Cumbrian athlete Anna Nicholson has been selected by Great Britain for the Paralympics in France.

Nicholson is in the Paralympics GB team for the forthcoming Games in Paris.

The shot-putter is in a 33-strong squad that will represent Britain in the French capital next month.

The 29-year-old is named alongside stars such as Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Taunton and David Weir in the GB squad.

It is a second Paralympics appearance for Nicholson, from Brampton, after she competed in the Tokyo Games last time out.

The former William Howard School student is now based in the north east and competes for Gateshead Harriers.

Posting about her GB selection on Instagram, she said: "I’m so proud to have been selected to compete at my second Paralympic Games!

"Growing up I always dreamed of being a Paralympian, I'm not sure I quite believed I would be a two times Paralympian!

"Thank you so much to my friends and family, and everyone who’s supported that little girl’s dreams!"

Nicholson, who works as a plant engineer at Nissan in Sunderland, finished sixth in the F35 shot put in Tokyo.

The Cumbrian, who has cerebral palsy, took up the shot put alongside the discus when she was 16, and her early training sessions were at the Sheepmount in Carlisle.

She will head to Paris in good form having last month set a new personal best with a winning throw of 9.47m at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix, also in Paris.

She has finished fourth in consecutive World Para Athletics Championships. In 2021 she was recognised in the Cumbria Sports Awards with the disability performance of the year trophy.

ParalympicsGB Chef de Mission Penny Briscoe said: "Every Para athlete in this squad has shown terrific talent and determination to secure their place on the ParalympicsGB team for Paris 2024 and I am so proud to welcome such a superb mix of experienced Paralympians alongside those for whom Paris 2024 will be their first Games.

"I’m really excited to see what our Para athletes can achieve in Paris in just over one month’s time.”

The Paralympics get under way on August 28 and run until September 8. The F35 women's shot put competition is scheduled for the morning of Thursday, September 5.