DUNFERMLINE paratriathlon star Alison Peasgood has been selected to compete at her third Paralympic Games.

The 36-year-old, who is originally from the city, will be part of the Great Britain team that will head to Paris, having previously competed at Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.

Alison, who gave birth to her son, Logan, last August, will go for glory in the women's PTVI classification - for athletes with a visual impairment - alongside her guide, and fellow Fifer, Brooke Gillies, who is making her Games debut.

In March, she returned to competitive racing, placing second at the World Triathlon Para Series Devonport, in Tasmania, Australia, before finishing third in her second race back.

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Last month, she was in action at the World Triathlon Para Series 2024, in Swansea, and finished third.

She completed the 750 metre swim, 19.48 kilometre and bike ride, and 5km run, in a time of one hour, 11 minutes and 44 seconds, before which she said that "ideally" she would enjoy a top four finish in an event that would "play such a key role" in her quest for a third Paralympics.

Speaking to the Paralympics GB website, Alison, who trains in Loughborough, said: "It’s been such an emotional rollercoaster to get to this point of qualifying for my third games.

"When I was holding my tiny baby in my arms last August, I didn’t know how it was all going to be possible.

"It’s taken a village to get me to this point and I’m grateful to all of them for their support. I am looking forward to representing Paralympics GB alongside my amazing guide Brooke.

"Not sure what my son Logan will make of it all, but I hope one day he will be proud to have been part of this journey with me."

After first taking up paratriathlon 11 years ago, having previously represented Scotland as a runner, and been crowned an IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation) 800 metres champion in swimming, Alison made her competitive debut in 2014.

Since then, she has gone on to enjoy a successful career, earning multiple European and world titles, before claiming a silver medal at the Rio Paralympics in 2016, alongside guide Hazel Smith.

At the Tokyo Games, which was delayed 12 months to 2021 due to COVID-19, she finished fourth, and, in late 2023, was one of 18 para athletes and their guides selected for support in British Triathlon's UK Sport, and National Lottery backed, World Class Programme for this year.

Alison is one of 11 athletes, and three guides, in the GB paratriathlon squad, the largest they have ever taken to a Games.

Tom Hodgkinson, head of paratriathlon with British Triathlon, said: "Across the team we’ve got stories of success, comebacks and personal triumphs.

"Lauren (Steadman) coming back into the team having taken time away to start her PhD, Alison returning as a mother, and Dave (Ellis) and Luke (Pollard) returning to the top of the sport again, after some bad luck in Tokyo, really show the people behind the results.

"We’ve also got a strong cohort of athletes who’ve put performances together throughout 2024 to secure qualification. There were a lot of challenges last year which have been overcome and the character demonstrated puts us as a team in a good place moving forwards."

The Paralympic Games begin on August 28 and run to September 8, with the paratriathlon events taking place on September 1-2.