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The Latest Breaking News from GB

The Olympic sports in Paris with no British athletes competing

Wrestling, fencing, volleyball and handball are among the sports with no GB representation at the 2024 Olympics

The Independent UK

Inside the Olympic medal factories: how Team GB are shaping up in key sports

Big names eye gold in athletics and swimming while Britain hope to improve on their rowing showing from Tokyo

The Guardian - UK

How Keely Hodgkinson can spark a ‘golden era’ for British athletics at Paris Olympics

The 800m star must now contend with expectations that less than gold will be a disappointment, but Team GB has hope elsewhere, too, with Matthew Hudson-Smith, Josh Kerr and Katarina Johnson-Thompson

The Independent UK

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The next Anthony Joshua? Team GB’s six boxers face daunting task at Paris Olympics

Charley Davison competed at the Tokyo Games – the only member of the squad with Olympics experience

The Independent UK

24 for Paris 2024: must-watch Olympians who will light up the Games

Our writers pick six GB athletes, six Australians, six Americans and six from around the world who have stories well worth following

The Guardian - UK

Hamish McArthur eager to grab chance to ‘inspire people’ with Paris medal bid

McArthur has outdoor challenges to pursue after trying to win GB’s first Olympic climbing medal.

The Independent UK

Charlie Aldridge: I never expected to be at Paris but I'll be gunning for the podium

A year ago, a place in GB's team for the Paris 2024 Olympics seemed a unlikely prospect but after a remarkable 12 months, the Perth mountain biker…

The National (Scotland)

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The weird history of Olympic football: Featuring Thierry Henry, protesting sailors and a very angry Hitler

France have an all-star boss targeting gold in Paris – if the past 128 years are anything to go by, he’ll have to navigate some bizarre events to succeed

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Daryll Neita describes ‘interesting dynamic’ with GB rival Dina Asher-Smith

The pair will compete against and alongside each other in Paris in the individual and relay sprint events.

The Independent UK

Who is Rebecca McGowan? Taekwondo star striving for medal after winning ‘biggest battle’ to reach Paris 2024

The 24-year-old edged double OIympic bronze medallist Bianca Cook for a spot in Paris after a gruelling selection process

The Independent UK

Team GB placed on bullish course for record Olympic medal haul in Paris

Team GB’s athletes will be part of the ‘most sophisticated high-performance system in the world’ at the Paris Olympics according to the director of performance

The Guardian - UK

Hodgkinson and Kerr lead GB gold medal hopes in Olympic athletics team

Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr are among the gold medal hopes in Great Britain’s athletics squad for the Paris Olympic Games, which was named on Friday

The Guardian - UK

Two debutants in final Olympic squad for Team GB after Katie Archibald injury

Women's road team also announced, with Lizzie Deignan competing at fourth Olympic Games

Cycling Weekly

Four climbers named in Great Britain squad for Paris Olympics

The GB climbing team was represented by only Shauna Coxsey in Tokyo three years ago.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t age yourself’: meet GB’s unlikely Olympic skateboard trio aged 15 to 50

Sky Brown and Andy Macdonald bridge a 35-year gap, giving Team GB the widest age range to feature in an Olympic skateboarding team

The Independent UK

Chelsie Giles among five-strong Team GB judo squad for Paris 2024

The 27-year-old has become European champion and won world silver since Tokyo 2020.

Cycling Weekly

Geraint Thomas not picked by GB during his final Olympic cycle

Double gold medallist misses out on spot in five-man road team

The Independent UK

‘Best in the world’ Ellie Kildunne ready to squash Olympic guilt for Team GB’s rugby sevens squad

Kildunne was forced to miss the Tokyo Olympics to pursue XVs rugby full-time but is now ready to shine in Paris off the back of an incredible Women’s Six Nations campaign

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Cycling Weekly

Katie Archibald out of Paris Olympics after tripping in garden and breaking lower leg

Team GB's star rider breaks two bones in fall, out of games

The Independent UK

No-one remembers fourth place – Jasmine Joyce determined to win medal in Paris

Joyce will become the first British rugby player to appear at three Olympic Games.

The Independent UK

Team GB name four Olympic gold medallists in women’s hockey squad for Paris 2024

Laura Roper will aim to win a fourth Olympic medal, while Hollie Pearne-Webb, Lily Owsley and Giselle Ansley have also been selected again.

Cycling Weekly

Herne Hill Velodrome expecting 'smashfest' as UCI track event returns

GB athletes set to go up against local riders at South London Grand Prix this week

The Guardian - UK

The Joy of Six: commentators losing themselves in the moment

From a Norwegian whose gleeful words are still aped today, to some brilliant rugby league apoplexy, via golfing disbelief and more

AAP

Aussies enjoy big hockey double in den of GB rivals

Australia's national hockey teams have earned morale-boosting victories in their Olympic build-up, both beating their British hosts in the FIH Pro League.

The Independent UK

Three-year cycle and IBA split behind reduced GB boxing squad – Rob McCracken

Just six fighters will head to Paris to represent Great Britain at this summer’s Olympics.

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