Golden Girl Olivia Breen from Liphook has secured a new title to add to her sprint medals.

Olivia and Dan Pembroke have been named the captains for the ParalympicsGB Athletics squad at the Paris 2024 Games.

The pair were voted women’s and men’s captains following a vote among the athletics team and delivered their speeches last Monday.

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 gets 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.”

Pembroke, the reigning Paralympic F13 javelin champion, goes into his second Games as world titleholder following his success at this year’s Championships in Kobe.

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.”

The Paralympics kicked off with an opening ceremony last Wednesday. Going into her fourth Paralympic Games, Breen has her eyes on another podium finish.

Breen will compete in both the 100m T38 sprint and F38 long jump events in Paris.