:00:00. > :00:09.Now on BBC News, we look ahead to Rio 2016 and assessed Team GB's
:00:10. > :00:11.hopes in the Olympics and Paralympics.
:00:12. > :00:13.Rio gold traditionally comes in the form of sand,
:00:14. > :00:16.but that will change in the summer of 2016,
:00:17. > :00:18.with the Brazilian city playing host to the first ever Olympic
:00:19. > :00:24.and Paralympic games to take place
:00:25. > :00:36.For many British athletes, their road to Rio actually began
:00:37. > :00:39.back at the scene of such epic British success at Queen Elizabeth
:00:40. > :00:44.Jessica Ennis-Hill, of course, headlined on what was
:00:45. > :00:47.super Saturday back in 2012, and after taking time out
:00:48. > :00:51.of the sport to become a mum for the first time,
:00:52. > :00:53.the heptathlete proved she could still battle the best
:00:54. > :00:55.in the world, competing here at the Olympic Stadium
:00:56. > :01:04.Jessica Ennis-Hill is having a fine weekend.
:01:05. > :01:11.After a confidence boosting performance is there,
:01:12. > :01:18.she and the British team were Beijing bound.
:01:19. > :01:20.The iconic Bird's Nest stadium in China
:01:21. > :01:21.was the setting for the World Championships.
:01:22. > :01:24.Oh, yes, exactly what she would have wanted.
:01:25. > :01:35.Olympic champion in 2012, then she took a break,
:01:36. > :01:40.and now she comes back to win her second world title -
:01:41. > :01:41.Jessica Ennis-Hill is back on
:01:42. > :01:50.Mo Farah was peerless yet again in both the 5000 and 10,000
:01:51. > :02:01.The greatest distance runner we have ever had.
:02:02. > :02:04.Greg Rutherford feels he has never been given the respect his Olympic,
:02:05. > :02:06.European and Commonwealth successes deserve, but the accolades are now
:02:07. > :02:08.finally starting to flow after he completed
:02:09. > :02:14.an incredible career grand slam with world gold.
:02:15. > :02:17.It has been really tough at points, to come out and do that,
:02:18. > :02:23.The British team also impressed with 31 honours at the IPC world
:02:24. > :02:27.Double Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft
:02:28. > :02:35.underlined her Rio credentials with three gold medals,
:02:36. > :02:37.whilst Aled Davies secured discus and shot put titles.
:02:38. > :02:39.Next to gymnastics, a sport of poise, precision and power.
:02:40. > :02:41.Great Britain proved in 2015 that they
:02:42. > :02:46.Great Britain have a world champion,
:02:47. > :03:12.Silver in the all-round, silver on floor, he is
:03:13. > :03:19.Seven and a half billion people on the planet,
:03:20. > :03:22.and GB are one and two on the pommel horse.
:03:23. > :03:25.They were also part of a history making British
:03:26. > :03:28.men's team who finished second and secured their place in the event
:03:29. > :03:31.As did the GB women, who also claimed the first-ever
:03:32. > :03:34.Ellie Downie also made history individually,
:03:35. > :03:37.becoming the first British woman ever to claim an all-round European
:03:38. > :03:44.medal with a brilliant bronze in France.
:03:45. > :03:47.British sailors have won more Olympic medals
:03:48. > :03:49.than any other nation, and will be expected to add
:03:50. > :03:56.Pollution is considered a major problem in the Rio waters,
:03:57. > :03:59.but Giles Scott conquered the conditions
:04:00. > :04:02.to win the fin class Olympic test event.
:04:03. > :04:05.Jade Jones became GB's first-ever Olympic tae kwon do champion
:04:06. > :04:07.in 2012, and looks stronger than ever en route
:04:08. > :04:15.But she isn't Britain's only Golden girl in the sport.
:04:16. > :04:17.Bianca Walkden claimed an incredible world title in 2015.
:04:18. > :04:20.And another woman with Olympic gold potential is Nicola Adams.
:04:21. > :04:22.The London 2012 champion boxer won the inaugural European games crown.
:04:23. > :04:34.title in Baku and also secured bronze at the World Championships.
:04:35. > :04:36.The London Aquatic Centre is a stunning legacy from the 2012
:04:37. > :04:38.games, but for the British swimmers, it
:04:39. > :04:40.wasn't quite the scene of success that they hoped
:04:41. > :04:44.They missed their medal target, and following the retirement
:04:45. > :04:45.of four-time Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington,
:04:46. > :04:48.some within the sport were rather concerned about its future.
:04:49. > :04:50.However, the reversal of fortunes has been quite astounding.
:04:51. > :04:52.Two years ago, few knew the name of Adam Peaty,
:04:53. > :04:58.but he is now British swimming's main man.
:04:59. > :05:00.It looks like it might be Peaty on the last
:05:01. > :05:03.stroke, and the world champion is Adam Peaty of Great Britain.
:05:04. > :05:19.Great Britain, are they going to win the gold medal
:05:20. > :05:21.in the men's four by 200 metres freestyle?
:05:22. > :05:25.And Peaty has got his second gold medal in this World Championships.
:05:26. > :05:30.That is kind of the ethos we have now.
:05:31. > :05:36.It is a new world record for team Great Britain.
:05:37. > :05:38.The squad security record nine honours
:05:39. > :05:40.Four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds won 200
:05:41. > :05:42.metres individual medley world gold in Glasgow,
:05:43. > :05:47.but the one to watch is teenager Tully Kearney in Rio.
:05:48. > :05:54.Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley began his year with the training
:05:55. > :06:02.It has been amazing to be here and get a chance to sample
:06:03. > :06:04.the diving pool that there's going to be for the Olympic Games,
:06:05. > :06:09.How big do you think these Olympics are going to be?
:06:10. > :06:11.I think, knowing how much Rio and the whole
:06:12. > :06:14.of Brazil love sport, I think it is going to be massive.
:06:15. > :06:18.Inspired by what he saw, he would go on to claim
:06:19. > :06:20.individual world bronze and gold alongside Rebecca Gallantry
:06:21. > :06:26.But in many ways, the year belonged
:06:27. > :06:31.Three historic World Cup three metre springboard titles
:06:32. > :06:37.the individual and synchronise competitions alongside Chris Mears.
:06:38. > :06:47.Superb! Absolutely superb. British divers and swimmers will complete
:06:48. > :06:51.their preparations for real with the European Championships here in May.
:06:52. > :06:57.Meanwhile, fellow waterlogging triathletes will be looking to
:06:58. > :07:02.repeat their London live pics of Rio. 2015 was not an easy year for
:07:03. > :07:08.the brothers, who both suffered injuries, but did enough to secure
:07:09. > :07:16.Olympic places. Brazil is fantastic. It is a very vibrant city. It is
:07:17. > :07:19.passionate about sport, thousands of people out running, cycling,
:07:20. > :07:23.volleyball, football. I think the crowds will be fantastic. Britain is
:07:24. > :07:35.also running the way in the new Paralympic disciplines.
:07:36. > :07:46.Britain will be expecting equestrian medals in Rio. This champion
:07:47. > :07:50.continues to dominate, claiming European and World Cup successes in
:07:51. > :07:58.2015. Sophie Christiansen continues to lead the way for GB's para-
:07:59. > :08:02.dressage team. Horse trials winner William Fox-Pitt suffered a serious
:08:03. > :08:06.head injury in a fall in October, but he was released from hospital
:08:07. > :08:17.month later and will continue his recovery at home. Britain haven't
:08:18. > :08:22.won an Olympic hockey gold medal since 1988, and Wells both women and
:08:23. > :08:26.men squad have qualified for real, it is the women who will go with the
:08:27. > :08:31.greatest belief they can finally end of the search for the sport's major
:08:32. > :08:34.honour. The warm up competition will be here in London. It is the
:08:35. > :08:40.champions Trophy just two months before. It is where in 2015 the
:08:41. > :08:42.Englishwomen made history. This European title will be decided by a
:08:43. > :09:07.shoot out. She comes out to meet her. And
:09:08. > :09:15.champions in dramatic style here. Just see how much it means. This is
:09:16. > :09:28.nice! British laws weren't quite as
:09:29. > :09:37.excitable. They topped the standing with 15 medals and France. The
:09:38. > :09:44.women's pair of were particularly impressive. Just one the World
:09:45. > :09:49.Championships in a way that feels a bit like we got out of execution. We
:09:50. > :09:57.are in the right place for now. Two-time Olympic silver medallist
:09:58. > :10:04.David Florence believes he is no better placed than ever to secure
:10:05. > :10:13.slalom canoe major prize, having won gold in 2015. The para canoeists
:10:14. > :10:20.will also be looking for success. Are the people here turned para
:10:21. > :10:22.table tennis star Rob Davies secured his place with victory in the
:10:23. > :10:36.Europeans. There was more success for world
:10:37. > :10:47.record-breaking power lifter despite an injury, he claimed a first ever
:10:48. > :10:54.European crown. Cycling has been one of Britain's most prolific sports.
:10:55. > :10:58.The sport is now looking for a new generation of stars. The Molde
:10:59. > :11:03.claims just three world silver medals and debris, but returned to
:11:04. > :11:14.form with the Europeans. -- the Molde claims.
:11:15. > :11:28.Only ruled, 2015 belonged to Liddy understood. She is coming towards
:11:29. > :11:33.the front. V is the champion of the world. I am just totally in shock. I
:11:34. > :11:37.really had to gamble. I am more confident in myself than I ever have
:11:38. > :11:46.been before. Britain's disability cycling team also look well-placed
:11:47. > :11:50.for real. -- for Rio. 2015 has been an impressive year for so many of
:11:51. > :11:53.Britain's leading Olympic and Paralympic athletes, but proving
:11:54. > :11:57.they can still battle with the best in the world as they did in London
:11:58. > :12:02.2012 will adjust the first act. The name to repeat that success, or
:12:03. > :12:04.perhaps even better it. When it really matters in Rio, and the
:12:05. > :12:06.greatest show on earth.