With the 2024 Paris Games about to begin, GLL is celebrating the fact that 94 athletes from its Sport Foundation programme will be competing at both the Olympics and the Paralympics.

The GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) programme was founded in 2008 to foster athletic talent across the UK. It provides financial aid, access to training facilities and comprehensive support services and has distributed more than 25,000 athlete awards, to the value of more £15 million.

The majority of GSF athletes are under 21 years old and 87 per cent receive no other form of funding.

GSF’s Paris-bound athletes are a mixture of present and former beneficiaries and will compete in 23 sports spanning a wide range of disciplines, including swimming, athletics, boxing and diving.

GSF National Ambassadors include Daryll Neita, Aidan and Michaela Walsh, Joe Clarke, Kimberley Woods and Tom Daley, who will be flag-bearer for the GB team in what will be his fifth Olympic Games.

GSF-supported 17-year-old Welsh table tennis prodigy Anna Hursey and 1500m runner Georgia Bell are emerging talents to look out for at the Games.

Peter Bundey, CEO of GLL says: “We couldn't be more proud of our 94 Paris-bound athletes whose dedication, perseverance and excellence has powered them through to the very top of elite competition. We wish them the very best of luck and look forward to seeing them back home with their medals.”

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic take place from 26 July to 11 August, followed by the Paralympic Games from 28 August to 8 September. The opening ceremony will take place tomorrow (Friday 26th July).