Bianca Cook dinner will signify the Isle of Man at Might’s taekwondo European Championships in a late try to succeed in the 2024 Olympic Video games.
Just one athlete can signify Nice Britain within the ladies’s +67kg division in Paris however two-time Olympic bronze medallist Cook dinner trails Rebecca McGowan.
A robust efficiency in Serbia may assist 32-year-old Cook dinner – nee Walkden – beat McGowan to the spot.
“It’s nice to have the chance to signify the Isle of Man,” stated Cook dinner.
The three-time world champion added: “My purpose is to indicate my kind for choice for Staff GB whereas on the similar time representing the Isle of Man in World Taekwondo in competitions together with the European Championships.”
Liverpool-born Cook dinner, who had surgical procedure on each knees final 12 months, has household from the Isle of Man and whereas the island isn’t a part of the UK, its residents are British and athletes are eligible for choice for Nice Britain.
Cook dinner has gained the European Championships on 4 events and is aiming to win an unprecedented fifth title in Belgrade.
Cook dinner is married to Aaron Cook dinner, who competed for Nice Britain on the 2008 Olympics, however was ignored for London 2012 regardless of being ranked world primary on the time.
After quitting the GB programme, he switched to signify the Isle of Man and later represented Moldova on the 2016 Olympics.
Bianca Cook dinner will stay a part of the GB programme, with efficiency director Gary Corridor saying she retained GB Taekwondo’s “full help”.
