14 Women To Watch As The Countdown For The Rio 2016 Olympics Begins
They're strong, they're powerful, and they're ready to win
With the 2016 Olympic Games only 100 days away, we take a look at some of the incredible women who have so far been selected to represent Team GB.
Watch out Rio, they're here to win.
Morgan Lake
Age:19
Superpower: Athletics, but particularly high jump.
Threat Level: She has been breaking records since she was 12, including breaking the high jump record for under 17's in 2013.
Her Fighting Talk: 'It's nice for people to know what you can do and it's quite nice to have the pressure sometimes'-The Telegraph
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Age: 30
Superpower: Running and track
Threat Level: She is currently world heptathlon champion, and won gold in London 2012. Ennis-Hill is one of the 'faces of the olympics.'
Her Fighting Talk: 'There's lots of highs but if I was able to defend my title in Rio then it would be one of my greatest achievements ever I think – having had time out through injury, having my son and then coming back.' -Yorkshire Post
Jo Pavey
Age: 42
Superpower: Running
Threat Level: She has competed at every olympics since 2000, and shows no sign of slowing down or stopping, despite being the oldest woman to ever run in an olympic games.
Her Fighting Talk: 'I never believed I would still be competing at this age.I never would have thought I'd be going to my fifth. It feels unbelievable.'- BBC
Laura Trott
Age: 24
Superpower: Cycling
Threat Level: Laura competed for the first time in London 2012 winning two gold olympic medals. In 2013, Trott received an OBE for services to cycling, and is being held up as a very capable member of the GB team, Sir Chris Hoy, said that he had every faith that she would win gold.
Her Fighting Talk: 'I'm so excited to be selected for Rio.'-Hertfordshire Post.
Becky Downie
Age: 24
Superpower: Artistic Gymnastics
Threat Level: In the 2014 commonwealth games, Becky won two gold medals.
Her Fighting Talk: 'It's finally out #DOUBLEDOWNIES are going to Rio!' -BDownie.
Ellie Downie
Age: 17
Superpower: Artistic Gymnastics
Threat Level: At the age of 15, she became the first female gymnast ever to win an individual all-around medal for Great Britain.
Her Fighting Talk: 'I love competing, I love going out there and getting the crowd riled up' - OffTheShelf
Nicola Adams
Age: 33
Superpower: Boxing
Threat Level: Nicola became the first ever women's Olympic boxing gold medallist at London 2012, and is a three times silver medallist at World Championships.
Her Fighting Talk: 'If a woman wants to play a sport, she can. There's nothing stopping us.' - The Guardian
Amber Hill
Age: 18
Superpower: Shooting
Threat Level: Amber won gold at the 2013 Skeet Shooting World Cup, becoming the youngest ever Skeet World Cup gold medallist. She went on to win gold at the 2015 European Games in Baku, and was the 2015 Skeet Women Champion.
Her Fighting Talk: 'I've had to make a lot of sacrifices along the way and stay dedicated, but it's completely worth it.' - getreading
Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills
Age: 36 (Saskia), 28 (Hannah)
Superpower: Sailing
Threat Level: The pair won silver at the 2011 World Championships, before going on to win silver again at London 2012.
Her Fighting Talk: 'Sailing is such a variable sport. There could be no wind or there could be 25 knots. You never know what you're going to get.' - Mills, The Telegraph
Hannah Miley
Age: 26
Superpower: Swimming
Threat Level: Hannah is a double Olympian, having competed at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, where she finished 5th in the 400m individual medley. In 2014, she represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning gold in the 400m medley, and bronze in the 200m medley.
Her Fighting Talk: 'I've won a medal at every major championships there is for swimming but the Olympics have eluded me. That's the target. Whether I can get on the podium or not - that's the dream to chase.' - swimmersdaily
Fiona Pennie
Age: 33
Superpower: Canoe Slalom
Threat Level: Fiona was the 2013 European Champion, and won silver at the 2014 World Championship. She represented Team GB at Beijing 2008, where she came 17th.
Her Fighting Talk: 'I use disappointments as a motivational tool' - The Guardian
Bryony Shaw
Age: 32
Superpower: Sailing
Threat Level: Bryony won the first ever women's windsurfing medal for the British Olympic team at Beijing 2008, where she took bronze in the women's RS:X class. She finished 7th at London 2012, before going on to win silver in the 2013 World Championship, and gold at the 2015 European Championship.
Her Fighting Talk: 'It's great that I'm able to perform on medal race day, it seems to be a strength of mine.' - skysports
Eleanor Faulkner
Age: 23
Superpower: Swimming
Threat Level: Eleanor won bronze in the 400m freestyle event at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, 2010, before going on to compete over double the distance at London 2012. She finished 7th in the 400m freestyle and 11th in the 200m freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and helped the 4x200m freestyle relay quartet win bronze.
Her Fighting Talk: 'I want to be able to compete well, and be up there with the rest of the guys.' - femalefirst
Jade Jones
Age: 23
Superpower: Taekwondo
Threat Level: Jade won Britain's first taekwondo gold meal at London 2012, in the women's 57kg category. She went on to win gold at the 2015 European Games in Baku.
Her Fighting Talk: 'I'm an Olympic Champion for life. I should be making them nervous' - The Guardian
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