The Summer Olympic games get underway this Friday, which GB Athletes are the frontrunners to win a gold medal?
The 2024 Olympic Games are set to get underway on Friday July 26th and after securing an impressive 64 medals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (22 gold), expectations are high for Great Britiain to put on a similar performance.
With over 300 athletes heading to Paris this year, UK Sport have set a target of between 50-70 medals as they look to overtake USA and Japan, the only two nations to earn more medals than GB in Tokyo.
According to the bookmakers there are plenty of chances too, with a number of GB's top talents short priced favourites to win gold.
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Olympics 2024 Odds: GB athletes favourite to win gold
Men’s 400m: Matthew Hudson-Smith - 5/4
Matthew Hudson-Smith is currently the 5/4 best price (BetMGM) favourite to win the Men's 400m.
The 29-year-old holds the European record for 400m after running 44.07 at the Bislett Games in May 2024.
Despite missing out on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Hudson-Smith has managed to secure an array of silverwere including two World Championship medals and a Commonwealth Games silver and he will look to add yet another to his growing collection in this event.
Women’s 800m: Keely Hodgkinson - 4/11
Keely Hodgkinson is considered one of GB's best chances at gold medal as the resounding favourite in the women's 800m, at a best price of 4/11 at Bet Victor.
She recent became the sixth-fastest woman in history and broke her own 800m record at London Diamond League on Saturday with a time of 1:54.61, sending a clear message to her competition in Paris.
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Men’s Mountain Biking: Tom Pidcock - 4/5
Tom Pidcock is a best price of 4/5 at Sky Bet to win gold in men's Mountain Biking as he goes on persuit of back-to-back Olympic Gold medals.
Pidcock won the mens's cross country competition in Tokyo 2020 and has since added a World Championship title to his resume in 2023.
Men’s 100m Breaststroke: Adam Peaty - 11/8
Persuing his third Olympic gold medal Adam Peaty is joint-favourite with Qin Haiyang from China at a best price of 11/8 at Betfred to win men's 100m breaststroke.
Peaty, the greatest sprint breaststroker in history, has recorded the 14 fastest times ever and won gold at the last two Olympics.
A victory in Paris would mean he joins Michael Phelps as the only men to have won three consecutive golds in the same event at the Olympics.
Men’s Triathlon: Alex Yee - 11/8
Looking to go one better than his silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Alex Yee is a best price of 11/8 at Star Sports to do so.
Norwegian champion Kristian Blummenfelt narrowly beat Yee, with just 11 seconds seperating the pair in Tokyo but he is the bookies favourite to upgrade to gold this time around.
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