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On w t Sx of h b Kimberly Rhode won her first Olympic shooting medal in 1996. Two decades later, as the first American woman to win an individual medal at five consecutive Games, she is hoping for further success at Rio’s Olympic Shooting Centre, and a fourth Olympic title.OLYMPIC REVIEW PICKS OUT SOME POTENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS IN RIO DE JANEIRO NEXT AUGUST AND THE ATHLETES WHO COULD BE THE STARS OF THE GAMESSpeed o A highlight of any Games, the men’s 100m should be extra special in 2016. Eight years on from his breakthrough in Beijing, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt hopes to achieve an unprecedented third consecutive 100m gold in Rio de Janeiro.Que s of h pooUSA duo Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky are poised to make a big splash at Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium. After winning four golds in 2012, Franklin hopes to go for gold on seven fronts in 2016. Ledecky won the 800m freestyle in London aged just 15; after victories in five events at the 2015 World Swimming Championships, she hopes to add several more medals next year.Bea f In a city famed for its beach culture, it is fitting that the world’s most iconic beach, the Copacabana, will play host to the beach volleyball competition. Host nation Brazil has high hopes in both the men’s and women’s events.S v s hev Olympic history will be made on 6 August 2016 when the first ever women’s rugby sevens competition kicks off. World champions New Zealand will be one of 12 teams competing at the Deodoro Stadium over three days, before the men’s event gets under way.Cobr is agi The greatest ever female Olympic fencer, Valentina Vezzali shows no signs of slowing down as she prepares for her sixth Games appearance at the Carioca Arena. Nicknamed “The Cobra”, the Italian’s first gold medal came in the team foil at Atlanta in 1996 and she has gone on to add five more golds, a silver and two bronzes to her tally. W lcom ba After a 112-year absence, golf will make a long-awaited return to the Games. Jordan Spieth (USA) and Rory McIlroy (IRE) are hoping to add Olympic gold to their recent Major titles, while Korea Republic duo Inby Park and Hyo-Joo Kim are expected to challenge in the women’s event.King of h ingWith three gold medals each, Hungary’s László Papp and Cubans Teófilo Stevenson and Félix Savón are the greatest boxers in Olympic history; now a fourth athlete is poised to join them. If China’s Zou Shiming can win a third light flyweight gold, he will become the most successful Olympic boxer ever, having also claimed bronze in 2004.* The full list of competing athletes for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016 will be confirmed on the Sport Entries deadline of 18 July 2016On yea go4422 OOLLYYMMPPIICC RREEVVIEIEWW
