Alicia Hoskin

EVENTS: Canoe Sprint: Women's K2 500m and Women's K4 500m

Hoskin will compete at her second Olympic Games when she takes to the water in Paris.

Born and raised in Gisborne Hoskin made her competitive kayaking debut at the AIMS Games, where she went on to win the multisport title (kayaking, mountain biking and running).

Hoskin will join Dame Lisa Carrington in the Women's K2, as the duo look to defend the gold medal won by Dame Lisa and Caitlin Regal at the Tokyo Games.

Hoskin will team up with Dame Lisa again in the Women's K4 with Games debutants Tara Vaughan and Olivia Brett. The quartet go into the Games as World Champions, having last year won New Zealand's first ever world title in the big boat.