The 20-year-old World Champion looks forward to competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Freya Colbert from Grantham said she was just eight years old when she was first inspired to compete, and said it was finally "sinking in" that at 20 she would be part of Team GB.
“When I got the kit, with the Olympic rings and Lion on my chest, that’s when it really sunk in and I was like ‘wow, I’m really part of an Olympic team’,” she said.Ms Colbert said 2024 had been her "breakthrough year", winning gold and silver medals at the World Championships in Doha, before being selected for Paris 2024.
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