Gilbert: Preparations well underway for Rio 2016
BySportsbeat
Published 10/07/2015 at 11:12 GMT
The Olympics may still be over a year away but the work is already starting to make sure Great Britain women's hockey team challenge at Rio, according to Susie Gilbert.
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Great Britain secured their place on the plane to Brazil last month when they went unbeaten on the way to gold at the World League Semi-Final tournament in Valencia, Spain.
They only needed to finish inside the top three to qualify but they completed the process in style, with seven consecutive victories, including a 2-0 win over China in the final.
Decisions on individual places for team next year have not yet been made although Gilbert will be keeping her fingers crossed she gets the nod after appearing at two previous Commonwealth Games.
The 26-year-old won her 50th cap during the World League event and believes the bar has now been set high for the team.
"It was an incredible team performance throughout the tournament and the results were a testament to the work ethic of the squad," she said.
"All the hard work paid off and it was a fantastic achievement to qualify for Rio and also amazing to then go on and win the tournament.
"I'm really looking forward to the next 12 months and the challenges that lie ahead.
"The Olympics are still a long way away but our training programme will make sure we are training to the best of our ability.
"Our standards are high and we will be putting ourselves in the best possible position ahead of Rio."
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