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The fact that I am actually going to the Olympic Games kicked in for the first time on Tuesday when I went to pick up my kit.

Last month's qualifying shoot-off, followed by finding out my mum had suffered a heart attack and a World Cup meet in France had left me mentally exhausted, but I've had a few days of relaxation and now I'm raring to go.

I've also got like suits, shoes, tracksuits, a camcorder and the GB mascot.

I am delighted for my mum - she was in tears after being given the all-clear earlier this week as it means she can come to Beijing to watch me.

And despite being exhausted before I went to for the fourth World Cup meet of the season, I performed really well.

I qualified 12th out of 150 competitors for the elimination rounds, which is my best ever, and went on to finish ninth overall, which was great preparation for the Olympics.

I only really had one problem, which was in the last 16 match against a Korean archer.

I had a really good grouping of arrows in the first end, and was doing well in the second, but my final arrow veered off course and went into the three because it was damaged, after having hit another arrow in the previous end.

It ultimately cost me the match as I lost by one point, but it gave me a timely reminder to check each arrow and take a bit more time and care.

I was really pleased with my overall performance and came back to England to spend a couple of days relaxing with my parents.

That helped me recover mentally before I travelled down to Lilleshall, which is where I am now for a team get together.

We are staging a mock Olympics event and just spending time together, which is great for team morale.

Then it's off to Macau to the Team GB holding camp before we head to Beijing. I get in on 5 August which gives me a couple of training days before the official practice day, which is on 8 August, the day of the opening ceremony.

That means that I'll probably miss out. I certainly won't be marching behind the British flag because my session does not finish in time.

But there is talk of us being able to get tickets in the stand if we want to go along a little later and take in the atmosphere.

I'd like to go if we can get in and out easily, but as I am straight into qualifying the next day, I don't want anything to interfere with my preparations.

I am going into the Games with no expectations whatsoever, though.

I've found that if I expect too much of myself then that takes away my focus; so long as I shoot my arrows as well as I can I'll be happy with my performance.

I have the confidence in my ability to know If I do my best I can have no regrets and anything could happen.

The archery events are all over in the first few days, so the plan is to stay on until the end of the Games and just enjoy the Olympic experience.

I'm staying in the village and I plan to party, see some other sports, hopefully meet some good people and have a bit of a holiday.

It will probably just be me and , though, as our third team-mate could be coming back a bit earlier.

But Larry has been to the Games before and can show me what to do and what not to do!

I'm aiming to be back here in the week before the Games to give you my thoughts on Beijing and the Macau holding camp.

Alan Wills was talking to 大象传媒 Sport's Peter Scrivener.