Paris: Grassroots to Glory
World champ swimmer Freya Colbert’s first Olympics
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Freya goes to Paris as 400m medley world champion. Show more
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13 year old Iona Winnifrith from Kent is the youngest member of the GB Paralympic Swim team.
Ben Watts chats to Iona, her mum, and coach Michael Ellis.
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World champion Freya Colbert from Lincolnshire, who trains in Loughborough, heads to Paris supported by her family and cheered on by her former school.
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Colchester light-middleweight boxer Lewis Richardson tells Sonia Watson why his focus is solely on his own performance now he has secured qualification. Show more
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Cornish Para swimmer Suzanna Hext, who trains at Bath Uni, talks about how her hearing dog Kimmy has changed her life. She's deaf and has to wear cochlear implants. Show more
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Milton Keynes badminton player Sean Vendy says his childhood dream of Olympic gold is achievable. He's visited New Bradwell Primary to inspire a new generation of players. Show more
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Boxer Adam Olaore lives and trains in the North East, but he's hoping to win Gold for Nigeria. Show more
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Teesside sprinter Richard Kilty lost Silver at the Tokyo Games when he and his 4x100m relay team-mates were disqualified. He’s back for one last shot at glory in Paris. Show more
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Gymnast Becky Downie MBE has been named in Team GB's artistic gymnastics squad for Paris 2024. She's contributed towards exposing a culture of bullying and abuse in gymnastics. Show more
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Team GB rower Sam Redgrave will make her Olympic debut at Paris as part of the Women's Four. And no.....she is not related to Steve Redgrave. Show more
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Laura Stephens heads to Paris as reigning 400m butterfly world champion. But she almost gave up swimming when she was a young girl. Show more
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Meet Dawn Peart, the trailblazer team manager behind British Swimming and Team GB. She's British Swimming’s Head of Performance, Team Development, and Planning. Show more
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Delicious Orie could be one of the big stars in Paris. The Super heavyweight boxer won gold at the Commonwealth games in Birmingham and is tipped to do the same at the Olympics. Show more
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Peterborough gymnast Jake Jarman says sacrificing his social life and missing family events has been worth it to achieve his Olympic debut. Show more
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Get to know the Paralympic record holder, from Hereford, who is aiming beyond simply gold. He's set on clearing the competition this summer. Show more
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She was introduced to the sport at primary school and has played it ever since. Show more
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Rose Harvey started running 10 years ago for fun and discovered, to her surprise, she's rather good. Now she's going to Paris as a marathon runner. Show more
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No one knows Telford sprinter Rio Mitcham better than his dad, Ian. Show more
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The Kidderminster athlete, who trains at Loughborough, has swapped the pool for the not just one, but three sports of the triathlon! It'll be Cashmore's 6th Paralympic games. Show more
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At the age of 23 Kare Adenegan will be making her third Paralympics appearance. The British wheelchair athlete specialises in sprint distances in the T34 classification. Show more