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One hundred hopefuls for 2012

We look at 100 of the British medal contenders for the London Olympic Games in 2012
  • Jamie Cooke

    London Olympic hopefuls: Jamie Cooke

    The modern pentathlete is ready to build on his world record-breaking 200m freestyle time
  • Great Britain track and road cyclist Lizzie Armitstead

    London Olympic hopefuls: Lizzie Armitstead

    The road cyclist has set her sights on being the team leader for Great Britain at London 2012
  • Simon Mantell

    London Olympic hopefuls: Simon Mantell

    The England hockey star Simon Mantell is hoping the team can keep improving and win a medal on home soil in the summer

  • pete reed

    London Olympic hopefuls: Pete Reed

    Pete Reed is determined to add to his Olympic rowing gold, either as part of a pair or a four

  • Danielle King leads laura Trott in the GB team in qualifying for the Women's Team Pursuit

    London Olympic hopefuls: Dani King

    The 20-year-old cyclist, who this year took gold in the European and World Championship team pursuits, is working hard to be the best at the London Olympics

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    Fran Halsall

    Southport-born swimmer Fran Halsall is looking to build on her four-medal haul at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

  • Judith Hamer

    London Olympic hopefuls: Judith Hamer

    The wheelchair basketball Judith Hamer hopeful on her preparations for 2012 and dreams of Olympic gold
  • Ben Ainslie believes Britain's Olympic sailors will have an advantage being at home for London 2012

    London Olympic hopefuls: Ben Ainslie

    Ben Ainslie, Britain's most successful Olympic sailor, hopes to strike gold at a fifth consecutive Games in 2012

  • Richard Chamber

    London Olympic hopefuls: Richard Chambers

    Richard Chambers says at the 2012 Games he is not interested in silver or bronze – gold is the minimum
  • Helen Jenkins

    London Olympic hopefuls: Helen Jenkins

    The Welsh triathlete says she has the potential to win gold at the 2012 Olympics if she can get a good winter's training in

  • Aaron Phipps

    London Olympic hopefuls: Aaron Phipps

    A crucial member of the Team GB wheelchair rugby team, Aaron Phipps is targeting a medal at the Paralympics next summer
  • Lawrence Okoye

    London Olympic hopefuls: Lawrence Okoye

    The young Croydon discus thrower holds the British record and has aspirations to win an Olympic medal in his home city
  • David Florence

    London Olympic hopefuls: David Florence

    The Scottish slalom canoeist is training hard to turn silver into gold on home rapids in next summer's Games
  • Richard Faulds

    London Olympic hopefuls: Richard Faulds

    The Hampshire shooter is hoping to rediscover the form that won him a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics
  • Nick Dempsey

    London Olympic hopefuls: Nick Dempsey

    The windsurfer Nick Dempsey is confident he is on track for the Olympics next year, with a helping hand from his demanding double-Olympic medallist wife
  • Natasha Jonas is one of seven female boxers competing for three places in Britain's Olympic team

    London Olympic hopefuls: Natasha Jonas

    The European champion says she has improved her strength since beginning to train at the English Institute of Sport
  • LOCOG Test Events for London 2012 - BWF World Badminton Championships: Day One

    London Olympic hopefuls: Chris Adcock

    The 22-year-old gave up a promising football career in pursuit of becoming the first British badminton player to win Olympic gold
  • Khalid Yafai says he has a more varied training routine now than he did for the 2008 Olympics

    London Olympic hopefuls: Khalid Yafai

    The 22-year-old boxer feels he is coming into form at just the right moment ahead of next year's Games
  • Matt Skelhon

    London Paralympic hopefuls: Matt Skelhon

    The Beijing shooting gold medallist has spent most of the year on the range at Stoke Mandeville in preparation for defending his title at the 2012 Paralympics
  • Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger

    London Olympic hopefuls: Anna Watkins

    The rower Watkins, with partner Katherine Grainger, is favourite for Olympic gold and insists 'we know that we will be on top of things'
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