Adams looking to make history as Rio qualification looms

BySportsbeat

Published 09/04/2016 at 11:36 GMT+1

Nicola Adams insists the carrot of making further history is what is driving her on at the forthcoming European Olympic qualifiers in Samsun.

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Great Britain have sent 13 athletes to Turkey with multiple qualification places for Rio on offer for both men and women – although for the women there is another chance to qualify at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan in May.

And Adams, who could bag a hat-trick of titles this year, is intent on sorting out her summer plans early on.

"I want to do it first time round, I don't want to mess about," she told BBC Sport.

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"I want to qualify at the Europeans next week. To think that I could be European, World and Olympic champion in the same year is absolutely epic.

"It's that little piece of history that is my motivation."

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