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Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB announce flagbearers for opening ceremony

Gold medalist diver Tom Daley and two-time Olympic champion rower Helen Glover will carry the British flag during Friday night’s ceremony.

The Independent UK

Olympic gold medallists Helen Glover and Tom Daley named as Team GB flag bearers

The duo boast three Olympic gold medals between them.

The Independent UK

‘Culture is our superpower’: life in the Olympic Village with Team GB

Champion coffee, David Beckham and £70,000 of air conditioning – a look behind the scenes at the Team GB base

The Guardian - UK

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The colourful history of the Olympic opening ceremony

If you’re planning to tune in to the Paris Olympics, you probably aren’t just looking forward to the feats of sporting excellence – you’ll be hoping to catch the cultural spectacle of the opening ceremony, too. These flashy events, which kick off each games, aim to tell fresh stories about…

The Conversation

'I'm definitely pushing over 2,500 watts' - Meet the most powerful cyclists in the GB Olympics squad

Move over track sprinters, there are stronger legs in town

Cycling Weekly

How new kit at the Olympics can empower women and ‘separate gold from silver’

Team GB hockey player Tess Howard tellsThe Independent’s Sonia Twigg about her campaign to introduce shorts for her teammates

The Independent UK

Dujardin’s career in tatters after horse whipping costs her damehood and funding

The video of the Team GB equestrian star Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse 24 times in a private coaching session has cost her a damehood

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The Charlotte Dujardin horse-whipping scandal puts dressage’s Olympic future at risk

A video of six-time Olympic medallist Dujardin whipping a horse at least 24 times in a minute was leaked ahead of the Paris Olympics leaving the future of equestrian sports at the Games under threat

The Independent UK

Who is Andy Murray? The beloved Scottish tennis player competing at the Olympics

Here is everything you need to know about Scottish tennis player Andy Muray as he competes for the last time with Team GB at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The National (Scotland)

Who is Eilish McColgan? Meet the Scottish runner competing at the Paris Olympics

Here is everything you need to know about Scottish long-distance runner Eilish McColgan as she competes in Team GB at the Paris Olympics.

The National (Scotland)

Call for Olympic equestrian ban after video shows Dujardin whipping horse

Animal rights group Peta has called for equestrian events to be banned from the Olympics after a video emerged showing Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse

The Guardian - UK

Tom Daley: The British diving stalwart making a surprise comeback at Paris 2024

The 30-year-old reversed his retirement decision and will compete in a fifth Olympic Games

The Independent UK

Meet the Paris 2024 stars determined to continue Team GB’s Olympic triathlon legacy

Alex Yee is a huge new medal hope for Great Britain but the women’s contingent boasts world champion Beth Potter and Tokyo gold medallist Georgia Taylor-Brown

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Olympics: chaos as Morocco beat Argentina after football match suspended – as it happened

The latest from Paris as the first events began, with chaos and drama in the men’s football

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GMB presenter hints at ‘really shocking’ Charlotte Dujardin horse abuse video

ITV presenter criticised Olympic dressage rider for video repeatedly whipping horse

The Independent UK

Team GB hire former weather forecaster to boost bid for bumper Paris medals haul

Beds in the Athletes’ Village are made from recycled cardboard and GB have brought their own blankets and mattress toppers.

The National (Scotland)

All 34 Scots competing with Team GB at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer

Here are all the athletes from Scotland competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics for Team GB.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m just one of a billion’: refugee Cindy Ngamba’s remarkable road to Olympics

Cindy Ngamba grew up in England, went to school and university in England and has won national boxing titles in England – but she will be flagbearer for the refugees squad in Paris, she tells Andy Bull

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16 things you didn’t know about Team GB sprinters Daryll Neita and Laviai Nielsen

Meet our cover stars and two of the athletes representing the UK on the world stage.

Marie Claire

As the Games reach Paris: 15 of the most medal-worthy Olympic fashion moments throughout history

From Flo Jo's memorable nails to Michelle Kwan's iconic Vera Wang figure skating looks.

Marie Claire

As Team GB welcomes more women than men, we ask: why is research on how female bodies best perform so woefully lacking?

It's billed as the first gender equal Olympics, but research isn't keeping up.

Marie Claire

Nearly 80% of the Team GB mums won medals at the Olympics - so why are mothers still being underestimated in sport?

Seven out of nine of the mothers competing earned a place on the podium.

The Guardian - UK

Weather forecaster, mouthwash and Coca-Cola to aid Team GB medal charge

Team GB’s athletes will benefit from the services of a meteorologist – as well as using mouthwash and full-fat Coca-Cola – at the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

From civil war to Olympic favourites: Inside Team GB’s remarkable rowing transformation

The Tokyo Olympics marked the low point in British rowing history as the team left with zero gold medals but they enter Paris 2024 just three years later as the sport’s dominant force

The National (Scotland)

Olympics a fitting end for Andy Murray where he finally broke through big three

Before Andy Murray won gold at London 2012, he had played in four Grand Slam finals and lost them all. Paris will be a fitting end to his glorious…

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