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Katie Knowles may only be 17-years-old but she already knows what she wants to do with her life.

Training for an hour everyday Katie's dream is to represent her country in the 2012 Olympics.

Kelly Holmes

That dream will move a step closer in April 2008 when she spends 10 days training at a sporting camp run by Olympic Gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes.

BBC Cornwall's Rosie Dunkley went along to meet the young athlete. Hear the report on the link below:

On Camp With Kelly takes place at Loughborough University and Katie will take her place among some of the best future UK sport hopefuls.

"We were all selected based on our performances last year, then we had to go to a selection day to prove that we had the determination," explains Katie

Chasing her Olympic dream, Katie Knowles

"I want to keep improving this summer and see where that takes me. Ultimately the 2012 Olympics. It's going to take a lot of work and it will be challenging."

Working with Dame Kelly Holmes will give the young Cornish athlete a major boost. Kelly has an impressive list of sporting achievements:

1994 - Gold in 1,500m at Commonwealth Games
1995 - Bronze in 800m at World Championships
1998 - Silver in 1,500m at Commonwealth Games
2000 - Bronze in 800m at Olympic Games
2002 - Gold in 1,500m at Commonwealth Games
2003 - Silver in 800m at World Championships
2004 - Gold in 800m and 1,500m at Olympic Games

Since her retirement from chasing medals, Dame Kelly has been running sporting camps to encourage the future medal hopefuls.

Find out more about the sport star at her website, on the link below: