Learn more about some of the British athletes hoping to impress at the Paris Paralympic Games.
The Great Britain team for the 2024 Paris Paralympics will feature more than 210 athletes competing across 19 sports.
The 2023 Worlds in Paris were another tough experience for Hahn with bronze in both the 100m and 200m – although the latter is not a Paralympic event – while she finished with a silver as part of the universal relay team. He made his major international debut at last year’s Para-swimming Worlds in Manchester, taking silver in the 200m freestyle and winning gold and silver medals in the relays.
At her first Games in Rio, she became the first Briton to win a medal in two sports since 1988 with gold in cycling and athletics and was the flagbearer at the closing ceremony. Two years later he made his GB senior debut at the World Championships and has been an integral part of the squad since then, winning bronze at Rio 2016 and captaining the team to world gold in 2018 and also winning European gold.
Taggart, now 29, is also a keen music fan and an animal lover with six tortoises including Gary Lightbody and Biffy . She is also disability access officer for Irish League champions Larne FC.Peacock has won a medal at each of this three previous Paralympic Games and will want to secure another at his fourth.
There was disappointment at last year’s World Championships in Paris where he could only finish fifth as Italian newcomer Maxcel Amo Manu announced his arrival on the big stage.
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