Archer Amy Oliver is confident she will be able to make it to her second Olympics after regaining her love of the sport.

Oliver, 28, originally from Swinton, but now living in Bolton-upon-Dearne, competed in the London 2012 games but did so in pain due to a long-term shoulder injury.

While the whole country and other athletes were still riding high following the successes of the home games, Oliver was contemplating packing in the sport.

"I had surgery straight after London," she said. "I wasn't enjoying it and I didn't want to carry on because I was constantly in pain. What's the point in keeping doing something if you're not enjoying it?

"I'd had the injury for two years before the Olympics and I was only shooting about 80 arrows a day.  It was just about enough to tide me over but not enough really. Thankfully the surgery went well."

Amy has previously medalled at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games and believes she is capable of doing the same at an Olympics. First, though, she has to qualify. She has two remaining opportunities to do so after missing out narrowly last week in the recurve ladies team event at the European Championships held in Nottingham, where they finished fourth after losing the bronze medal match against Germany. The next opportunity is at the World Cup held in Antalya, Turkey, in a fortnight.

"I suppose that is the last chance saloon for the team event," added Oliver. "We have to perform as a team but I'm confident we will get through because of the way we played in the Europeans and the fact that we beat the number one ranked team Russia. There is also a chance to qualify in the individual event as well but that will be against the top players in the world."

Not that any reputations frighten Oliver, who is a full-time athlete. At London she upset the world number one ranked archer in India's Deepika Kumari, who she dumped out 6-2 before a 7-1 loss in the last 16 to Indonesian Ika Yuliana Rochmawati. In spite of her injury, Oliver says the London experience was one that will live with her forever.

"Having my family there in the crowd to watch me was a massive highlight," she reflected. "The home support was amazing because everyone was on my side. To beat Deepika, who was the number one going into the tournament, was pretty awesome too. "It all took place on Yorkshire Day which made it feel even more special."

Oliver made headlines prior to the last Olympics for practising in her garage and in her house. That is something she still does to this day. She said: "I still shoot in my garage now. "It is good for the technical side of archery but I will also shoot at Dearne Valley Archery Club and at other local clubs."

The thrill of being one of only a handful of local people to ever compete in the biggest tournament in sport remains a huge honour to Oliver, who has archery in her blood. She said: "It's just a massive honour to be a member of Team GB particularly as there are not many from our area who do so.  I am quite lucky to have the support that I do. I had my first lesson at six and didn't like it because I thought it was a bit of a boys' sport and I wanted to do ballet instead. But I got back into it at 14 and I have never looked back. My auntie, parents and granddad have all been involved in archery. I have got them to thank."