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in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The delegation of 327 athletes included 172 women and 155 men and featured 73 medallists from previous Games. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland (whose people may elect to hold Irish citizenship and are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland at the Olympics). Additionally some

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compete separately from Britain in Olympic competition. British athletes have appeared in every

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of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Greece, and Switzerland, although Great Britain is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at all of them. This streak was maintained in Paris when

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and Tom McEwen won gold in the Equestrian Team eventing competition on Day three of the Games. The first medal for the team was won on the first morning at the diving centre, where

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and

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won bronze in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard, the first 'synchro' medal ever won by British women at the Olympics, and one of five diving medals won by the team. During the Games the British team won its first ever Olympic medals in

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, with

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' gold in the men's combined, and in artistic swimming, with Kate Shortman and

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taking silver in the women's duet. Meanwhile track cyclist

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became the first British female athlete to win three medals at the same Games since Mary Rand in Tokyo in 1964. Rowing, by gold medals (three), and cycling, by overall medals (11), were the most successful disciplines for Team GB in Paris. Great Britain won three medals in three events in triathlon, including one gold, and five medals, including two golds, from six equestrian events, with every member of the equestrian team, and all but one member of the triathlon team bringing home a medal. British athletes won medals in all four velodrome team events, all five athletics stadium relays, all four synchronised diving events, all three equestrian team events, eight rowing boats, the mixed triathlon relay and a unique second successive gold in the men's 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay for the exact same four swimmers who had previously won gold in Tokyo, a feat never achieved previously by any nation in a swimming event. A number of previous British Olympic champions ended their competitive career in Paris; Tom Daley announced his retirement after winning a British record fifth diving medal in five games in the men's 10 metre synchronised platform, a silver with Noah Williams, who himself later became only the third male British diver to win an individual platform medal;

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withdrew from the tennis singles but reached the quarter-finals in the men's doubles with Dan Evans in his final tournament; six time Olympic medallist Max Whitlock finished fourth in both the men's team and the individual pommel horse finals in his fourth and final Olympic Games. 65 medals were won, the third most overall medals won by any nation in the Games after United States and

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, beating the amount won in Tokyo 2020 and the lower target of 50 set by UK Sport. 14 gold medals were won, the lowest amount since Athens 2004 – leading to a final ranking of 7th in the medal table.

Medallists

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Administration

On 17 March 2022, the British Olympic Association announced that

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would be the team's chef de mission in Paris, following his success in the role at the two previous Games in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, where Great Britain won 67 and 64 medals respectively.

Medal targets

UK Sport, the organisation responsible for investing money sourced from the National Lottery and the government into Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom, set the team a target of winning between 50 and 70 medals in Paris.

Competitors

Archery

Penny Healey gained a quota for Great Britain by winning the gold medal in the women's individual recurve at the

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in Kraków, Poland. The individual quota was returned when the British women's team won the bronze medal, and with it qualification for a full women's team, at the 2024 Final Team Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey. The men's team matched this performance at the same event. The squad of six archers was announced on 1 July 2024. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Artistic swimming

Great Britain qualified two athletes to the artistic swimming duet competition as a result of finishing top of the eligible teams on combined scores from the Duet Technical and Duet Free events at the 2024 World Championships in Doha. Kate Shortman and

were named as the duo for the Olympics on 14 May 2024. Shortman and Thorpe were in fourth place after their

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-themed technical round performance, 0.7 points outside of a medal position. In the free routine the British pairing's Rising Phoenix routine scored 294.5085, highest in the round, giving them a combined total of 558.5367, second overall and winning a silver medal, Britain's first ever Olympic medal in the sport.

Athletics

British track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): The selection policy of UK Athletics is that to accept a world ranking invite, the athlete must meet either the qualification standard itself, or in certain cases a slightly lower UK Athletics standard. In addition, all individual medallists from the

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will be guaranteed selection if they have the required standard as the selector's discretionary picks. As a result, not all eligible athletes will necessarily be selected to travel to Paris. Great Britain won quotas in all five relays at the

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in May 2024. The team was announced on 5 July 2024. On 29 July Charlie Carvell withdrew from the 4x400 metres relay squad due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by Sam Reardon. On 1 August Jake Wightman was forced to pull out of the Games due to a hamstring injury sustained during training and he was replaced by Elliot Giles. On 4 August Charlotte Purdue withdrew from the marathon due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Clara Evans. Great Britain won 10 athletics medals in Paris which was the highest number since the

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. In addition they set new national records in eight events, two of which were also European records. ;Track and road events ;Men ;Women ;Mixed ;Field events ;Men ;Women ;Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Badminton

Great Britain entered three badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Boxing

Great Britain qualified six boxers into the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Charley Davison (women's bantamweight), along with rookies

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(men's super heavyweight) and Rosie Eccles (women's welterweight), secured the spots in their respective weight divisions, either by advancing to the semifinal match or finishing in the top two, at the

in Nowy Targ, Poland. A fourth and fifth boxer, Patrick Brown, and

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won a quota at men's heavyweight and women's middleweight respectively at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. They were joined by Lewis Richardson at men's light-middleweight from the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2. A further boxer fighting from the GB Boxing stable, and sparring partner of Reid, Cameroonian-born

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, also qualified at women's middleweight, but was representing the Olympic Refugee Team as she did not have a British passport, although she had lived in the United Kingdom since she was 10, had been a British champion on several occasions and trained as part of the GB squad. Ngamba was actively seeking British citizenship but because Reid had already qualified in the same weight division she would have represented the Refugee Olympic Team at the Games regardless of whether she had been granted a UK passport before then, thus becoming the first boxer from the Refugee team.

Canoeing

Slalom

Great Britain initially qualified a boat in the men's C-1 class at the

in Kraków, Poland. However, this was superseded when they secured a quota in this class at the

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at Lea Valley in

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. They also qualified boats in the men's K-1 and the women's C-1 and K-1 classes at this event. All slalom canoeists qualified can also take part in the new Olympic extreme kayak/kayak cross discipline. Team GB announced their squad for Paris on 15 November 2023. The experienced team includes former Olympic men's K-1 champion and current world champion in both this and the KX-1 discipline Joe Clarke, as well as Tokyo women's C-1 silver medallist and reigning world champion Mallory Franklin and current women's KX-1 world champion Kimberley Woods. Although C1 canoeist Adam Burgess is eligible to compete in the KX-1 kayak cross event as a C1 slalom entrant, his participation in the second event was not initially announced; Burgess' place in kayak cross was confirmed on 14 June 2024. Kayak cross

Cycling

The first batch of riders were announced on 24 June 2024. Tom Pidcock rode in multiple disciplines, on both road and mountain bike. Team GB named the remainder of the squad on 4 July 2024.

Road

Great Britain secured a quota in the women's road time trial, when

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finished fourth at the

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women's time trial. The top ten NOCs each received one quota for the Olympic time trial. Josh Tarling secured a quota in the men's road time trial when he won the bronze medal at the same World Championships. At the end of the qualification period, Great Britain had achieved fourth place in both the men's and women's rankings, guaranteeing a full team of four riders in both road races, and second quotas in each of the time trials. Great Britain were the only NOC to secure a full slate of quotas in all four events. In the Games, however, Great Britain chose to forgo their second time trial quota in each event. Men Women

Track

Results from the

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events in

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and Hong Kong ensured that the Great Britain women's team pursuit team could not finish below tenth overall in the team pursuit world rankings, and were thus guaranteed a quota in all three women's track endurance events in Paris. Further results in the Pan American championships, the final pre-Olympic continental qualifier, confirmed Great Britain's full track team. Team Sprint Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final Travelling reserves: Joe Truman and

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. Sprint Keirin Team Pursuit Travelling reserves: Mark Stewart,

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Omnium Madison In the men's event travelling reserve Mark Stewart was a late replacement for Ethan Hayter who pulled out with a thigh injury. Stewart joined Oliver Wood but the pairing, who were silver medallists at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, finished in tenth place after Wood was involved in a crash with the Dutch pair. The Netherlands were eventually disqualified improving the British team to ninth.

Mountain biking

Great Britain were assured of a quota in the men's event when the reigning Olympic champion Tom Pidcock won the gold medal at the

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in Glasgow. A full quota of two men and two women was obtained through the final UCI mountain biking Olympic rankings.

BMX

Freestyle
Great Britain secured quotas at the

in Glasgow when

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won the gold medal in the men's event and reigning Olympic champion Charlotte Worthington ensured that her country was the third highest placed

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in the women's event. However, these quotas will only be finalised after the completion of the qualification process to ensure full continental representation in the event. Reilly's place was confirmed on 23 June 2024 after he finished second in the Olympic Qualifier Series. Race
Reigning Olympic champion

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won the gold medal at the

to secure a quota for Great Britain in the women's event. A quota in the men's racing was confirmed by the UCI Olympic BMX Racing rankings. Travelling reserves: Ross Cullen, Emily Hutt

Diving

British divers secured a full slate of quotas for Paris 2024. One quota in the women's individual 10 metre platform event was gained by winning a gold medal in the event at the

in Rzeszów, Poland, The remaining quotas were achieved by the British squads at the

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in Fukuoka, Japan and the

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in Doha, Qatar. The first team members were announced on 7 May 2024, with the remainder being confirmed on 12 June 2024. Men Women

Equestrian

Great Britain entered a full squad of equestrian riders each to the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions through a top-six finish in dressage and top-five in jumping at the

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in the team after she pulled out. Andrew Gould was named as the new alternate. Joe Stockdale was named for show-jumping and Tom McEwen for eventing. Carl Hester was selected among the three dressage riders and became the second British athlete to compete at seven Olympic Games, matching the record of fellow equestrian Nick Skelton.

Dressage

Eventing

Jumping

Field hockey

Summary

Men's tournament

Great Britain men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top three at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers. During the tournament, Tom Sorsby and Tim Nurse, who had heen selected as a travelling reserves, were brought into the playing squad as replacements for the injured David Goodfield and Nick Park respectively. Squad Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal

Women's tournament

Great Britain women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top three at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers. The squad was announced on 18 June 2024. Squad Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal

Golf

Great Britain qualified two players for both the men's and women's tournaments via the world rankings as at 17 and 24 June 2024 respectively. Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood were named as the men's representatives on 21 June 2024. Georgia Hall and

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were announced as the women's representatives on 28 June 2024.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Great Britain fielded a full squad of ten artistic gymnasts for Paris after achieving top-three finishes in both the men's and women's team all-around competitions at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool. The team was announced on 13 June 2024. James Hall was named reserve for the men's team. Max Whitlock was attempting to become the first male gymnast to medal at four successive games on a single apparatus but finished fourth in the pommel horse final. Men
Team Individual Women
Team ;Individual

Trampoline

Great Britain qualified a gymnast for the men's and women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight of both events at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. A second female trampoline gymnast qualified through the Trampoline World Cup Series. The team was announced on 13 June 2024.

Judo

Qualification ended on 23 June 2024 and Great Britain had five judokas, all women, in qualifying positions. In the two heavier classes, Great Britain has two judoka in each class in qualification position, from which they will select one per class. The team was announced on 30 June 2024.

Modern pentathlon

British modern pentathletes confirmed four quota places for Paris 2024. Defending champion Joe Choong, along with rookie Olivia Green on the women's side, secured a quota each in their respective individual events by finishing among the eight highest-ranked modern pentathletes eligible for qualification at the

in Kraków, Poland; Kerenza Bryson gained a quota by winning a bronze medal at the 2023 UIPM World Championships in

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qualified a quota through the final Olympic ranking. In the women's section, both defending Olympic champion

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and Jessica Varley were also in qualification positions, as was Charlie Brown in the men' section. Great Britain could elect any of the eligible athletes so long as they remain within the two per NOC limit. In the event, Team GB selected reigning Olympic Champion Kate French over Olivia Green, otherwise selecting those three athletes that had secured the primary qualification. On 20 July 2024, Team GB announced that Pillage had withdrawn for injury reasons, to be replaced by Charlie Brown. French qualified for the women's final at the Games with a fifth place finish in her semi-final, but withdrew due to illness.

Rowing

Great Britain's rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the

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, Serbia or the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in May 2024. The team was named on 5 June 2024. Great Britain won eight rowing medals, including three golds, representing the team's best ever haul from an overseas Olympics. Men Women Travelling reserves: James Robson, Olivia Bates and Lucy Glover. Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

Summary

Women's tournament

Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the

in Kraków. The squad was announced on 19 June 2024. Squad ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Quarter-finals ---- ;5–8th place playoff semi-finals ---- ;Seventh place match

Sailing

British sailors qualified boats in eight classes at the

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in The Hague, Netherlands. Qualification in the men's Formula Kite and mixed 470 classes was achieved at later events to give Great Britain a full team for the sailing events for the sixth consecutive Games. On 11 October 2023, it was announced that ten sailors had been selected as the first athletes chosen in any sport to represent Team GB in Paris. They included Tokyo 2020 medallists Anna Burnet, John Gimson and

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. ;Elimination events ;Medal race events M = Medal race; BFD = Black flag disqualification; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; UFD = "U" Flag disqualification

Shooting

British shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships,

, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. Shooters who gain a quota place may also take part in other events for which they have a sufficient qualification score, a rule that will allow

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to take part in the 50 metre three-position rifle event. Michael Bargeron achieved a quota in the 50 metre 3-position air rifle for men at the ISSF World Qualification event, which also entitled Great Britain to a team consisting of Bargeron and McIntosh in the mixed team 10m air rifle. The team was officially confirmed on 28 June 2024. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Skateboarding

Great Britain entered three skateboarders to compete in the park events at the Games. Sky Brown and Lola Tambling qualified among the top 20 eligible skateboarders in the women's park with Andy Macdonald matching this in the men's competition following the

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events in Shanghai and Budapest. The 50 year old Macdonald had previously represented the USA but qualified to compete for Great Britain at his first Olympic Games due to his father's nationality. The team was officially named on 1 July 2024.

Sport climbing

won the European continental qualifying event in

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, France in October, 2023 to secure Great Britain a quota in the men's boulder and lead combined event. A further three qualifications were confirmed at the

events in Shanghai and Budapest. The team was officially announced on 3 July 2024. Roberts won gold to claim the first ever sport climbing Olympic medal for Great Britain. ;Boulder & lead combined

Swimming

British swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):

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's own selection policy is more restrictive, and not all qualifying swimmers may be selected for Paris. Leah Crisp secured a continental quota in the women's 10 km open water event at the

in Doha.

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and

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also qualified for the men's event at the same championships. The remaining 30 members of the team were announced on 16 April 2024, following the end of the main qualification event, the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. Included were returning Olympic champions Matt Richards, Duncan Scott, James Guy, Tom Dean, Adam Peaty, Kathleen Dawson, Anna Hopkin and Freya Anderson. ;Men Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats. ;Women Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats. ;Mixed Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Table tennis

Great Britain qualified two athletes for the table tennis competition at the Games. Anna Hursey won the first of the five available spots for women's singles quotas through the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Liam Pitchford won a men's quota by virtue of the final world ranking for the Olympics. Hursey and Pitchford had their places officially confirmed by Team GB on 2 July 2024.

Taekwondo

Great Britain qualified four athletes by virtue of finishing in the top five in the Olympic rankings in their respective events. They included two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones and Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Bradly Sinden. The team was formally announced on 30 June 2024, confirming the selection of

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over former world champion Bianca Cook

Tennis

At the conclusion of the

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, which marked the end of the Olympic ranking period, Great Britain had five tennis players in ranking positions; Jack Draper, Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie in men's singles, Joe Salisbury in men's doubles and Katie Boulter in women's singles. Two time champion

received one of two invitational places available from the ITF. Emma Raducanu was also offered an invitational place but declined to accept it. Murray later withdrew from the singles. Norrie also pulled out just hours before his first round match due to an injury. The British Olympic Association announced on 16 June that Neal Skupski would also compete in men's doubles with Salisbury. Further singles quotas and doubles pairings may be available dependent on withdrawals and combined rankings. Evans/Murray, Boulter/ Heather Watson and Harriet Dart/ Maia Lumsden have been nominated for additional places; of these pairings, Boulter and Watson are guaranteed selection on their 'combined ranking' as it is within the top 24 doubles pair combinations possible, while others will depend on nominations and withdrawals from other NOCs. Final entries will be confirmed on 4 July apart from the mixed doubles which will be determined on 24 July once the Games have begun. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Triathlon

Great Britain confirmed four quota places (two per gender) in the triathlon events for Paris, after finishing second behind the host nation France at the 2022 Mixed Relay World Championships in Montreal, Canada. On 18 August 2023, Alex Yee, the Tokyo individual silver medallist, won the Paris test event, thus meeting the Team GB criteria for pre-selection and guaranteeing his place on the team. Yee and Beth Potter's selection for Paris was confirmed on 23 November 2023. A third women's berth, but not a men's third quota, was confirmed following the

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event in

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. As Great Britain have only two men's quotas, Alex Yee is the first of the triathletes also confirmed for the mixed relay. On 19 June, Team GB confirmed the final three triathletes,

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, Georgia Taylor-Brown and

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. This confirmed Dickinson also in the relay as the only other male athlete. ;Individual ;Relay

Weightlifting

Great Britain qualified one quota in weightlifting for Paris. The returning European +87 kg champion and Olympic silver medallist

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qualified for the games, through the IWF Olympics Qualification Rankings. Her place was officially confirmed by Team GB on 6 June 2024.

Sports Not Contested By Great Britain In Paris

Basketball

Neither of the men's or women's teams managed to qualify for the full-court tournament. The men's team made it through the first qualifying round for the

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finishing in 3rd position before being eliminated in the second round in last place. The women's team finished 10th at EuroBasket Women 2023 therefore ending their chances to qualify for the Olympics. Both the men's and women's sides failed to qualify for the 3x3 events.

Breaking

Team GB failed to qualify any B-Boys or B-Girls for the Olympics through the Olympic Qualifier Series' in Shanghai and Budapest.

Fencing

Great Britain failed to qualify any fencers through qualifying tournaments or official rankings.

Football

The men's England side won the

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. However, as no decision could be agreed between the four home nations consisting of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland because of concerns around playing in future competitions, no team was sent with their place being redistributed to Ukraine. The women's side is represented by England after an agreement was reached between the four home nations nominating the highest ranked football nation to send a team if they meet the requirements to qualify. England failed to do this, finishing in second place behind the Netherlands on the same points but having a lower goal scored total in their UEFA Women's Nations League 2023-24 group, therefore ending their hopes of qualifying for the Olympics.

Handball

Team GB did not enter any handball teams for qualification to the Olympics.

Surfing

Great Britain failed to qualify any surfers for the Olympics at the

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in 2022, 2023 or 2024 or through the

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Volleyball

Team GB did not enter any teams for either beach or inside volleyball.

Water Polo

A men's team was not entered to try and qualify for the

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, therefore ending their chances of qualifying for the Olympics. The women's side failed to qualify for the Olympics finishing in 11th at the

Wrestling

Great Britain failed to qualify any wrestlers for the Olympics after not qualifying any wrestlers for the

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Sports Not Contested By Great Britain In Paris

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Breaking

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Water Polo

Wrestling

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