Paris 2024: Scotland at the Olympics
Who are the Scots to watch at this summer's games?
Last updated 26th Jul 2024
Almost three dozen Scottish athletes are dreaming of winning gold in Paris this summer, with the 2024 Olympic games getting underway this week.
Over 10,000 of the world’s top athletes will take to one of the globe’s biggest sporting stages, showcasing 329 events across 32 different sports.
The official opening ceremony will be held on Friday, 26 July along the River Seine – not, for the first time in the event’s history, inside a stadium.
With 34 Scots representing Team GB in the French capital, here are some of the ones to watch…
Josh Kerr - Athletics, Men’s 1500m
Josh Kerr vs Jakob Ingebrigsten in set to be one of the most pulsating showdowns of this year’s games.
Josh defeated his Norwegian rival in their last meeting in Oregon, when he smashed the British mile record held by Steve Cram for 39 years.
The Scot is also world record-holder over two miles indoors, world 1500m champion, and his bronze in the same event in Tokyo meant he was the only British man to pick up an athletics medal in Japan on his Olympic debut.
Laura Muir - Athletics, Women’s 1500m
Laura claimed silver in the 1500m in Tokyo and set a new British record, which she followed up with a World Championship medal and a Commonwealth gold in 2022.
The middle-distance runner then broke her own record at the Paris Diamond League earlier this month.
She may also be the world’s fastest vet – Laura graduated with a veterinary degree from the University of the Glasgow in 2018.
Duncan Scott - Swimming: Men’s 200m freestyle; 200m medley
Duncan is Team GB’s most decorated athlete at a single Olympic games after winning four medals in the pool at Tokyo 2020 - a gold and three silvers.
The Alloa swimmer is relishing the chance to battle with 21-year-old Frenchman Leon Marchand, who is aiming to become the face of his home Games.
Beth Potter - Triathlon
From physics teacher to gold medal favourite, reigning world champion Beth Potter is competing in her second Olympics – and in an entirely different sport.
Beth made her Games debut in the 10,000m at Rio 2016, before making the switch to triathlon the following year. Despite not even owning a bike at the time, Beth has gone from strength to strength in her new sport.
She won gold at the 2019 European Triathlon and bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Sprint Triathlon Championships.
Andy Murray - Tennis, Men's Doubles
One of Scotland’s greatest ever athletes, Andy Murray’s fifth Olympic games will be the last time we see him in action on the court.
The three-time Grand Slam and double Olympic champion has already pulled out of singles, but will still compete in the doubles at Roland-Garros in what will be the final match before his retirement.
Jake Wightman – Men’s 800m
Jake clinched the world 1500m title in 2022 and has returned to fitness after a tough spell with injuries last year.