Three of Renfrewshire's finest are in the pursuit of medals at the Paris Olympics
dailyrecord.co.ukRenfrewshire’s Olympians are today preparing for the pinnacle of their careers.Three athletes from the area are included in Team GB’s 327 competitors – featuring 34 Scots – at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in the French capital Paris.The action gets underway this morning following last night’s dazzling opening ceremony.Kilbarchan AAC star Jemma Reekie will be aiming to do better than the fourth-placed finish she achieved in the 800m in the final at the previous games in Japan.Since then, the Beith-born running star, 26, has become a world indoor silver medallist at the recent championships in Glasgow and took her personal best down to 1:55.61 in London earlier this month.Jemma’s games begin on August 3 with the first round of the women’s 800m from 10.10am Paris time.
The semi-finals are scheduled for the following day, beginning at 7.35pm and the final on August 5 at 8.45pm. Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.
D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial Kilbarchan AAC president Jason Pender said: “Jemma goes into the Olympics in the best form of her life with a realistic medal chance having smashed her own Scottish record at last
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