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  1. The Paralympians

    How four Essex athletes made it to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. (Photo: Getty)

  2. The Olympians

    How four Essex athletes made it to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. (Photo: Getty)

  3. Sprinter Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker

    The Commonwealth Games champion from Grays on his Paralympic dream. (Photo: Getty)

  4. Athlete Charlie Dobson

    The Colchester runner on his rise from grassroots glory to Paris Olympics. (Photo: Getty)

  5. Canoeist Laura Sugar

    The Saffron Walden Paralympic canoe champion's unusual journey to the top. (Photo Getty).

  6. Swimmer Ellie Challis

    The Clacton swimmer's journey from life threatening illness to world champ. (Photo: Getty)

  7. BMX champion Beth Shriever

    The Finchingfield BMX racer talks about her path to Olympic glory. (Photo: Getty)

  8. Colchester boxer Lewis Richardson

    He went to a boxing gym to get fit for football - now he's an Olympian. (Photo: Getty)

  9. High jumper Jonathan Broom-Edwards

    The Colchester paralympic high-jumper looks ahead to Paris. (Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty).

  10. Wix swimmer Laura Stephens

    How she went from hating swimming to being a world champion in the sport. (Photo: Getty)