A promising Cornish athlete looks all set to become one of the faces of the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
Molly Caudery, 24, has quickly risen to one of the leading contenders for the women’s pole vault, breaking the British record and setting world leads along the way.
At the start of this year, Caudery was not a household name, but all that changed thanks to her world leading leaps and a gold medal win at the World Indoor championship in Glasgow.
Impressively, her bronze medal at June’s European Championships left her yearning for more, evidence of her substantial progress in the sport.
Capitalising on her streak, she shattered teammate Holly Bradshaw’s British record jumping 4.92m.
This has secured her position as one of Team GB’s top gold medal prospects in Paris.
Despite this, Caudery remains grounded, adjusting to her newfound fame and the expectation that comes with it.
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Reflecting on her rise to the top, she said: "You have to embrace it all, I am living my dream and I am so grateful for that.
"I want all of that, I want people’s media attention, it is all part of it.
"I am just so grateful for it all and I just use it to help me."
Born into a pole vaulting family in Cornwall, Caudery moved between Miami, Loughborough, and New Zealand during her preparation for Paris.
She revealed: "My expectations have absolutely changed.
"My original view for the future was always LA 2028, but now I think I have come to where I am so quickly, I need to adjust to that a little."
Caudery, also a surfer and skydiver, admits her focus on athletics leaves little time for her other hobbies.
However, she expects to return to them after her career.
She keeps her over 250,000 Instagram followers continuously updated, making her one of the most followed Team GB athletes on the platform.
"I think social media, whether people like it or not, is definitely such a growing factor in sports," she said.
"A lot of people don't enjoy that, but I actually find some enjoyment in the creativity of it all and it gives me something else to do."
Olympic victory would mark a crowning achievement in Caudery’s swift ascent, from Cornwall to global stages, with her sights set on making more remarkable strides in Paris this summer.
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