“It’s great to see sports stars from Renfrewshire making their way to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris”, said Natalie Don MSP.

Amongst the 34 Scots within the GB Olympic Team are two cyclists who have a connection with Renfrewshire. This includes cyclist Jack Carlin who was born in Paisley but later moved to Manchester to be part of the Great Britain Cycling Team Senior Academy. Jack has won medals in the keirin, sprint and team sprint events including silver medals at the World Championships in 2018, silver at prestigious events including British titles, European championships and World championships. Jack also won silver and bronze medals at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo and is planning to increase his medal tally at the Paris Olympics.

The other Scot with a Renfrewshire connection is Neah Evans who was born in Langbank and also competes in cycling. Neah has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games European Championships and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Her medal tally includes a silver in the team pursuit event from the Tokyo Olympics and she hopes to go one better in Paris.

Natalie Don MSP added:

“The Olympics in the pinnacle sports event for many athletes and it’s great to see two people with Renfrewshire connections making Team GB for the Paris Olympics.

“I wish both Jack and Neah all the best and hope that they can both reach their goal of coming back with gold medals.

“Jack and Neah are great examples for anyone taking up a specific sport. The successes they have achieved has shown what dedication and hard work can achieve and both should inspire children and young people to pursue their favourite sport as much as they can.”