Four-time Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox insists “competing is the easy bit” as she bids to win Great Britain’s maiden medal of Paris 2024 following a series of injury setbacks. The dual-sport athlete will focus solely on track cycling at the third Games of her career having excelled on both the bike and as a sprinter...
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British Army veteran Jaco van Gass hopes to deliver more Paralympic success
Double Paralympic cycling champion Jaco van Gass is determined to secure more glory for Great Britain after revealing he wanted his adopted country to lose in Paris less than 12 months ago. The former soldier, who was one of the breakout stars of Tokyo 2020, is competing in five events in the French capital, beginning...
ParalympicsGB flagbearer Lucy Shuker eager to emulate Tom Daley as LGBTQ+ beacon
British flagbearer Lucy Shuker hopes to follow in the footsteps of Tom Daley by being a beacon of hope for the LGBTQ+ community in Paris. The wheelchair tennis player will proudly lead her nation into the opening ceremony of the Paralympics on Wednesday evening after being selected for the role alongside wheelchair basketball athlete Terry...
Lucy Shuker and Terry Bywater named ParalympicsGB’s opening ceremony flagbearers
Wheelchair tennis player Lucy Shuker and wheelchair basketball player Terry Bywater have been selected as ParalympicsGB’s flagbearers for the opening ceremony of Paris 2024. Shuker made history alongside her former doubles partner Jordanne Whiley when they became the first women to win a medal for Great Britain in their sport by claiming bronze at London...
Jonnie Peacock piles pressure on his rivals as he targets a third Paralympic title
Former Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock declared he is now “the hunter” as he questioned whether his sprint rivals can handle the pressure of Paris 2024. British poster boy Peacock is seeking to complete a hat-trick of 100m golds at the fourth Games of his glittering career after settling for joint bronze in crowd-free Tokyo following...
Will Bayley putting mental wellbeing first in bid for ‘ultimate achievement’
British table tennis star Will Bayley has made mental health his number one priority as he chases the “ultimate achievement” of being Paralympic, world and European champion simultaneously. Bayley clinched individual gold at Rio 2016 but had to settle for silver five years later in Tokyo when he felt “a bit fragile” amid the lasting...
David Smith aiming to go one better than Adam Peaty in bid for golden hat-trick
Boccia champion David Smith is “raring to go” for Paris but feels Adam Peaty’s near miss at the Olympics proves how difficult it is to win gold at three successive Games. The 35-year-old travels to the Paralympics as Britain’s most successful player of the boules-like sport and looking to defend the individual BC1 title he...
Olympic silver medallist Izzy Thorpe ‘hungry for LA’ with gold in her sights
Izzy Thorpe revealed the historic Olympic silver she won alongside Kate Shortman in Paris has given the pair the conviction they can go one better in four years’ time. The childhood friends became the first Britons to claim an Olympic medal in artistic swimming earlier this month as they finished runners-up to Chinese twin sisters...
Great Britain taking team of 215 to compete at the Paris Paralympics
Great Britain has named a 215-strong team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a record representation of female athletes. The Paris Paralympics will be held between August 28 and September 8 with females making up 46 per cent of the British team. Chef de mission Penny Briscoe said: “I am absolutely delighted to confirm...
Laura Robson backs Emma Raducanu’s preparation ahead of US Open
Former British number one Laura Robson believes Emma Raducanu has had the perfect preparation for the US Open. Raducanu has played just three matches since reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in July as she made the quarter-finals of the Washington Open at the start of the month. She skipped the Olympics in order to...
Team GB stars greeted by adoring fans on return home from Paris Olympics
Team GB’s returning Olympic stars were greeted by hoards of cheering supporters at St Pancras International as they arrived back in the UK after winning 65 medals in Paris. The athletes travelled home by Eurostar following Sunday’s closing ceremony in the French capital and were told their feats had inspired the next generation. Among those...
Fifth-place finish for Britain in Paris cycling medal table as they lose summit
For the first time in two decades Great Britain did not finish top of the cycling medal table at an Olympic Games. Paris 2024 saw Team GB fifth, below France, the Netherlands, Australia and the United States. Eleven medals was more than any other nation, but this time the colours had changed. Two gold medals...