LUCY Renshall will be on the flight to Paris for the Olympic Games.

The St Helens judo star has been selected in a five-strong Team GB judo squad.

For former world number one Renshall it will be her second Games after competing in Tokyo in the Covid-delayed event of three years ago.

The Eccleston 28-year-old, who trains at the British Judo Centre of Excellence in Walsall, collected the Sportsperson of the Year title in December's Pride of St Helens Awards.

Renshall has achieved plenty since starting the sport as an eight-year-old with the SKK Judo Club in Earlestown.

She is a four-time British Champion, a European Championship bronze medallist and six-time Grand Slam Champion.

2020 Olympic bronze medallist Chelsie Giles, reigning Commonwealth champion Emma Reid, double Commonwealth bronze medallist Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown and British champion Lele Nairne will complete the squad.

Team GB chef de mission Mark England said: “Watching Chelsie claim our first medal in Tokyo was such a special moment for us all at Team GB.

“It is brilliant to have her and Lucy returning to the team this summer, and we are very pleased to welcome Emma, Mima and Lele to the team for their debut Games.”

British Judo performance director Nigel Donohue added: “We are confident that we have a team that can compete with the best in the world, and we look forward to representing Team GB and contributing to the team’s success at these Games.

“Importantly, a huge thank you to the fighters’ personal coaches, who without them, we would not have the privilege of working with such fighters at this level.

“Our success - British Judo’s success at these Games - will be enjoyed by all who have massively contributed to developing fighters in the performance system and preparing them for the ultimate event in our fantastic sport. We are ready for Paris 2024.”

The Olympic judo competition will take place between July 27 and August 3 at the Arena Champ-de-Mars.

Team GB judo athletes for Paris Olympics 2024:

Chelsie Giles -52kg

Lele Nairne -57kg

Lucy Renshall -63kg

Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown -70kg

Emma Reid -78kg