Paralympics golden girl Ellie Simmonds has her sights on Sir Steve Redgrave's record medal haul

Ellie Simmonds has recounted the agony and penance it takes to end up a Superhuman, composes Alex Spink in Rio. The prodigy of Beijing and notice young lady of London heads into her third Paralympics as one of Britain's star names. 

With four gold awards as of now taken care of, her long haul sights are determined to imitating Sir Steve Redgrave by winning decorations at five Games. In the first place things to start with, that implies conveying in Rio, where she trusts the days, weeks and months spent far from her family are going to pay off. 

It is a side of life the general population does not see when they tune into watch first class Paralympians, who are named The Superhumans by host telecasters Channel 4. What's more, it is one that tests the character of even the most elated characters, as Simmonds and Will Bayley, Team GB's top table tennis star. 

For Bayley, it implied months spent in China, alone in a room over a table tennis focus where no one talked an expression of English. For Simmonds, it has implied living far from home following the age of 11, basing herself first in Swansea, then Loughborough and now Manchester. 

"Individuals see us for five minutes or so contending in the pool," she said. "What they don't see are the penances it takes to arrive. 

"I moved far from home when I was 11. I went to Swansea to get ready for Beijing, driving home to Birmingham consistently. I now live and prepare in Manchester. Some days it can be hard, truly hard. I simply need to be with my family. I need to remind myself it's an existence I've picked." 

Simmonds' commitment has brought incredible prize. Eight world and seven European titles notwithstanding her Paralympic crowns, a MBE and an OBE. 

She is still just 21. 

In any case, that means little when she takes to her pieces for the first of her four occasions in that Aquatics Center on Saturday. Rio and London are connected by host status as it were. 

The distinction between the two operations is night and day. Where Games activity moved easily along Olympic paths in 2012, here in Rio the signs are disregarded, the streets ­gridlocked. 

At Copacabana, two tents rather ­unconvincingly offer the guarantee of an "available shoreline", beside a superstore offering Russian Federation T-shirts, despite the fact that their competitors are banned from these Games. 

Simmonds, however, stays as brimming with life as ever and has persuaded herself the experience of two past diversions will stand her in great stead. 

"Rio is another spot, new offices, new experience," she said. "There's no point contrasting it with London since that was a home Games and swimming before that group is something I will always remember. Be that as it may, the memory is extraordinary for me. 

"When you've never been to a multi-occasion Games, notwithstanding strolling into the sustenance corridor or around the Village can plague. In London, I had the additional weight of being required to win. I think back and think, 'Gosh, how could i have been able to I adapt to all that?' 

"Be that as it may, I did." 

Will Bayley, Table tennis He was miserable while settling for a silver in London, yet Bayley is resolved to ensure he goes one better in the men's last. 

Hannah Cockroft, wheelchair sports "Tropical storm" Hannah won twofold sprint gold in London however the 200m has been scrapped at Rio so she has added the 400 and 800 to her investor occasion, the 100m. 

Kadeena Cox, cycling and sports A best on the planet in both games and cycling, Cox is an undeniable risk to Paracycling legend Sarah Story in the 500m. She likewise has award potential in the T38 100m and the 400m. 

Gordon Reid, wheelchair tennis Scotland's dominant Wimbledon and Australian Open champion is the man to beat and is most loved to imitate the deed of Andy Murray in going from greatness in SW19 to an Olympic gold.