Maxine Ingram will become the first British woman judo player to compete at the Paralympics. Ingram was one of four visually-impaired judo players selected by the British Paralympic Association on Tuesday to take part at the Games - and the sole woman competitor.
The 23-year-old from Carmarthenshire, Wales, travels to Athens with Simon Jackson MBE, Darren Kail and Ian Rose.
"It's awesome to be going to Athens - I'm going there to win," she said.
 |  I'm determined to win a medal |
"It would be brilliant to be the first British woman to take part in the judo and to come away with gold."
She will compete in the under 63kg category, which takes place on 19 September.
Ingram qualified by finishing fifth at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Championships in Canada last year - despite ripping her knee ligaments in training just before the competition.
"I know it will be really exciting, the adrenaline will be really pumping when I get there," she added. "I'm determined to win a medal."
Athens will be Jackson's fifth Paralympics and he aims to add to his already impressive haul of three gold medals and a bronze.
He was a hot favourite for gold in the 81kg category at Sydney, having won titles in Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta, but lost his semi-final contest and had to settle for bronze.
The 31-year-old Rochdale judo player has dropped down a weight and will compete in the under-73kg category at Athens - the weight at which he won a silver medal at the IBSA World Championships in Canada last year.
"There is a long way to go to Athens and a lot to do, but I'm on the right track," he said. "I'm more relaxed these days and enjoying my judo."
Kail will take part in a competitive under-66kg class.
He was seventh in the same class at Sydney 2000 and seventh again at the IBSA World Championships in Canada.
Rose, a three times Paralympian from High Wycombe, represents Great Britain in the over-100kg division.
He grabbed bronze in the under-86kg class at Atlanta and finished just outside the medals in fifth at Sydney.
Britain will take a squad of about 200 athletes and 100 support staff to the Games, which take place from 17 to 28 September.
Britain's judo squad for Athens:Men's under-66kg: Darren Kail
Men's under-73kg: Simon Jackson MBE
Men's 100+kg: Ian Rose
Women's under-63kg: Maxine Ingram
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