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Jonnie Peacock is hoping Paris 2024 will be an opportunity to win a third gold medal and banish memories of a disappointing Tokyo Paralympic Games.

After winning back-to-back gold medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016, the 30-year-old from Cambridge couldn’t find the same spark in Japan where he shared a dead-heat bronze with Germany’s Johannes Floors.

Jonnie said, “Tokyo was honestly not my best Games. My preparation was hampered with some blade issues and the lockdown made it even worse.”

Paris will be Jonnie’s fourth Paralympic Games and he knows he faces some tough competition in the T64 event (a category for athletes with a single below knee amputation or who walk with moderately reduced function in 1 or both legs) as he seeks to claim his third gold medal.

His hard work in the weeks and months leading up to Paris 2024 is laid bare in a fly-on-the-wall documentary made by Channel 4 in partnership with The National Lottery. Featuring a group of five Paralympians including Jonnie, long jumper Zak Skinner and shot put and discus thrower Funmi Oduwaiye, the film can be streamed on Channel 4.

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Viewers will be shown how National Lottery funding helps our top athletes get access to the best coaches, nutritionists, physiotherapists and psychologists as well as state-of-the-art training facilities. By playing The National Lottery you also help cover travel and living expenses, allowing our sporting heroes to put their entire focus on winning a medal. When it comes to elite athletes, your ticket is their ticket to Paris.

Jonnie said, “This [the C4 documentary] is an incredible opportunity for us as athletes to give people a behind-the-scenes look into what preparation for a Games looks like. We as a country have been really successful in track and field over the years and that is in large part thanks to National Lottery investment. It enables us to have World class facilities and support. This, paired with hours and hours of intense training, is why we’re a global force. I’m excited to take fans on the journey with us to Paris.”

First published 22nd August 2024. Updated 28th August 2024.

Main image (top): Jonnie Peacock (Gt. Britain) wins the men's T44-47-64 100m. Photograph by Mark Shearman.