Team GB announce judoka for Paris Olympics

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today named the five judoka who will represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Olympic bronze medallist Chelsie Giles (Coventry Judo Club) and Lucy Renshall (SKK; Pete Blood) both return to Team GB for their second Games, after they competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Giles’ bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 secured the first of Team GB’s 64 medals at those Games, and the 27-year-old from Coventry has since become European Champion and earned a silver medal at the 2022 World Championship.

Renshall will also be making her second Games appearance in Paris. The 28-year-old from St Helens is a four-time British Champion, a European Championship bronze medallist, a former world number one and six-time Grand Slam Champion.

A month on from clinching her World Championship bronze medal, Emma Reid (Redbridge Judo Club; Steve Sandy), who is the reigning Commonwealth Champion is selected for her first Games appearance.

She will be joined by fellow Games debutants Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown (Ryecroft Judo Club; Ian Oliver) from Kent, a double Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, and British Champion Lele Nairne (Bradley Stoke Judo Club) from Weston-super-Mare.

Team GB Chef de Mission, Mark England, OBE said: “Congratulations to our five female judoka selected to compete in Paris this summer. Watching Chelsie claim our first medal in Tokyo was such a special moment for us all at Team GB. It is brilliant to have her and Lucy returning to the team this summer, and we are very pleased to welcome Emma, Mima and Lele to the team for their debut Games.”

British Judo Performance Director, Nigel Donohue, said: “Congratulations to all five fighters for their well-deserved and well-earned selection to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games for Team GB.

 “We have qualified a team for Paris that has had some extraordinary results over a very demanding qualification period, including European and World Championships performances, that have secured their Olympic selection.

“As we build towards Paris in our final preparation phase, we are confident that we have a Team that can compete with the best in the world, and we look forward to representing Team GB and contributing to the team’s success at these Games. It goes without saying that we must thank the Performance Team in supporting the fighters through the qualification period and in preparing the team for these Games and the support that we receive from UK Sport and The National Lottery.

“Importantly, a huge thank you to the fighters’ personal coaches, who without them, we would not have the privilege of working with such fighters at this level. Our success – British Judo’s success at these Games will be enjoyed by all, who have massively contributed to developing fighters in the performance system and preparing them for the ultimate event in our fantastic sport. We are ready for Paris 2024.”

The judo competition will take place from Saturday 27 July to Saturday 3 August at the Arena Champ-de-Mars in Paris.

Team GB judo athletes for Paris 2024 in full:

Chelsie Giles -52kg

Lele Nairne -57kg

Lucy Renshall -63kg

Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown -70kg

Emma Reid -78kg