Here is a list (in no particular order) of 15 sports people East Sussex can be proud of - whether they are born in the county or live here. Who else would you include in this list?
9. Will Bayley - Brighton
Will is a British professional Paralympic table tennis player, ranked world number 1. He is the 2016 Summer Paralympics Games gold medallist and the 2014 World Champion. He is a copach and belongs to Brighton Table Tennis Club and won the Sussex Sports Awards' Sports Personality of the Year in 2022. Photo: Tasos Katopodis
10. Lewis Dunk - Brighton
The central defender has played more than 350 games for Brighton and Hove Albion. Dunk achieved promotion to the Premier League with Brighton and was named in the Championship team of the year. He became the club's captain from the 2019–20 season. Photo: Steve Bardens
11. Nicola Boniface - Eastbourne
Nikki learned to sail at the Pevensey Bay Sailing Club. In 2019 she was globally ranked #1 in the Nacra 17 and won the Nacra 17 European Championships. Nicola also won bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic test event. After her retirement from Olympic sailing in January 2022, Nikki has stepped up to be involved full-time in the GBR Team for the upcoming Season 3 events. Photo: Clive Mason
12. James Kirtley - Eastbourne
The fast bowler had a brilliant career with Sussex - including taking five wickets as they won the C&G Trophy in 2006. He played four Tests for England, taking 19 wickets including a best of 6-34. Kirtley is perhaps best known for taking a spectacular catch in a One Day International against India at Lord's. Photo: Stu Forster