Amantle Montsho - Botswana

   Sport: 400m

 

Amantle Montsho from Botswana

The world, Commonwealth and African champion, Amantle Montsho will be chasing her country's first Olympic medal so far in London 2012, her third Olympic Games. In Athens she failed to get beyond the heats, in Beijing she made the final, but in London she is the favourite for gold. Her strength and speed have improved considerably since Beijing and she is now the woman to beat over one lap. She has said that an Olympic gold medal would mean everything to her and she is extremely light on her feet.