24 new names to watch for Paris 2024

Paris 2024 17 Apr 24

The clock is rapidly ticking down to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Future Olympic stars

With just 100 days to go until the French capital hosts the very best of sport, we're looking at the up-and-coming British names you might not know.

Here are 24 British athletes you should look out for in 2024.

Boxing: Chantelle Reid

Following a six-year stint away from the sport due to a disc injury, the wealth management apprentice clinched herself a spot at the Paris Games in the 75kg category.

Cycling BMX: Ross Cullen

Ross Cullen took up BMX when spotting his local track aged six and rocketed to youth success. A travelling reserve for Tokyo, Cullen has since topped the podium at the recent Paris test event and finished sixth at the World Championships in 2023.

Hockey: Zach Wallace

In 2023, Tokyo 2020 Olympian Zach Wallace scored what was heralded as one of the greatest goals in the hockey history with an upright reverse ‘tomahawk’ strike against New Zealand. His performances will be key in Team GB's pursuit of a first men's hockey medal since 1988.

Diving: Noah Williams

With world and European silver in the men's 10m sychro platform in 2022, Noah Williams is now chasing Olympic gold alongside teammate Tom Daley in what is set to be his second Games.

Climbing: Toby Roberts

History-making teenager Toby Roberts became the first male sport climber to qualify for the Olympics with gold at the Olympic qualifier in 2023.

Skateboarding: Lola Tambling

Cornish skater Lola Tambling was just 14 years old when she finished sixth in the world at the 2023 World Championships and continues to impress on the international circuit.

Gymnastics: Ondine Achampong

Beam specialist Ondine Achampong added four national titles to her name in 2024, having already wracked up an impressive medal hall at world, European and Commonwealth level.

Judo: Lachlan Moorhead

The current -81kg Commonwealth Games champion, Lachlan Moorhead has soared to two Grand Prix medals in the past two years and is looking to complete his childhood dreams with gold in Paris this summer.

Modern Pentathlon: Kerenza Bryson

A qualified doctor and army reserve, Kerenza Bryson qualified Team GB for Paris 2024 with 2023 World Championship bronze on home soil last summer.

Cycling BMX Freestyle: Kieran Reilly

A Geordie who landed the world’s first triple air trick, Kieran Reilly has already shared World Cup podiums with Tokyo champion Charlotte Worthington and rocketed to history with World Championships gold on home soil in 2023.

Track Cycling: Emma Finucane

Emma Finucane became the fastest woman to go 200m at sea level in 2023 whilst storming to World Championship gold in the women's sprint, adding the European crown to her name in 2024.

Equestrian: Harry Charles

The son of London 2012 champion Peter Charles, Harry helped Britain's showjumpers win their first world team medal in 24 years to bank an Olympic quota place in 2022.

Canoeing: Kimberley Woods

Experienced paddler Kim Woods will enter her second Games as reigning world champion in the brand new Olympic event of kayak cross.

Sailing: Ellie Aldridge

Ellie Aldridge will be Team GB's first-ever Olympic Formula Kiteboarder in Paris and added the European title and a world silver medal to her name in 2023.

Athletics: Molly Caudery

World indoor pole vault champion Molly Caudery is the newest and brightest star in British athletics, clocking a new world lead of 4.86m on her way to gold in Glasgow.

Rowing: Matt Aldridge

Finally unleashed on the British team after a few near misses, Matt Aldridge was part of the men's four who retained their world title in 2023. He played his part in a superb season for the new-look boat the previous year but contracted Covid-19 at the worlds and was widely praised for his attitude as his team-mates went on to take gold.

Shooting: Seonaid McIntosh

Britain's most successful female shooter of all time, Seonaid McIntosh sealed Team GB a quota spot with 10m silver at the 2023 European Championships before notching a new British record of 591 points in the 3 position rifle at the European Games.

Triathlon: Beth Potter

Reigning triathlon world champion Beth Potter will return to the Olympics for Team GB in her second sport. A glorious 2023 saw Potter also take victory in the Olympic test event.

Archery: Penny Healey

The Telford teenager is the newest and brightest member of the British archery team, topping the world rankings after individual gold at the Archery World Cup and has since collected two more golds at the European Games in the individual and women's team recurve.

Taekwondo: Caden Cunningham

Winning European Games gold in the +87kg category at the European Games set Caden Cunningham for a stellar 2023, also taking Rome Grand Prix gold.

Swimming: Freya Colbert

Freya Colbert opened her 2024 by taking the 400m individual medley world title and has since qualified for her first Olympics in Paris.

Rugby sevens: Isla Norman-Bell

Isla Norman-Bell was part of the team that sealed Paris 2024 qualification with European Games gold in 2023. Her solo scores on the HSBC SVNS tour this season have impressed, cementing her as a key member of the squad.

Trampoline: Izzy Songhurst

The European synchronised champion and a world individual bronze medallist, Izzy Songhurst qualified Team GB their spot for Paris 2024 by reaching the world final in 2023.

Marathon swimming: Hector Pardoe

Vegetarian Hector Pardoe, who covers 85km in the pool every week, punched his ticket to Paris with a historic 10km bronze at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, becoming the first British man to win a global open water medal since Welsh compatriot David Davies. In 2023, Pardoe set a new record for the fastest swim from end to end of Lake Windermere in 3 hours 40 minutes and 28 seconds.

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