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Tweddle: ankle injury
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Beth Tweddle has allayed concerns about her fitness ahead of the Olympics.
The British gymnast injured her ankle last month and was unable to defend her all-around title at the National Championships.
Tweddle, who was world champion on the asymmetric bars in 2006, is part of a six-strong women's team representing Great Britain in Beijing.
"The ankle's getting there," she said.
"Obviously the doctors and physios are keeping a close eye on me and my personal coach is just making sure everything is staying in place.
"I haven't changed my training preparation since I've come here (Team GB training camp in Macau), I've just kept with what I was doing at home.
"I'm happy with how it's progressing and hopefully I'll be fully fit."
Last chance
Tweddle also confirmed that Beijing is likely to be her Olympic swansong as she is ready to call time on her career well before the London Games in 2012 rolls around.
"I think it will be my last Olympics," said the 23-year-old.
"Obviously I'd love to go to a home games. I did the Commonwealths (in Manchester) and it was a mega experience but I think my body's going to be too old and I'll have to leave it to the younger members of the team."
Having tasted success at national, European and world level, Tweddle would love to complete the set in Beijing after the disappointment of Athens four years ago where she fell off the beam and missed out on the final of the asymmetric bars.
"Any medal of any colour would be the icing on the cake," she added.
"I've had so much throughout my career that I never even dreamt that I'd be able to take.
"That is my ultimate goal but it's not something that if I don't achieve, I'll look back on and regret.
"No team decisions have been made as to what pieces people are competing on yet but my main focus is obviously bars and floor.
"I'd like to compete in the all-around but we'll just have to see how the body's holding up and what the team's needs are."
Optimistic
However, Tweddle is optimistic that Britain can prosper in the team event.
With competitors such as 16-year-old Becky Downie, an individual bronze winner at the Commonwealth Games two years ago, and Rebecca Wing, also 16 and who has world championship experience under her belt, they have real depth in the squad.
"We're probably an outside bet for a medal. I'm sure there's a few above us but anything's possible, all the teams are so close now so it's about what you can do on the day," reckoned Tweddle.
"For one of the first time we had quite a few of us trialling for the Olympics which was hard because we had to leave so many of us at home. But it just shows the depth and strength that we have got in our team."
