GB rower Anna Watkins targets Rio 2016 return after having second baby

British rower Anna Watkins has made a U-turn and decided to target a return to action for the Rio 2016 Olympics five months after giving birth to her second child.

The 32-year-old won gold with Katherine Grainger in the double sculls event at the London Games three years ago.

In January 2014, Watkins announced that she would not make herself available for Rio after giving birth to her first son, but she has since had a change of heart.

"I want to see what this old, clapped-out, two-babies body is capable of," Watkins told BBC Sport. "I initially just wanted to get fit and feel like myself again but the lure of the Olympics was just too strong."

Meanwhile, Grainger is preparing for next month's World Championships after winning double sculls bronze with Vicky Thornley at the European Championships in May.