Great Britain's Nick Thompson has insisted that he and his teammates will treat next month's sailing test event in Rio de Janeiro like the Olympics.

A 15-strong British team will compete across 10 Olympic classes from August 15 to 22 in the Aquece Rio International Regatta.

"As a team I think we're doing a great job of really trying to treat this as an Olympics," ESPN quotes Thompson as saying. "We'll be spending a similar amount of time out there with a similar build up to it as if it were the Games."

Last week, Thompson won the Laser World Championships in Canada.