MANCHESTER REGIONAL ARENA – MANCHESTER
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The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced the Team GB athletics squad for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games featuring a host Olympic, World and European medallists.
Reigning individual Olympic medallists Keely Hodgkinson [women’s 800m], Josh Kerr [men’s 1500m], Holly Bradshaw [women’s pole vault] and Laura Muir [women’s 1500m] are all selected for the team heading to Paris next month.
The squad is further strengthened by reigning World Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson who is selected for her fourth Games in the women’s heptathlon, while 2022 World 1500m Champion Jake Wightman will contest the men’s 800m. World indoor pole vault Champion and the new UK record holder Molly Caudery makes her debut Olympic Games.
Young talent Phoebe Gill and Louie Hinchliffe are among those to reach their first Olympic Games after standout performances at the UK Athletics Championships last weekend, with impressive wins in the women’s 800m and men’s 100m respectively.
Team GB Chef de Mission, Mark England OBE, said, “Team GB Chef de Mission, Mark England OBE, said, “The Games are within touching distance now and I am delighted to welcome a hugely talented and exciting track and field squad to Team GB today.
“The group boasts a very strong mix of Olympic, World and European medallists. I am confident that their experience will a source of inspiration and support not only to the 35 debutants who have also made the team, but to the wider Team GB too.
“Athletics fans were treated to some outstanding breakthrough performances at the British Championships in Manchester last week which has given us a glimpse of what we can expect next month in Paris.”
Team Leader, Paula Dunn, said, “Congratulations to all the athletes and their support networks on their selection for Paris 2024. It is a huge moment in their careers, and they have all worked incredibly hard to get into this position. I wish all the selected athletes well in their last few weeks of preparation and we will continue to ensure that they can optimise and maximise all the support required leading into Paris.
“It’s a brilliant mix of athletes who have multiple global medals alongside some amazing young talent that has only just broken through this season. We saw a number of athletes step up at this weekend’s Microplus UK Athletics Championships with some exceptional performances across the board to get those standards.
“We know from this we have a high quality team for Paris next month who know how to produce their best when it counts and will be challenging for medals and those Olympic final spots. It’s an exciting time for everyone, and we’re incredibly proud of the team named today.”
The Team GB Athletics team for the Olympic Games Paris 2024:
Women
100m
Dina Asher-Smith (Edrick Floreal, Blackheath and Bromley)
Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Ryan Freckleton, Sutton & District)
Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)
200m
Dina Asher-Smith (Edrick Floreal, Blackheath and Bromley)
Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)
Bianca Williams (Linford Christie, Thames Valley)
400m
Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove)
Laviai Nielsen (Tony Lester, Enfield & Haringey)
Victoria Ohuruogu (Newham and Essex Beagles)
800m
Phoebe Gill (Deborah Steer, St Albans)
Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh)
Jemma Reekie (Jon Bigg, Kilbarchan)
1500m
Georgia Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave)
Laura Muir (Steve Vernon, Dundee Hawkhill)
Revee Walcott-Nolan (Thomas Dreißigacker; Luton)
10,000m
Megan Keith (Ross Cairns, Inverness)
Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall, Dundee Hawkhill)
100m Hurdles
Cindy Sember (Chris Johnson, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
400m Hurdles
Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Lina Nielsen (Tony Lester, Shaftesbury Barnet)
3000m Steeplechase
Lizzie Bird (Pat McCurry, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Aimee Pratt (Thomas Dreißigacker, Sale Harriers Manchester)
High Jump
Morgan Lake (Robbie Grabarz, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Pole Vault
Holly Bradshaw (Kate Rooney, Blackburn)
Molly Caudery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley)
Heptathlon
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moore, Liverpool Harriers)
Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham & Essex Beagles)
4x100m Relay Squad (at least four to be selected)
Dina Asher-Smith (Edrick Floreal, Blackheath and Bromley)
Desiree Henry (Steve Fudge, Enfield & Haringey)
Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood)
Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Ryan Freckleton, Sutton & District)
Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)
Bianca Williams (Linford Christie, Thames Valley)
4x400m Relay Squad (at least four to be selected)
Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove)
Yemi Mary John (Alan James, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
Hannah Kelly (Les Hall, Bolton)
Laviai Nielsen (Tony Lester, Enfield & Haringey)
Victoria Ohuruogu (Newham and Essex Beagles)
Jodie Williams (Stuart McMillan, Herts Phoenix)
Nicole Yeargin (Vince Anderson, Pitreavie)
Marathon
Charlotte Purdue (Nic Bideau, Aldershot Farnham and District)
Rose Harvey (Alistair Cragg, Clapham Chasers)
Calli Hauger-Thackery (Hallamshire)
Men
100m
Jeremiah Azu (Marco Airale, Cardiff)
Louie Hinchliffe (Carl Lewis, Sheffield & Dearne)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
200m
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
400m
Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptiste, Colchester)
Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield Harriers)
800m
Max Burgin (Ian Burgin, Halifax Harriers)
Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke & Mid-Hants)
Jake Wightman (Geoff Wightman, Edinburgh AC)
1500m
Neil Gourley (Stephen Haas, Giffnock North)
Josh Kerr (Danny Mackey, Edinburgh)
George Mills (Thomas Dreißigacker, Brighton Phoenix)
5000m
Sam Atkin (Mike Collins, Lincoln Wellington)
Patrick Dever (Alistair Cragg, Preston)
George Mills (Thomas Dreißigacker, Brighton Phoenix)
10,000m
Patrick Dever (Alistair Cragg, Preston) *subject to confirmation of a qualifying World Ranking position
110m Hurdles
Tade Ojora (Joanna Hayes, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
400m Hurdles
Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)
Long Jump
Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Matt Barton, Leeds City)
Shot Put
Scott Lincoln (Paul Wilson, City of York)
Discus
Lawrence Okoye (Zane Duquemin, Croydon)
Nicholas Percy (Zane Duquemin, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Men’s 4x100m Relay Squad (at least four to be selected)
Jeremiah Azu (Marco Airale, Cardiff)
Louie Hinchliffe (Carl Lewis, Sheffield & Dearne)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Richard Kilty (Gateshead)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham & Essex Beagles)
Men’s 4x400m Relay Squad (at least four to be selected)
Charlie Carvell (Stewart Marshall, Telford AC)
Lewis Davey (Trevor Painter, Newham & Essex Beagles)
Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptiste, Colchester)
Ben Jefferies (Bristol & West)
Toby Harries (David Sadkin, Brighton Phoenix)
Alex Haydock-Wilson (Earl Herbert, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield Harriers)
20km Race Walk
Callum Wilkinson (Robert Heffernan, Enfield & Haringey)
Marathon
Emile Cairess (Renato Canova, Leeds City)
Mahamed Mahamed (Idris Hamud, Southampton)
Phil Sesemann (Andrew Henderson, Leeds City)
Mixed 4x400m Relay [Men’s and Women’s 4x400m relay athletes eligible for this event]
Manchester hosted the UK Athletics event which served as a qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics 2024. The mandatory rainy weather in Manchester had already been evident since early in the morning but after the recent 3 days of “summer”, the cooler climate no doubt helped the track participants, probably less so those in the field events.
The spirit of the occasion was highlighted by Christopher Snook in the 5k men’s walk. Occupying the same track space as the 10k walkers, Snoop moved across from the inside lane to allow Callum Wilkinson to stride towards a place in Paris.
So Snook got his gold and Wilkinson celebrated his joy at earning a shot at an Olympic title.
The near capacity crowds on both days provided bags of support for all the athletes, providing the rhythmic clapping to support javelin throwers, triple jumpers or just to cheer on people they had connections with. This was warmth was reciprocated by the competitors who willingly signed the outstretched autograph books and programmes.
There were plenty of spills, thrills and excitement over the two days at the Manchester arena, with many of the participants fancying their chances of claiming a place on a plane, train or boat to Paris.
One exciting prospect is Phoebe Gill, who at the age of 17, will be able to win the “What are you doing this summer holiday?” competition with her school mates. Unhampered with high expectations, she romped home in the 800m race to win gold and mix being an Olympian with school work.
Others set Championship records, such as Phil Norman in the 3000m steeplechase. Yet that success was tainted with disappointment as he missed out on the qualifying time by a mere fraction of a second.
There was further controversy involving Alastair Chalmers, who was initially disqualified as the 400m hurdles runners lined up, for a false start. He continued to run under protest, and stormed home with a personal best time of 48.53s. His determination was ultimately rewarded when his challenge was upheld and the gold medal awarded.
Showing that “sport is for all”, the event also included a women 400m wheelchair race, won by Samantha Kinghorn, along with 100/1500m ambulant races, for individuals who have a physical disability that affects their mobility but are still able to walk.
Over in the pole vault women’s Molly Caudery maintained her run of good form for the season with a 4.73 clearance, to win the competition and delight all her supporters.
With plenty of youngsters in the crowd, it was illuminating of this family friendly event that as soon as the athletes had finished a race, they immediately went across to help the crowd, signing autographs and have selfies taken with their medals.
Elsewhere, Amber Anning pulled set a new championship record in the 400m of 50.47s.
With the sun being a major absentee over the 2 days, One surprising person to turn up was the legendary Carl Lewis, who’s currently training Louis Hinchcliffe. Lewis looked as though he could merely strip off and put on his racing boots and compete with all the other athletes present. It seems that Lewis is succeeding as a trainer with Hinchcliffe striding the 100m distance to secure a place in the team to Paris.
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The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today named the final cyclists that will make up the 30-strong squad to represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The 12 athletes announced include seven Olympic medallists and five debutants from the BMX racing, BMX freestyle park, track and road disciplines, with parity in the number of male and female riders representing Team GB across the full squad.
World Champion Kieran Reilly will take his trademark flair and awe-inspiring tricks to the park in Paris, having secured his individual spot to the Games through two third place performances in the new Olympic Qualifying Series (OQS).
Joining him in Paris will be reigning Olympic Champion Charlotte Worthington, who won gold in Tokyo with a groundbreaking performance which saw her become the first woman ever to land a 360 backflip.
BMX racing Olympic Champion Beth Shriever will defend the women’s title having recovered from a recent collarbone injury. Since her Olympic debut in Tokyo, Shriever has become a double World Champion, and will head to Paris looking to add more silverware to her collection. Olympic silver medallist Kye Whyte will represent Team GB in the men’s event, having also recovered from a recent injury sustained at the 2024 World Championship.
Lizzie Deignan will take to the start line for an impressive fourth Olympic Games in the women’s road race, heading up a team which also features three-time National Champion Pfeiffer Georgi, National time-trial Champion Anna Henderson, and Anna Morris.
Over on the track, Elinor Barker will represent Team GB in the endurance events at her third Games, while Neah Evans and Josie Knight will both return to the Games for a second time in the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome. Debutants Anna Morris and Jess Roberts will join the experienced team as they look to better their team pursuit silver medal from Tokyo.
Team GB Chef de Mission, Mark England OBE, said: “BMX freestyle and racing captured the nation’s imagination in Tokyo, and I am delighted to welcome back Beth, Charlotte and Kye to Team GB, whilst we warmly welcome Kieran for his first Olympic Games with us. A huge congratulations to Lizzie for what will be her fourth Games appearance, and along with Pfeiffer, and both Anna Henderson and Anna Morris, we are eagerly anticipating what awaits these four brilliant cyclists on the road in Paris.
“Finally, we are very proud of Team GB’s extraordinary record in the velodrome over recent Olympic Games. We are delighted to have Elinor, Josie, and Neah returning to Team GB this summer, as well as Jess Roberts who will be making her Games debut. We have every confidence that this team can continue our formidable run on the track this summer in Paris.”
Performance Director for the Great Britain Cycling Team, Stephen Park CBE, said: “I’m hugely excited for each of and every one of the riders we have announced today to represent Team GB in Paris, which completes our team selection for the Games.
“We’re blessed with an incredible depth of talent and experience across all five of the cycling disciplines, and I know that the squad will benefit hugely from the likes of Lizzie Deignan and Elinor Barker who will join us for their fourth and third Games respectively.
“Achieving gender parity across the squad is something we’ve been working towards for a number of years, and I’m hugely proud of the work our support staff have done to support our three mums on the squad, who are blazing a trail for women at the highest level of elite sport.
“Our riders have delivered some of the most iconic and memorable Olympic moments of recent times, and I have every faith that our riders can inspire the nation once again at Paris 2024.”
Team GB cycling team:
Men’s BMX Freestyle Park
Kieran Reilly
Women’s BMX Freestyle Park
Charlotte Worthington
Men’s BMX Racing
Kye Whyte
Ross Cullen (travelling reserve)
Women’s BMX Racing
Beth Shriever
Emily Hutt (travelling reserve)
Women’s road
Lizzie Deignan
Pfeiffer Georgi
Anna Henderson (TT)
Anna Morris
Women’s track endurance
Elinor Barker
Neah Evans
Josie Knight
Anna Morris
Jess Roberts
Meg Barker (travelling reserve)
Men’s mountain bike
Charlie Aldridge
Tom Pidcock
Women’s mountain bike
Ella Maclean-Howell
Evie Richards
Men’s road
Ethan Hayter (TT)
Tom Pidcock
Josh Tarling (TT/RR)
Stevie Williams
Fred Wright
Men’s track endurance
Dan Bigham
Ethan Hayter
Charlie Tanfield
Ethan Vernon
Ollie Wood
Mark Stewart (travelling reserve)
Men’s track sprint
Jack Carlin
Ed Lowe
Hamish Turnbull
Joe Truman (travelling reserve)
Women’s track sprint
Sophie Capewell
Emma Finucane
Katy Marchant
Lowri Thomas (travelling reserve)
Liam Pitchford will compete in his fourth Olympic Games for Team GB, after being named by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as one of the two table tennis players travelling to Paris this summer.
He will be joined in Paris by debutant Anna Hursey who, at the age of 18, is set to become the first Welsh table tennis player to represent Team GB, since the sport was introduced to the Games in 1988. Both will compete in the singles.
Chesterfield’s Pitchford is now set to become the only British player to feature at four different Olympic Games, 12 years on from his first Games appearance at London 2012, aged 19.
A double Commonwealth Champion, and six-time British National Champion, the 30-year-old will have recovered from a shoulder injury in time to compete for Team GB this summer.
He said: “It’s a bit of a relief. I knew I’d done enough to make the ranking a while ago, but you never know for sure because things can change.
“I’m really happy to be going to my fourth Games. I’ve been getting my shoulder back to 100%, doing my rehab and getting in good shape. I’ve been back on the table a couple of weeks now and feeling good, so I’ll be heading straight to Paris, ready to go.”
Hursey, 18, from Cardiff, began competing at senior international level, at 10 years old, before becoming the youngest athlete in history to compete at a Commonwealth Games a year later in 2018 when she represented Wales on the Gold Coast, aged 11.
She has since won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, broken into the world’s top 100 ranking for the first time this year, and is now the British number one ranked female player.
Commenting on her selection, Hursey said: “I’m just really excited for it. I’m looking forward to playing and having that experience where loads of people are watching, and how that feels on the table. It will be a completely different experience.
“I’ll try to take it all in. It will be really cool to see how everyone prepares for it and to see all the different athletes up close, and how they deal with things.”
Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England, OBE said: “We are delighted to have two remarkable table-tennis players travelling to Paris this summer. My congratulations go to Liam on becoming the first table-tennis player to represent Team GB at four different Games, and we also extend our congratulations to Anna as the first Welsh table tennis player to compete at an Olympic Games. We wish both players the very best in Paris and we will be following their progress in Paris very closely.”
The table-tennis events will run from 27 July to 10 August at the South Paris Arena within the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. A total of five medal events will be contested: men and women’s singles, mixed team, and men and women’s team.
Team GB table-tennis players for Paris 2024 in full:
Anna Hursey
Liam Pitchford
Six archers will be making their way to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after being selected by the British Olympic Association (BOA) today.
Bryony Pitman returns to Team GB for her second Games after competing at Tokyo 2020, and she will be joined in the women’s squad by two teenage Games debutants: Penny Healey and Megan Havers.
In the men’s squad, Tom Hall will also feature in his second Games, after competing at Tokyo 2020, with two more Games debutants Conor Hall and Alex Wise completing the team.
Pitman, from Shoreham in West Sussex, won a silver medal at the European Championships. The 27-year-old became the first British recurve archer to top the world rankings back in January 2023, since the introduction of the World Cup era in 2006.
Healey, from Shropshire, will be competing at her first Games. The 19-year-old is a double European Games gold medallist, was a BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year nominee last year and, like Pitman, reached the top of the world rankings, after winning a World Cup gold medal in April 2023.
Havers, at 16 years old, is the youngest archer heading to Paris. The Leicester native was part of the British women’s team that earned a silver medal at the European Grand Prix earlier this month, as well as winning the team quota spot with a bronze at the Final Olympic Quota Tournament in Antalya, Türkiye.
Tom Hall, 33, has a PhD in Chemistry, and is a three-time National Tour champion, with his latest triumph coming in last year’s competition. 2023 also saw him win the UK Masters and become a European Grand Prix silver medallist as well as a European Field Championship bronze medallist.
His Belfast-born namesake Conor is a European Field Champion, with the 28-year-old winning a mixed team gold medal in 2021 alongside Bryony Pitman, while 23-year-old Wise, from Newcastle, is the final member of the men’s archery squad.
All three men were involved in the dramatic one-point victory over Germany at the Final Olympic Quota Tournament in Antalya, Türkiye, which ultimately culminated in a bronze medal in the team competition.
Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England OBE said: “We are thrilled to have two talented archery squads representing us in Paris this summer. We welcome back Bryony and Tom to Team GB, and it is with great pleasure that we are able to select Penny, Megan, Conor and Alex for their first Games with us. We cannot wait to see what these brilliant athletes will achieve in Paris.”
Tom Duggan, Performance Director, said: “I’m delighted for the athletes selected to represent Team GB in Paris this summer.
“Tom and Bryony will be attending their second Olympic Games, and I have no doubt their experience will be crucial in helping Alex, Conor, Megan and Penny who will all be making their Olympic debuts.
“Both the teams have been building towards the Games and showed the levels they are capable of last week at the Final Qualification Tournament in Turkey and we are looking forward to seeing them perform to their potential in Paris.”
The archery events will be held from 25 July to 4 August at Les Invalides, and a total of five medal events will take place: the men’s singles and team event, the women’s singles and team event and mixed team event.
Team GB Archery squads for Paris 2024:
Men’s squad:
Conor Hall
Tom Hall
Alex Wise
Women’s squad:
Megan Havers
Penny Healey
Bryony Pitman
Olympic bronze medallist Sky Brown will represent Team GB once again this summer, as part of the skateboarding team named by the British Olympic Association (BOA) for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Lola Tambling and Andy Macdonald will also join Brown in Paris, with both park skateboarders making their Games debuts.
Brown returns to Team GB, after becoming Britain’s youngest-ever medallist at an Olympic Games when she won a bronze medal aged 13, in the first park event in Games history at Tokyo 2020.
Since winning her Olympic medal, the 15-year-old is now a World Champion, the first British skateboarder ever to achieve this feat, while also becoming a double X Games Champion and a Dew Tour Champion in 2022.
Tambling, 16, from Cornwall, started skateboarding aged seven after attending a skate jam at her local park set up by her parents, before eventually competing in international tournaments from 11 years old. She won the UK National Skateboarding Championship in 2022 and competed in her first World Championship in February last year, finishing sixth.
Meanwhile, Macdonald, will be the first ever British male skateboarder at an Olympic Games after securing qualification for Paris nearly a week ago.
The 50-year-old, who has been skateboarding professionally since 1994, holds the current record for the most X Games medals in vert skateboarding.
Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England OBE said: “It was fantastic to witness skateboarding make its debut in Tokyo, and we were thrilled to see Sky make history as the youngest person ever to win a medal for Team GB at the Summer Games. I am delighted to welcome Sky back to the team, and we are equally pleased to have Lola and Andy as part of Team GB for their debut Games. It will be thrilling to watch these three in action in Paris and I cannot wait to see them showcase their repertoire of skills this summer.”
Darren Pearcy, Skateboard GB Performance Manager. said; “We are thrilled to announce that Sky Brown, Lola Tambling, and Andy Macdonald have been selected for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Their exceptional skills and unwavering dedication have led them to this extraordinary achievement. As they take the Olympic stage with the world watching, they not only showcase their talents and personalities but also bring the values, culture, and community of skateboarding to a global audience. Our pride in them knows no bounds, and we are excited to see them inspire a new generation of skateboarders.”
The skateboarding events will take place on four separate days from 27 July to 7 August at the Place de la Concorde in Paris.
List of selected skateboarders for Paris 2024:
Sky Brown – park
Lola Tambling – park
Andy Macdonald – park
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today named the five judoka who will represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Olympic bronze medallist Chelsie Giles and Lucy Renshall both return to Team GB for their second Games, after they competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Giles’ bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 secured the first of Team GB’s 64 medals at those Games, and the 27-year-old from Coventry has since become European Champion and earned a silver medal at the 2022 World Championship.
Renshall will also be making her second Games appearance in Paris. The 28-year-old from St Helens is a four-time British Champion, a European Championship bronze medallist, a former world number one and six-time Grand Slam Champion.
A month on from clinching her World Championship bronze medal, Emma Reid, who is reigning Commonwealth Champion is selected for her first Games appearance.
She will be joined by fellow Games debutants Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown from Kent, a double Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, and British Champion Lele Nairne from Weston-super-Mare.
Team GB Chef de Mission, Mark England, OBE said: “Congratulations to our five female judoka selected to compete in Paris this summer. Watching Chelsie claim our first medal in Tokyo was such a special moment for us all at Team GB. It is brilliant to have her and Lucy returning to the team this summer, and we are very pleased to welcome Emma, Mima and Lele to the team for their debut Games.”
British Judo Performance Director, Nigel Donohue, said: “Congratulations to all five fighters for their well-deserved and well-earned selection to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games for Team GB.
“We have qualified a team for Paris that has had some extraordinary results over a very demanding qualification period, including European and World Championships performances, that have secured their Olympic selection.
“As we build towards Paris in our final preparation phase, we are confident that we have a Team that can compete with the best in the world, and we look forward to representing Team GB and contributing to the team’s success at these Games. It goes without saying that we must thank the Performance Team in supporting the fighters through the qualification period and in preparing the team for these Games and the support that we receive from UK Sport and The National Lottery.
“Importantly, a huge thank you to the fighters’ personal coaches, who without them, we would not have the privilege of working with such fighters at this level. Our success – British Judo’s success at these Games will be enjoyed by all, who have massively contributed to developing fighters in the performance system and preparing them for the ultimate event in our fantastic sport. We are ready for Paris 2024.”
The judo competition will take place from Saturday 27 July to Saturday 3 August at the Arena Champ-de-Mars in Paris.
Team GB judo athletes for Paris 2024 in full:
Chelsie Giles -52kg
Lele Nairne -57kg
Lucy Renshall -63kg
Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown -70kg
Emma Reid -78kg
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced the three squads of riders who will travel to France this summer to represent Team GB in the equestrian competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The squad of four representing dressage offers a mix of experience and young talent with Carl Hester set to compete in his seventh Games while his protégé Charlotte Dujardin will be hoping to become Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, should she claim a medal in Paris of any colour. Charlotte ‘Lottie’ Fry will be looking to build on her Tokyo experience and is reigning World Champion, whilst Becky Moody will look to make her Games debut.
Team GB’s eventing team will be looking to defend their Olympic title from Tokyo, a first since 1972, and two members of that squad, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen, have been named in the foursome. Ros Canter, who was the travelling reserve for Tokyo 2020, will be hoping for a first Olympic competition appearance, as will reigning World Champion Yasmin Ingham from the Isle of Man.
Paris 2024 will be a fifth Olympic Games for current Olympic individual jumping champion, Ben Maher, and he is joined by Tokyo 2020 Olympians Scott Brash and Harry Charles. Debutant of the group is Joe Stockdale, whose father Tim represented Team GB at Beijing in 2008.
Rider and horse combinations will be submitted by July 8 to Paris 2024 as part of the Sport Entry process for the Games.
Team GB Chef de Mission, Mark England said: “A huge congratulations to all the athletes, grooms, and horse owners named today as we select the three squads of equestrian riders that will travel to Paris to compete for Team GB.
“There is an incredible wealth of experience across all three disciplines, with some athletes set to compete at their fourth, fifth and seventh Olympic Games this summer, which will undoubtedly stand them in good stead in Paris. I look forward to watching them compete at the historic Palace of Versailles in a months’ time.”
Helen Nicholls, Equestrian Team Leader commented; “I’m exceptionally proud of the 12 athlete combinations and their connections who will travel to Paris across the three disciplines of equestrian. We have an exciting balance of experience, talent and potential, and we head to the Games in a strong position, and with medal ambitions. The hours of preparation, enormous sacrifice and total dedication will now be put to the ultimate test. The teams behind the athletes – both equine and human – have left no stone unturned in their quest to support them to their very best performances.
“The Olympic Games give us the opportunity to showcase our amazing sports and the unique bond between horse and rider to a new legion of supporters as well as give the equestrian community the chance to be part of Team GB and their family of sports. Here’s to making lifelong memories, achieving dreams and hopefully medal celebrations.”
The Olympic equestrian events will run from 27 July to 6 August at the historic Palace of Versailles and riders will compete across six medal events: team and individual in each of the disciplines.
Details:
Dressage
- Charlotte Dujardin (38) from Newent, Gloucestershire, with Carl Hester and Coral Ingham’s Imhotep (chestnut, gelding, 10yrs, 16.2hh, Everdale x Vivaldi, Breeder: T. Huizing NED) Groom: Francesca Gorni
- Charlotte Fry (28) from Den Hout, the Netherlands, and originally from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with Van Olst Horses and her own Glamourdale (black, stallion, 13yrs, 16.3hh, Lord Leatherdale x Negro, Breeder: J. Rodenburg NED) Groom: Richard Hauwaerts
- Carl Hester (56) from Newent, Gloucestershire, with Fiona Bigwood, Mette Dahl and his own Fame (bay, stallion, 14yrs, 16.2hh, Bordeaux 28 x Rhodium, Breeder: V. O. F. G. and M. Gerritsen NED) Groom: Lucy Scudamore
- Becky Moody (44) from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, with Jo Cooper and her own Jagerbomb (bay, gelding, 10yrs, 17.1hh, Dante Weltino x Jazz, Breeder: Becky Moody GBR) Groom: Kim Masson
Eventing
- Rosalind Canter (38) from Hallington, Lincolnshire, with Michele and Archie Saul’s Lordships Graffalo (bay, gelding, 12yrs, 17hh, Birkhof’s Grafenstolz x Rock King, Breeder: Lordships Stud, Writtle College GBR) Groom: Sarah Charnley
- Laura Collett (34) from Salperton, Gloucestershire, with Karen Bartlett, Keith Scott and her own London 52 (bay, gelding, 14yrs, 16.3hh, Landos x Quinar, Breeder: Ocke Riewerts GER) Groom: Tilly Hughes
- Yasmin Ingham (27) based in Nantwich, Cheshire and originally from the Isle of Man, with Janette Chinn and The Sue Davies Fund’s Banzai du Loir (chestnut, gelding, 13yrs, 16.2hh, Nouma D’Auzay x Livarot, Breeder: Pierre Gouye FRA) Groom: Alison Bell
- Tom McEwen (33) from Stroud, Gloucestershire, with James and Jo Lambert and Deirdre Johnston’s JL Dublin (dark brown, gelding, 13yrs, 16.2hh, Diarado x Cantano, Breeder: Volker Göttsche-Götze GER) Groom: Adam Short
Jumping
- Scott Brash (38) from Horsham, West Sussex and originally from Peebles, Scotland, with Lady Pauline Harris and Lady Pauline Kirkham’s Hello Jefferson (bay, gelding, 15yrs, 16.1hh, Cooper van de Heffinck x Irco Mena, Breeder: Bernard Mols BEL) Groom: David Honnet
- Harry Charles (24) from Alton, Hampshire, with Ann Thompson and his own Romeo 88 (bay, gelding, 15yrs, 17hh, Contact van de Heffink x Orlando, Breeder: Picobello Horses BEL) Groom: Georgia Ellwood
- Ben Maher (41) from Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, with Charlotte Rossetter, Pamela Wright and his own Point Break (bay, stallion, 10yrs, 16.2hh, Action-Breaker x Baloubet du Rouet, Breeder: Nya Äppelvikens Ridskola AB SWE) Groom: Derren Lake
- Joseph Stockdale (24) from Roade, Northamptonshire, with Joy Cocklin and Laura Stockdale’s Cacharel (bay, mare, 13yrs, 17hh, Cachas x Quinar, Breeder: Bohm Helmut GER) Groom: Charlotte Attwell
With just under 40 days to go until the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the British Olympic Association (BOA) has named the two hockey squads set to represent Team GB this summer.
The women’s squad features a wealth of Olympic experience with four athletes from the Rio 2016 squad being selected for Paris. Laura Roper, who is one of GB Hockey’s most decorated players, has been selected for her fourth Games having made her debut in London 2012. While captain Hollie Pearne-Webb, Lily Owsley and Giselle Ansley have been selected for their third Games having previously enjoyed medal success in both Rio and Tokyo. Six of the squad are returning for their second games and six are making their debut including Tess Howard and Charlotte Watson, who scored key goals at the FIH Pro League in London this month.
The men’s squad features a promising mix of debutants and Olympians with captain David Ames and Sam Ward representing Team GB for the third time while Jacob Draper, Rupert Shipperley, Phil Roper, Ollie Payne, Jack Waller and Liam Sanford have been selected for their second Games.
There are seven men making their Olympic debut in the squad including Gareth Furlong and Conor Williamson who also made their GB debut at the FIH Pro League.
Team GB Chef de Mission, Mark England MBE, commented: “It is always a special moment to be able to qualify athletes in team sports for an Olympic Games, and I am delighted to welcome the men’s and women’s hockey players to Team GB for Paris 2024. There is a fantastic wealth of experience across the two squads, along with some exciting Olympic debutants. This blend of experience will stand them in good stead this summer and I am confident that on their day they can match any team in the world.”
Men’s Head Coach Paul Revington said: “I’m incredibly proud to announce this group of athletes that will represent Team GB in Paris. This is the result of three years of effort, intensity, and real enjoyment together as a squad and we look forward to representing Great Britain on the biggest stage in our sport.
“The team that travels to Paris are only as strong as the squad around them and a reflection of the squad as a whole. Everyone has contributed unconditionally on our journey, adding immense value along the way and the selected athletes have the privilege of representing our Locker Room and their teammates at the Paris Olympic Games.
“This team is also supported by world class coaches and practitioners who have been a huge part of the squad’s journey to this point. I would like to acknowledge their significant contributions over the past three years before we start our final push towards the Olympic Games.”
Women’s Head Coach David Ralph said: “A huge congratulations to the players that have been selected to represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Whether this is your fourth Games or your first, being selected for an Olympics is an incredibly special moment which I know means a lot to all of our players.
“The GB women’s squad has a long history at the Olympic Games, and we now have the opportunity to create our own history. This is our moment and our chance to create memories for life.
“To the whole squad, I want to recognise their hard work and dedication that they’ve shown for the whole cycle. They have all played and will continue to play a really important role in terms of making sure the selected squad go into the Games in the best position possible.”
The Paris 2024 Olympic Hockey squad:
Men:
· James Albery –Hertford
· David Ames – Captain – Cookstown
· Will Calnan – first Games – Chobham
· Jacob Draper Grifiths Town – Pontypool
· Gareth Furlong –Cambridge
· David Goodfield –Telford
· Lee Morton – Glasgow
· Nick Park – Reading
· Ollie Payne (GK) –Torquay
· Phil Roper – Chester
· Liam Sanford – Wegberg Germany
· Rupert Shipperley – Cwmbran
· Zach Wallace – Caterham
· Jack Waller – Kingston
· Sam Ward – Leicester
· Conor Williamson – Esher
Reserves for the men’s team:
· James Mazarelo (GK) – Bowden
· Tim Nurse – first Games – Bournemouth
· Tom Sorsby – second Games – Sheffield
Women:
· Giselle Ansley – Kingsbridge
· Amy Costello – Edinburgh
· Fiona Crackles – Kirkby Lonsdale
· Hannah French – Ipswich
· Sophie Hamilton – Banbury
· Tess Howard – Cambridge
· Sarah Jones – Cardiff
· Lily Owsley – Bristol
· Hollie Pearne-Webb – Captain – Belper
· Flora Peel – Cheltenham
· Izzy Petter – Loughborough
· Miriam Pritchard (GK) – Oxford
· Sarah Robertson – second Games – Melrose
· Laura Roper – fourth Games – Sutton Coldfield
· Anna Toman – second Games – Derby
· Charlotte Watson – first Games – Dundee
Reserves for the women’s team:
· Grace Balsdon – Canterbury
· Jess Buchanan (GK) – Glasgow
· Lily Walker – Walsall