With several medals - including several gold - around the necks of Leeds athletes, it’s fair to say our city is a force to be reckoned with.
Eight days in, we have seen Tom Pidcock win Team GB’s second gold of the games, Alex Yee overtake New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde in the last hundred metres and Georgina Brayshaw snatch a rowing gold after a photo finish.
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Leeds diving duo Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher won bronze at the men’s synchronised springboard event on Friday - and we’re sure there will be plenty more Leeds medals over the next few days.
This gallery includes athletes born in Leeds, or those who have spent a good part of their career training and competing in Leeds, as well as athletes who graduated from one of our many universities.
1. Tom Pidcock
Mountain biker Tom Pidcock, from Leeds, is a former medalist and competed at this year's Olympic Games in Paris. | Alex Broadway/Getty Images Photo: Alex Broadway/Getty Images
2. Tom Pidcock
Pidcock, 25, suffered a punctured tyre which led him to fall nine places behind leader Victor Koretzky from France. | Alex Broadway/Getty Images Photo: Alex Broadway/Getty Images
3. Tom Pidcock
Not behind for long, here is Tom Pidcock pictured with his gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. | Alex Broadway/Getty Images Photo: Alex Broadway/Getty Images
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4. Alex Yee
Alex Yee, a Leeds Beckett University graduate, was representing Team GB at this year's Olympic Games | Lars Baron/Getty Images Photo: Lars Baron/Getty Images
5. Alex Yee
Yee brought another win for Team GB on Wednesday (July 31). | Michael Steele/Getty Images Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images
6. Alex Yee
Pictured is the 26-year-old athlete with his gold medal. | Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images