race
- Jonny Brownlee, Men's race
- Non Stanford, Women's race
- Vicky Holland, Women's race
- Helen Jenkins, Women's race
Boxing
- Galal Yafai, Men's light-flyweight (46-49kg)
- Nicola Adams, Women's flyweight (48-51kg)
- Qais Ashfaq, Men's bantamweight (56kg)
- Muhammad Ali, Men's flyweight (52kg)
- Joe Cordina, Men's lightweight (60kg)
- Anthony Fowler, Men's middleweight (75kg)
- Josh Buatsi, Men's light heavyweight (81kg)
- Lawrence Okolie, Men's heavyweight (91kg)
- Joe Joyce, Men's super heavyweight (91kg+)
- Qualifying deadline: 14-26 June, 2016 (Baku)