Could this junior soldier compete at the 2024 Olympic Games?

A junior soldier is aiming to compete for Team GB at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Sapper Emilia Faulkner is the British U21 number one while she is also embarking on a military career with the Royal Engineers.

Having sought advice from fellow Army athletes Sam Gowin and Rebecca Carnell, she hopes a career in the Forces will help her reach her Olympic dream.

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She said: "I also joined the Army to shoot and to be a part of Troops to Target so I could go into full-time shooting training to get to my goal which is the Paris Olympics.

"I did know Rebecca and Sam before joining the Army and I spoke to them about it. We had a good few conversations so I did know what it was like and what things they were doing.

"I said that's absolutely what I want.

"I want to be training every day for hours, competing and going abroad with my team."

The 18-year-old will begin full-time training with Troops to Target in January where she hopes to compete for a quota place for the Olympic Games.

Sapper Emilia Faulkner appeared as a guest on the Forces Sport podcast which you can listen to here.