Having enjoyed a breakthrough win in Montreal, and a runner-up spot in Yokohama, Australia's Matt Hauser will fancy his chances of being the first Aussie man to take Gold in Triathlon.

Luxembourg's Jeanne Lehair is currently ranked sixth in the World Triathlon Championship rankings. She won the 2023 European Triathlon Championships in Madrid.

A legend of the sport, there isn't much that Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt hasn't won. Blummenfelt is an Olympic champion (2020), 70.3 World Champion (2022) and Ironman World Champion (2021)

A veteran of the sport, Holland's Rachel Klamer has been securing podiums and impressive results for over a decade. In strong form in 2024, she has already secured a podium finish at the World Triathlon Cup.

A serial winner, Alex Yee has been on the top step of the podium since debuting on the professional circuit in 2017. As well as multiple WTS wins, Yee secured a silver medal in the men's individual race in Tokyo, and gold in the Mixed Relay.

South Africa's Gerda Steyn has already tasted success in 2024, winning the legendary Comrades Marathon. She will attempt to back it up by becoming the first person to raise Comrades and the Olympics in the same year.

The USA's Conner Mantz narrowly missed out on a spot in the American team for Tokyo, but secured his Paris place with a win at the Trials in Orlando.

The second fastest female marathon runner in British history (2:22:17), Charlotte Purdue has competed in marathon races around the world.

A two-time US National Champion (8km and 20km), America's Clayton Young secured his Paris berth with a second-placed finish at the US Trials. He has a marathon PR of 2:08:00.

Canada's Malindi Elmore goes into her third Games looking to better her ninth-place finish at Tokyo. She also competed in the 1500m in Athens.

One of the most followed athletes on Strava, there's not much that Belgium's Wout van Aert can't do. A sprinter, a GC contender, a cyclocross world champion... Wout is one of the fastest - and most talented - riders in the world.

In 2023 alone, Demi Vollering owned the women’s professional cycling scene. With wins at the Tour de France Femmes, Ardennes classics, Dutch National Road Race Championships (not to mention winning the Women’s Vélo d’Or award).

Belgium's Remco Evenepoel underlined his prodigious talent with a win at the 2022 Vuelta a España. He also took the Mountains Classification in the same race in 2023, as well as securing multiple stage wins.

A legend of the sport and 2x Olympic Champion, there aren't many things that Marianne Vos hasn't won. The Dutch rider competes across disciplines, excelling on the road and cyclo cross.

A specialist in the 3000m steeplechase, Lizzie Bird won silver in the Commonwealth Gales (2022) and 2x bronze medals at the European Championships (2022, 2024).

Born in Burundi but representing Spain, Thierry 'Tiger' Ndikumwenayo will compete in the 5000m and 10,000m. He won bronze at the European Championships in 2024.

A silver medalist in the 2019 Pan-American Games, America's Marisa Howard qualified for the 3000m steeplechase after finishing third in the Trials.

Matt Wilkinson's reaction to qualifying for Paris said it all: the 25-year-old didn't expect to finish second at Trials and punch his ticket for the 3000m steeplechase. However, Matt is ready to perform on the world's biggest stage.

France's Corentin Le Clezio enjoyed a meteoric rise through the sport in 2023. The 800m runner qualified when he ran a 1:44:25 in Vienna.

Dutch cross-country cyclist Anne Terpstra looks to continue her winning ways after securing victory in this year's Absa Cape Epic. She finished fifth in Cross-Country in Tokyo.

The winner of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships at Leogang, Austria in 2020, Jordan Sarrou is looking to medal after ranking ninth in Men's Cross-Country in Tokyo.

Rising star Puck Pieterse makes her debut in the mountain bike event. The Dutch cyclist decided to race with the elites in 2023 instead of at the U23 level, securing a win in her very first race of the year in Czechia, one of three victories she collected.

A standout surfer in Europe for more than a decade, the goofy-footer Joan Duru takes his explosive repertoire of aerial moves to Teahupo'o this summer in hopes of bringin home a medal for France.

Johanne Defay took third place at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games in Puerto Rico. Hailing from Reunion Island, the French surfer has eyes on the podium this summer.

The American sprint canoeist won two medals at the 2023 Pan American Games, a silver in the K-1 1000 meters event and a bronze in the K-2 500 meters event. He'll be competing in the Men's Double 500m and the Single 1000m this summer.

After finishing first in the 2024 and 2023 World Cup Men's Lightweight Double Sculls, Hugo Beurey of France looks to continue his success this summer.