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Derbyshire & East Staffordshire

Abbie Wood excited for the 'real deal'

The swimmer from Buxton will be competing in her second Olympics.

• 3 mins

Charley Davison: The boxing mum

Bantamweight Charley Davison on why her children are her greatest inspiration for gold.

• 3 mins

Tom McEwen: Equestrian with royal backing

The gold medallist from Tokyo trains next door to Princess Anne on the Gatcombe estate.

• 3 mins

Phoebe Gill: Swapping the classroom for Paris

The St Albans runner on being Team GB’s youngest track athlete for over 40 years.

• 3 mins

Cornwall

Molly Caudery: Pole vault star is flying high

The World Indoor pole vault champion from Cornwall has her sights set on Paris.

• 4 mins

Cornwall

Helen Glover: 'I nearly quit the sport'

The two time gold medallist is a Team GB flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

• 3 mins

Leeds

Caden Cunningham: 'He's a complete Terminator'

Huddersfield Taekwondo star Caden Cunningham is relishing the big fights in Paris.

• 3 mins

Leeds

Georgie Brayshaw: From a coma to rowing for Gold

Leeds rower Georgie Brayshaw & how she went from paralysis to possible Olympic gold.

• 2 mins

Somerset

Becky Wilde: the debut sculler

From school swimming gala to Olympic rower - this is the rise of Becky Wilde.

• 3 mins

Kimberley Woods: You have to keep fighting

The canoeist from Rugby won Bronze in the canoe slalom.

• 3 mins

Lancashire

Holly Bradshaw: 'the relatable Olympian'

Pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw goes into her 4th Olympics with 'underdog energy.'

• 2 mins

Bryony Page: 'It hasn't sunk in yet'

A stunned Bryony Page won Team GB's first trampoline Olympic gold to complete her set.

• 2 mins

Harry Hepworth: 'Couldn’t have done it without gran'

Harry Hepworth takes a historic bronze in vault on his debut Olympics.

• 2 mins

Emily Campbell: ‘I’m bringing another medal back home’

Bulwell's Emily Campbell celebrates more Olympic success - bronze in +81kg weightlifting.

• 2 mins

Anna Nicholson: From Nissan plant to Paralympics

Anna Nicholson is aiming for medal success in F35 Shot Put at her second Paralympics.

• 3 mins

Newcastle

Behind Team GB: This is my fifth Olympics

Dawn Peart shares stories from the poolside as British Swim team manager.

• 3 mins

Newcastle

Adam Olaore: The Geordie boxing for Nigeria

Adam lives and trains on Tyneside, so how did he end up fighting for gold for Nigeria?

• 2 mins

Newcastle

Hamish Turnbull: I brought my 'podium only' trainers

Track cyclist Hamish Turnbull says the pressure is on ahead of his Olympic debut.

• 3 mins

Newcastle

Kieran Reilly: 'If I win I'll build a skatepark'

BMX hopeful Kieran Reilly says he's 'leaving nothing on the table' in his quest for gold.

• 3 mins

Newcastle

Mark Swan: 'I trained in my dad's shed'

Seaham's Mark Swan is going for gold in the Para Powerlifting in Paris.

• 3 mins

London

Lola Anderson: Living my late dad's Olympic dream

GB rower Lola Anderson discarded a note detailing an Olympic dream, but her dad saved it.

• 2 mins

London

Mallory Franklin: Making canoeing history again

In Tokyo she won an historic silver and in Paris she’s taking part in a new event.

• 2 mins

London

Triathlete Alex Yee: Medallist eyes podium again

He won two medals in Tokyo, making him a local hero, but can Alex do it again?

• 2 mins

London

London’s Para swimmers heading to Paris

Three London medal seekers swimming for Paralympic glory in Paris.

• 3 mins

'It's mind-blowing to be a flagbearer'

Paralympian tennis player Lucy Shuker from Fleet will carry the flag for ParalympicsGB.

• 3 mins

Abbie Breakwell: 'It doesn’t feel real'

It’s the first games for the wheelchair tennis player ranked 2nd in Britain.

• 2 mins

Essex

Laura Stephens: Why I used to hate swimming

The 400m butterfly world champion from Wix on why she used to hate getting in the water.

• 3 mins

Essex

Boxer Lewis Richardson: ‘The best is yet to come’

Colchester boxer Lewis Richardson on why he doesn’t think too much about his opponents.

• 3 mins

Essex

Beth Shriever: I’ll forever be an Olympic champion

The Finchingfield BMX champion on why injury won’t stop her defending her title.

• 3 mins

Essex

Laura Sugar: From athletics to canoeing gold

How a defending Paralympic canoe champion swapped athletics for glory in the water.

• 4 mins