(CNN) -- Zara Phillips, a member of the British royal family, has been selected to compete in the equestrian events at the Beijing Olympics.
Phillips will be part of a strong British team in the Beijing three-day eventing competition.
Phillips, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will carry on a proud family tradition when she rides for Britain in the three-day event competition.
Her father, Mark Phillips, won the gold medal at the three-day event in the 1972 Munich Olympics, while her mother, Princess Anne, won the European title in 1971 and competed at the 1976 Montreal Games.
Phillips, 26, will go to China as one of the favorites for gold after winning the individual world crown on her horse Toytown in Aachen, Germany. It earned her the 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
"It is nice to be selected, but we still have a long way to go," Phillips told the Associated Press.
"I am lucky in that Toytown has been to championship events before, so he knows about big occasions and has been consistent, but an Olympic Games really is special."
The five-strong team also includes William Fox-Pitt, who won a silver medal in the team eventing at the 2004 Athens Games.
The other members are Mary King, Sharon Hunt and Lucy Wiegersma.
"Equestrian was able to deliver Team GB a medal of each color in Athens and the experience in this team and their recent results bode well for success in Beijing," British Olympic Association chief executive Simon Clegg said.
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