Sky Academy Scholar and athlete Olivia Breen Q&A with six months to Rio Olympics

The Rio Olympics and Paralympics are just over six months way and the excitement and tension is rising fast for the Sky Academy Sports Scholars .

Sprinter, long jumper and relay runner Olivia Breen is still learning her trade, but she's got a great chance of making Brazil if she continues her form shown since lighting up the 2012 London Paralympics.

So how is the 19-year-old coping with this new wave of pressure, what's going to be in her suitcase and how is she staying positive?

Here are Olivia's thoughts.....  

1. WITH SIX MONTHS TO GO, SUM UP YOUR FEELINGS IN THREE WORDS

Excited. Nervous. Determined.

2. WHO IS YOUR OLYMPIC HERO AND WHY?

Jessica Ennis-Hill. She was amazing in 2012 at the London Olympics and since then she has had a baby and has come back even stronger.

She's gone on to win the World Championships. Incredible. She's a real inspiration and a true athlete.

3. WHAT DOES THE OLYMPICS TRULY MEAN TO YOU?

It means everything. It is all I have been thinking about for the last four years.

It's what gets me to training on freezing cold and wet mornings. It's always at the front of my mind. I want all my hard work to pay off in Rio. 

4. WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION?

You need to be determined, driven, ambitious, strong, motivated, selfish, disciplined, dedicated.

You need to really want to succeed and be on that podium.

5. WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS YOU WILL PACK FOR BRAZIL?

Spikes, hearing aid batteries so I can hear the gun and my supplements to keep me healthy.

6. THERE ARE AROUND 268,000 MINUTES BEFORE RIO. WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR YOU IN THAT TIME?

Train hard, stay healthy and GET SELECTED!

7. HOW DO YOU TRY TO STAY CALM WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE OLYMPICS?

I try to stay really positive and focused and remember all the hard work I have done to get to this point.

I tell myself 'YOU CAN DO THIS'.

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR OUR SCHOLARS..............

JAN 16 - MARCH 5: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Australia

FEB 3-5: Jack Bateson, Bocskai tournament in Hungary

FEB 3: Mark English, racing in Dusseldorf 

FEB 4: Rio Olympics - 6 months to go

FEB 6-7: Elise Christie, World Cup in Dresden

FEB 13-19: Quillan Isidore, training camp in Zolder, Belgium