Tom Daley insists four years on from London 2012, his experience will make a difference in Rio, while Elise Christie remains determined for more success despite writing herself into the history books again. Here’s our review of the last 24 hours:
Tom Daley is confident the experience of competing in a home Olympics will stand him in good stead ahead of this summer’s Games.
The London 2012 bronze medalist is competing in the FINA/NVC Diving World Series which continues today in Dubai, after claiming bronze in the men's 10m synchro alongside Dan Goodfellow in the opening round of competition in Beijing.
Daley will be joined by a field of 68 world-class competitors from 12 countries in the World Series today, tomorrow and Saturday at Hamdan Sports Complex.
And with the Rio Olympics drawing ever closer, he admits that while the pressure is by no means off for him this summer, he does not think he will be feeling the weight of a nation of his shoulders atop the 10-metre board in Rio.
“Going into the London 2012 Games, I will probably never ever feel the amount of pressure at any moment in my life than I did standing at the 10-metre board, with 18,000 people watching and millions watching at home expecting me to pop into the water and come away with a medal,” he said.
“So going into this year, it’s completely different; it’s four years on, a lot more experience.
“I am excited about the Olympics this year, there are a lot of competitions before that and the World Series, every year gets better and better and the standard gets higher and higher.”
Despite a milestone season on the ice, British speed skater Elise Christie insists she is only hungry for more success next term.
This weekend saw the 25-year-old Scot become the first British female to finish on the overall World Short Track Speed Skating podium, after winning 1000m silver and bronze in both the 1500m and the 3000m in Seoul.
That saw her secure an overall world ranking of third, but despite re-writing the history books Christie insists she is in no mood to slow down.
Fresh from winning the overall title at the 2015 European Championships – as well as gold in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m – Christie arrived in South Korea full of confidence.
And that showed as she kicked her world tilt off with a third-place finish in the 1500m before adding 1000m silver and 3000m bronze.
“With this being the first time I have managed to get on the World Championship podium I am really happy with how it went, it could have gone a lot worse!” Christie said.
“But I really see this as a stepping stone and it is great to have done it, but I want to be winning golds and becoming world champion.
“It took me a long time to become European champion and I’ve done that now and the next step is to become world champion.
“There are definitely still improvements that could be made and I will be looking at what I can improve on over the next two years for the Olympics.” Read more here.
British rower Jess Eddie knows she can't afford to leave anything to chance at next week's Olympic trials in Caversham.
Eddie is just one of a number of British rowers currently gearing up for the trials which will be held from March 21-23.
A double Olympian in the women's eight at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, the 31-year-old certainly knows what it takes to come out on top regarding the race for selection.
But with the competition set to be as fierce as ever leading up to Rio, she knows she has little room for error next week.
“The focus right now is purely on selection, that is the big thing weighing on people's minds,” she told British Rowing.
“It's pretty intense but it's in our own hands – if we're good enough we'll be in the boat, if we're not we'll miss out. We just have to make ourselves the best we can be.
“The depth is looking really good in the women's team. We are looking very strong and it will be really exciting to see what we can achieve.
“The margins are tighter and tighter, and the crews we are racing are getting faster and faster. We just need to put ourselves ahead of the game and at the front of the field.”
Sprinter Asha Philip admits this year could be her year, after she was given another boost with the news she had been chosen as the captain of the British team for the World Indoor Championships in Portland, America.
The 25-year-old has been on form this year, taking the British Indoor title in Sheffield last month to earn selection for the 23-strong team for the World Indoors from March 17-20.
And having being announced as captain for that event, Philip is in confident mood, especially with this summer's Olympic Games in the horizon.
“I love representing my country and it's something that never gets old, so to have been selected to be captain of the British Athletics team at the World Indoor Championships is unreal and a massive honour," she said.
“This seems like this might be my year to finally shine. Everything has been going really well so far in 2016, so I hope to come to here (to Portland) and execute my race and perform to the levels I know I can.
“It would be the perfect way to head into the outdoor season in an Olympic year.”
The British Lionhearts have been denied the chance to extend their unbeaten run in this season's World Series of Boxing, after their home clash with Morocco was cancelled after four members of the visiting team were denied visas.
The bouts were set to take place in Bethnal Green on Thursday, but some of the Morocco Atlas Lions' were not allowed to enter the UK.
The WSB are yet to rule on whether the match will be rearranged or forfeited in favour of one side or the other.
A British Lionhearts statement said: “We recognise this is very disappointing news for fans of the British Lionhearts and are sorry for any inconvenience this unexpected development may cause.
“If the match is rescheduled all those with tickets will be offered the opportunity to switch their ticket to the rearranged date or an alternative British Lionhearts WSB event.” Sportsbeat 2016