#PathwaytoParis | Our Olympians
It’s been an incredible two weeks of sport on the world-class stage, and as the world takes a break before the start of the Paralympics (28 August), we take a look back at how our staff, students, and alumni fared at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Athletics
Georgia Bell ran the race of her life for Team GB and got bronze – and a national record – in the Women’s 1500m.
Hannah Kelly ran the second leg of the Women’s Team GB 4x400m heats, playing a crucial part in the team going on to win bronze in the final.
Imranur Rahman competed in the Men’s 100m for Bangladesh, and although he placed 6th in his heat and didn’t qualify for the next round, Imranur ran a season best of 10.73, with the quickest reaction time of his group.
Cycling
Anna Henderson, Sport & Exercise graduate, won one of GB’s first medals in her incredible effort in the Women’s Individual Time Trial event, taking the silver in her 41-minute-9.83-seconds race. Anna navigated two broken collarbones in her 2024 season and a slippy course on the day to get on the podium at her first Olympic Games.
Hockey
The hockey competition saw five alumni in the GB squad and current student Hannah Pearce play for Team South Africa. In a semi-final clash that saw GB pip RSA to the post with a 2-1 win, the women fought hard against the Netherlands, who then went on to claim the gold, with a goal from alumna Hannah French.
Rugby Sevens
Former TASS scholar and alumna Heather Cowell competed with GB in the group stages of the competition, and made it through to the quarter-finals. Heather scored a try for the team in their first game against Ireland and they won 21-12. Then, in the quarter-finals, GB took on Team USA, which ended 7-17.
Swimming
Current scholar Ollie Morgan, coached by UoB Sport coach Gary Humpage, swam in multiple events, including the Men’s 100m backstroke, where he reached the final, and the Men’s 4x100m backstroke final, where he swam alongside Adam Peaty, and produced his fastest time of the week. Ollie also got to the semi-finals of the 200m Backstroke – an incredible achievement for his first ever Olympic Games.
