Name: Gemma Howell.
Age: 22.
Event: Judo women’s U63kg.
Location: ExCel Arena.
Time: July 31.
Local link: Lives in Dartford.
Career best: Winning silver at the Korean and bronze at the GB World Cups in 2010.
Career high: Bouncing back from a serious cruciate ligament injury sustained three years ago to win her spot in the Team GB London 2012 squad.
Sporting background: Judo is in the blood. Her dad is a coach and her sister is also a heavily involved in the sport.
She says: I’ve spent my life wishing for a gold medal at the games.
Now I've got the opportunity to do that, I've got to do everything I can to make my dreams come true.
We say: Gemma recently stepped up to the U63kg category and her recent win at that weight in June’s Prague European Cup means she has a chance of success in what is considered to be a fairly open category.
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