BBC Sport takes a look at the young rising stars and and future champions set to shine at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
In the build-up to the opening of the 30th summer Olympics on Friday, 26 July, BBC Sport takes a look at the rising stars and future champions set to shine in the French capital.At the age of 17, Phoebe Gill is set to become the youngest British track athlete to compete at an Olympic Games for more than 40 years.Gill broke the European under-18 800m record by clocking one minute 57.
The 16-year-old finished sixth at last year's World Championships, proving she is ready to be a contender when she makes her Olympic debut at the Place de La Concorde.Roberts, who made his first recorded climb at just three years old, clinched his first lead World Cup title at the Chamonix World Cup in July last year - three weeks after winning his first Word Cup title with Bouldering gold in Italy.
He was named on the USA's 4x400m relay squad for Paris after finishing sixth in the final in 44.94secs - a third successive sub-45 run - to make US history.Healey will compete in the women's individual and team events in Paris after helping GB win bronze at the final Olympic qualifying event in Antalya in June.
China have won all but one of the diving golds at both the past two Olympics and Quan will once again be favourite after collecting five World Championship golds since winning the Olympic title.Emma Finucane heads to Paris as a world and European champion and has been compared to former British cyclist Victoria Pendleton, who won two Olympic golds and six world sprint titles.
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