UoB Olympic hopefuls head to Paris

Students, alumni and staff from the University of Birmingham have received the call and are ready to challenge for sporting glory in this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris.

With the 2024 Olympics now underway, there will be athletes competing for Olympic success, coaches ensuring that their athletes perform at their peak, and support staff helping the Games to run smoothly and effectively.

Good luck to all of our competitors

• Current student and Elite Dual Career Athlete Pathway (EDCAP) scholar Oliver Morgan makes his Olympics debut for Team GB Swimming.
• 4x400m relay athlete and staff member Hannah Kelly heads to her first Olympics with Team GB. Hannah is also an alumna of the University.
• Five UoB Sport alumni - Amy Costello, Hannah French, Lily Owsley, Flora Peel and Anna Toman – have been selected for Team GB’s hockey squad, with current scholar Lily Walker on stand-by as part of the reserves.
• Silver 2022 Commonwealth games medallist and National Time Trial champion, alumna Anna Henderson joins Team GB’s Cycling team.
• Former TASS scholar and alumna Heather Cowell is named in Team GB’s Women’s Rugby Sevens squad.
• Middle-distance runner and alumna Georgia Bell secured her Team GB spot at the UK Championships.
• Alumni Annie Caddick and Josh O’ Brien have both been selected to represent Team GB in Para-Rowing.
• Current scholar Megan Richter and alumna Alison Peasgood have been selected in Team GB's largest ever paratriathlon squad.
• Alumna Lora Fachie joins the Team GB cycling squad.
• Reigning KL3 canoe sprint Paralympic champion and alumna Laura Sugar MBE will join Team GB.
• Current EDCAP scholar Hannah Pearce will join the South Africa Hockey team.
• Alumnus Imranur Rahman will run in the 100m for Bangladesh.

Discover all of our athletes and coaches heading to Paris.

Making a splash

Record breaking Ollie Morgan, swims backstroke for Team GB. Here he looks forward to competing at the Paris Olympics 2024. Ollie's path to Paris.

Been there, run that

Graduate Hannah England talks navigating uni as an athlete and her excitement at being a stadium announcer in Paris. Hear Hannah's story.