The thorny question of which British athletes will be going to Rio 2016 takes one step closer to being answered at the ETU European Cup race in Antalya, Turkey this weekend, with 13 Home Nations athletes competing for six slots at the Rio test event in August.<\/p>\n
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Britain\u2019s major international medal winners have already secured their slots at the Rio test event (1-2 August). Jodie Stimpson, Non Stanford, Helen Jenkins and Vicky Holland are set to compete in the women\u2019s race, whilst Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee are set for the men\u2019s event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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This weekend\u2019s races will decide who takes the two remaining women\u2019s places and the four spaces that are open in the men\u2019s race. The highest placed British female medal winner in Antalya will be automatically selected, and the second slot will be decided by a panel next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s race is more open with four slots available. The top two medal winners can secure their places, and the remaining two slots will be selected by a panel.<\/p>\n
British athletes racing at Antalya ETU Triathlon European Cup (1500m swim, 40km bike, 10km run):<\/p>\n
\u2013 Hannah Drewett
\u2013 India Lee
\u2013 Emma Pallant \u00a0
\u2013 Heather Sellars
\u2013 Lucy Smith\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013 Gordon Benson
\u2013 David Bishop
\u2013 Thomas Bishop
\u2013 Adam Bowden
\u2013 Mark Buckingham
\u2013 Matthew Sharp
\u2013 Grant Sheldon
\u2013 Philip Wolfe\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The standard distance race in Antalya features a sea swim, and flat sea front bike and run courses. Five British women and eight men will start, with the women going off first on Sunday morning (3 May) followed by the men in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Emma Pallant demonstrated that she\u2019s in good form by finishing in the top ten at the Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town last Sunday. India Lee also showed good bike and run form with an elite bronze medal at the ETU Duathlon European Championships in Spain last weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s race, Adam Bowden is the top ranked athlete in the field with Tom Bishop second. Bowden is starting his season, whilst Bishop has the confidence of having had a great ITU World Triathlon Series race in Auckland. Gordon Benson comes in having won the previous ETU European Cup event in Melillia, Spain, two weeks ago.<\/p>\n