Olivia Breen (coach: Aston Moore, club: City of Portsmouth) and Dan Pembroke (John Trower, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow) have been named the captains for the ParalympicsGB Athletics squad at the Paris 2024 Games.

The pair were voted as women’s and men’s captains following a vote amongst the athletics team and delivered their speeches on Monday afternoon.

Pembroke, the reigning Paralympic F13 javelin champion, goes into his second Games with world title number two to his name from this year’s Championships in Kobe.

After receiving the honour, he said: “It was so unexpected to be voted in as one of the captains. I only joined the team just over three years ago, so I didn’t think I would ever be team captain. Here I am, feeling so included, and I am so proud of the team I am representing.

“In my speech I was trying to say whether it is you first Paralympic Games or your seventh, you need to take every moment as it comes and try and be present as much as you can. For me, in Tokyo, the time just flashed by, I really should have taken note of things that were happening and take those memories with me.

“I wanted to wish the team the best with their successes and enjoy the whole thing.”

Breen has competed at every Games since London 2012 where she won her first medal, and she secured bronze in the T38 long jump in Tokyo three years ago. After speaking to her teammates, she said:

“It is such a huge honour, I was just like ‘wow, this is incredible’. I am very proud to be a team captain alongside Dan, and we cannot wait to see how the team get on.

“I am really excited to be the captain. I wanted to get across that the team can come to me with any questions. This is my fourth Paralympic Games, so I have a lot of experience.

“I cannot wait to get out and compete now. I am in a really good place both mentally and physically, so I am really excited.”

The ParalympicsGB Athletics Team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games:

Women:

Fabienne Andre (Richard Chiassaro, Harlow) – T34 100m and 800m

Kare Adenegan (Job King, Coventry) – T34 100m and 800m

Hollie Arnold (Scott Knighton, Blackheath & Bromley) – F46 Javelin

Olivia Breen (Aston Moore, City of Portsmouth) – T38 Long Jump and 100m

Hannah Cockroft (Paul Moseley, Leeds) – T34 100m, 800m and Universal 4x100m Relay

Madeline Down (Mike Bennett, Halesowen) – T38 Long Jump and 100m

Sabrina Fortune (Ryan Spencer-Jones, Deeside) – F20 Shot Put

Sophie Hahn (Leon Baptiste, Charnwood) – T38 100m and Universal 4x100m Relay

Sammi Kinghorn (Rodger Harkins, Red Star) – T53 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and Universal 4x100m Relay

Anna Nicholson (Richard Kaufman, Gateshead) – F35 Shot Put

Funmi Oduwaiye (Josh Clark, DSW Para Academy) – F64 Shot Put and Discus

Didi Okoh (Joe McDonnell, Chelmsford) – T63 100m

Eden Rainbow-Cooper (Arno Mul, Red Velvet Racing) – T54 1500m, 5000m and Marathon

Ali Smith (Benke Blomkvist, Guildford & Godalming) – T38 400m and Universal 4x100m Relay

Hannah Taunton (Charlotte Fisher, Taunton) – T20 1500m

Melanie Woods (Rodger Harkins, Red Star) – T54 400m, 800m and 1500m

Men:

Aled Davies (Ryan Spencer-Jones, Cardiff) – F63 Shot Put

Jonathan Broom-Edwards (Beth Partridge, Newham and Essex Beagles) – T64 High Jump

Karim Chan (Lukasz Zawila, Charnwood) – T38 Long Jump

Dan Greaves (Zane Duquemin, Charnwood) – F64 Discus

Nathan Maguire (Ste Hoskins, Kirkby AC) – T54 400m, 800m and 1500m

Luke Nuttall (Sonia and Chris McGeorge, Charnwood) – T46 1500m

Jonnie Peacock (Dan Pfaff, Charnwood) – T64 100m and Universal 4x100m Relay

Dan Pembroke (John Trower, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow) – F13 Javelin

Marcus Perrineau-Daley (Jenny Archer, Weir Archer Academy) – T52 100m

Ben Sandilands (Steve Doig, Fife) – T20 1500m

Zac Shaw (Leon Baptiste, Cleethorpes) – T12 100m and Universal 4x100m Relay

Daniel Sidbury (Christine Parsloe, Sutton & District) – T54 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5000m

Zak Skinner (Aston Moore, Birchfield Harriers) – T13 Long Jump and 100m

Isaac Towers (Pete Wyman, Kirkby AC) – T34 800m

Harrison Walsh (Ryan Spencer-Jones, Swansea) – F64 Discus

David Weir (Jenny Archer, Weir Archer Academy) – T54 1500m, 5000m and Marathon

Thomas Young (Joe McDonnell, Charnwood) – T38 100m

Team Staff

Team Leaders: Tommy Yule and Katie Jones

Team Coaches: Jame Bowie, Josh Clark, Steve Doig, Roger Keller, Job King, Dean Miller, Aston Moore, Coral Nourrice, Chris Parsloe, Ryan Spencer-Jones

Team Medical and Sports Science: Siva Mani Babu, Anna Dalton, Leigh Halfteck, Laura Heathcote, Sam Heathcote, James Hedger, Gemma Jefferson, Sara Lee, Jill Neale, Gemma Richards, Jelani Robertson

Team Operations and Management: Emily Crisp, Jess Flint, Maddy Ibbett and Pamela Robson