Britain’s Olympians have naked ambitions for Beijing 2008
Muscles taut and face locked in concentration, this is Rebecca Romero, who will be representing Britain in the Olympic games later this month. Romero is one of the world’s top cyclists, no one would tell her previous experience of cycling simply consisted of working in a bike shop as a teenager.
Romero wants to make history in China as the first British woman to win Olympic medals in two separate summer sports.
The athlete is now favourite to win the gold medal in the 3000m individual pursuit race in which she is already world champion. Romero also suggested she might be tempted to take up a third sport after the Games.
Miss Sports said:
I might think about raising the bar a bit more. It might have to be a winter sport as I might not be able to wait for another Olympic cycle.”
Triple jumper Phillips Idowu and swimmer Gregor Tait also posed naked for award-winning photographer Nadav Kander as part of Powerade ad campaign.
Cathryn Sleight, marketing director for Coca-Cola Great Britain which produces Powerade, said:
Everyone is used to seeing athletes in competition or winning, but we wanted to give people the chance to see the real make-up of an athlete and their muscle and power, celebrating the body and spirit and the hard work that goes into training for all athletes whatever your level.”
Excited for the triple 8 Olympics? Watch BBC cartoon based on Chinese folklore Monkey’s Jorney To The West be clicking below. Lovin’ it!
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