2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil - Estonian triplets set for Rio Marathon

Identical triplets are set to make history as ALL 3 vie for gold in the 2016 Olympic marathon

Petite, platinum blonde, blue-eyed and identical, Leila, Liina and Lily Luik with their passion for marathons, hip-hop, art and ice cream will make history at the Rio Olympics.

The Olympics has never seen anything like the 30-year-olds from Estonia, neither at a single nor separate Games

Born on October 14, 1985, five years before Estonia broke free from the Soviet Union, the triplets have been always been inseparable and unstoppable

None of the triplets have run times that threaten the medal contenders but they are training hard for the 42 kilometre (26 mile) marathon and not the Zika virus nor any other obstacle is going to stop them

Leila tops the trio with a personal best of 2 hours 37 minutes, well off the 2:23:07 record set by Ethiopian runner Tiki Gelana at the 2012 London Olympics. The women's all-time world record belongs to Briton Paula Radcliffe, who finished in 2:15:25 in London's 2003 marathon

Leila, Liina and Lily Luik are believed to be the first identical triplets to compete against each other in the Games's 120-year history.

The sisters, from the southern Estonian university town of Tartu, aged 30, have set up a Facebook page called 'Trio to Rio' to gather supporters in the run up to their 26.2-mile race.