Great Britain has been projected to bring home more than 66 medals this summer at the 2024 Olympics, including 13 golds. If the nation can smash this achievement, it will top the 65 won in Tokyo for the postponed Games in 2020.
With the Paris Olympics rapidly approaching and Team GB’s new kit officially launched, eyes are now on the athletes who will travel out to France to compete for the top prize.
Team GB have many exciting competitors who have been heavily backed to finish on the podium in their respective sports this year. While there are many more to celebrate, we’ve highlighted 15 athletes who are in with a big chance of being crowned Olympic champions, including Adam Peaty, Tom Daley, Sky Brown and others. Take a look below.
9. Emily Campbell (weightlifting)
Campbell became the first female Olympic weightlifting medallist in Team GB history at the Tokyo Games when she picked up silver. She will be hoping to upgrade it to gold to match her European and Commonwealth titles | Getty Images
10. Bryony Page (trampoline)
Page has won both bronze and silver at the Olympics and will be hoping that Paris will present her with the gold | Getty Images
11. Tom Dean (swimming)
The Tokyo double gold medallist has been tipped for more success this year and has set his sights on a hefty medal haul himself | AFP via Getty Images
12. Keely Hodgkinson (athletics)
Hodgkinson set a British record at just 19 during the Tokyo Games to come away with silver in the 800m. With golds in the Diamond League and the European Championships, eyes will be on what she can achieve in Paris | Getty Images