gb taekwondo selectors opted for rival rebecca mcgowan, who actually attained the women's heavyweighte through injury. do you feel that you're in a physical position to go there and challenge? yeah. like, i always believe in myself. with fighting as well, it's about that one day, it's about mentally how tough you are, and i thought i deserved a fight—off for the chance to be selected. the history that i've done for the sport, obviously the weight that i'm in, i dominated for a long time, for a lot of years, and unfortunately i didn't get that opportunity and it feels like it's been cut too short. in a statement, gb taekwondo has told the bbc cook was not denied a fight—off, but they believed that the selection process could be concluded without the need for one. it adds, "the olympic selection panel felt confident rebecca mcgowan was in a better position than bianca cook to contribute to winning the best set of medals for team gb." shock selections are nothing new to the cook family, though. her husband, aaron, was controversially overlooked for london 2012. it's, like, opened a can o