The road to the Beijing Olympics

With only five months until the 2008 Olympics the South’s top athletes are training hard for medals in Beijing.

You can catch up with the best in our dedicated Olympic channel as our sports gurus travel the region to meet local athletes.

Here are some highlights:

Sailing’s Ben Ainslie, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five world championship titles, sets sail for Beijing.

Aldershot plays host to the GB Synchronised Swimming team as they plan for their first Olympic games.

Steve Scott from Battle is ranked 7th in the world in his Olympic sport double trap. Its clay pigeon shooting on a much larger scale - each clay is travelling at 90 miles an hour.

You can meet more British athletes in the Road to the Beijing Olympics.

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