AFTER five Olympic Games you could excuse Stafford archer Alison Williamson for putting all her eggs in the individual basket ahead of London 2012 - but she insists it's the team event that is dominating her mind.

The 40-year-old has long been British archery's leading light with a career spanning two decades, her highlight coming at the Athens Olympics in 2004 where she won individual bronze.

The London Games will be Williamson's sixth attempt at climbing the top step of the Olympic individual or team podium - but rather than focus on herself she is more determined to finally put an end to a nightmare run she has endured with the latter.

At the Beijing Olympics in 2008 Williamson and co missed out on a bronze by just two points, losing 203-201 to France and were also just pipped to gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by India.

And her unlucky streak continued last month at the Olympic test event at Lord's as Williamson, Amy Oliver and Naomi Folkard beat world champions Italy in the first round but lost to Japan 206-200 and had to settle for fourth.

But all that these near misses have done is make Williamson more determined than ever to stop the rot, and she believes there is no better time than at a home Games.

"I think that if we were all being honest then all of us in the women's team would say that it is the team event that we most want to win gold in, I know it is the same for me," said Williamson - speaking at the P&G nearest and dearest roadshow at Trent Bridge.

"That is obviously not to say that I won't be working hard for solo gold, because of course I will, but after what we have been through I think we deserve a bit of luck.

"We have had some pretty galling near misses in the past and it continued at the test event last month where we finished fourth.

"If we finished fourth at London 2012 it would be arguably the worst place to finish so perhaps it is a good thing that we have got it out of our system.

"The signs are there and if we just work that little bit harder I think we can get that long-awaited gold - fingers crossed."

Williamson is taking nothing for granted in the hunt for London 2012 glory but endured a mixed 2011 after winning the European Grand Prix in Turkey only to fail to qualify for the World Cup Grand Finals in Istanbul.

And after exiting the individual competition at the Olympic test event in the second round, having received a bye from the first, Williamson knows she can't take her eye off the target just yet.

"Although I have been to five Olympic Games before I am not taking anything for granted in the build up to London 2012," she added.

"Everyone is working hard to make the team and there are more people than places so I am not about to count my chickens anytime soon.

"We are working hard every week to put our team nightmares to bed and I want to make sure I am part of it when it all happens next year."

Alison Williamson was speaking at the Nottingham leg of the ‘nearest & dearest' roadshow in partnership with P&G - supporting family and friends of all Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes in the lead up to London 2012. Visit www.pgproudsponsorofmums.co.uk for more information.