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Jo Pavey and Christine Ohuruogo have been named in the 80-strong Team GB squad for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Pavey, 42, will become the first British female track athlete to compete in five Olympic Games after being confirmed for the 10,000m having achieved the qualifying A standard at the European Championships in Amsterdam.Ohuruogo - Olympic 400m champion in 2008 and silver-medallist four years later - was expected to be named in the 4x400m relay squad but will also take part in the individual event. Jessica Ennis-Hill (heptathlon), Mo Farah (5,000 and 10,000m) and Greg Rutherford (long jump) will be back to defend the titles they won in London and Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England says expectation is high. Happy Holly Pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw delighted at making Rio Track and field is one of the showpiece sports of an Olympic Games and in these 80 athletes we have a team full of the ability, pedigree and experience to match the spectacle, he said.With well over 300 athletes now selected and just over three weeks to go until the start of the Games, Team GB, with an estimated 360 athletes in total, is shaping up to be the most talented team weve ever taken to an Olympic Games. Ohuruogu will compete in the 400m despite her recent patchy form Athletics Team Leader Neil Black said: Im very excited by this group of athletes and what I think we can achieve in Rio.Theres a real blend of experience and exciting new talent, with the likes of Olympic gold medallists Mo, Jess, Greg and Christine, selected alongside those becoming Olympians for the first time, like Dina Asher-Smith, Chris Baker, Jazmin Sawyers and Elliot Giles.This is the best prepared and arguably strongest team we have ever selected. We believe the world class level of performances this group can achieve will see us challenging for a number of places on the podium. Jessica Ennis-Hill will be back to defend her heptathlon title Ennis-Hill is looking forward to the opportunity to defend her title in Rio and said: Everythings coming together now and Im feeling good.Training over the past few weeks has been going really well and its been good to be back in the competitive environment recently. Theres still some time left before Rio to put some work in as well.London was an incredible experience and the two journeys to London and Rio have been completely different, which Ive really enjoyed. If I was able to defend my title in Rio it will certainly be one of my greatest achievements. Also See: Rose and Willett in Team GB Rio appeal for gutted Oldham Klishina: I am not a traitor GB gymnastics squad named Nic Dowd Capitals Jersey . Last July, F1 teams held in-season testing sessions at Silverstone to assess new tires provided by Pirelli after several blowouts on the same circuit at the British Grand Prix in June prompted a furious response from drivers and even a boycott threat the following week. Mike Gartner Capitals Jersey .Y. -- Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff had an opportunity to experience an entire range of emotions in his first trip back to Buffalo to face his former team. http://www.capitalsteamstoreonline.com/authentic-christian-djoos-capitals-jersey/ .com) - Top seed Klara Zakopalova reached the second round, while former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone came up a loser Tuesday at the inaugural Rio Open tennis event. Dennis Maruk Capitals Jersey .C. -- Steve Spurrier was much happier about South Carolinas improved performance than about his lastest career milestone. Dennis Maruk Jersey . The third-ranked Lewis, a three-time winner this year on the LPGA Tour, had a 9-under 135 total at Emirates Golf Course in the Ladies European Tours season-ending tournament.The New York Rangers signed free agent forward Ryan Malone to a one-year, two-way contract on Thursday. According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, Malone will make $700,000 at the NHL level or $100,000 in the AHL. The 34-year-old scored five goals and added 10 assists over 57 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2013-14. The Lightning bought out the last year of his contract on June 25.dddddddddddd Over 641 career games with the Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins, the American has 179 goals and 191 assists for 370 points. He was selected by the Penguins in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. ' ' '