Rio 2016
Rio 2016: The female athletes to know about
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The Olympic Games are to athletes what the Oscars are to actors.
With years of hope and dreams, months of intense training, and hours of nerves all leading up to the four-yearly, 16-day long sporting event, you can bet that a lot hangs in the balance for athletes competing in Rio 2016.
In the lead up to the Games, we take focus on the female names to know about.
From home-grown Jessica Ennis-Hill and her hopes of a second gold, to the 19-year-old American record-holding swimmer, and the 41-year-old Uzbekistanian gymnast who plans to come out on top, we chart the ladies to watch for Rio '16...











