| ENVIED | Coveted getting to compete in the finale (6) |
| LUGERS | Ones on the fast track to compete in the Olympics? |
| ANNE | First name of the Princess Royal; patron of Save the Children and the first member of the royal family to compete in the Olympic Games (4) |
| ERIC | Mr Mcpherson, the first Australian to compete in the TT after the Second World War, after helping to form the Motor Cycle Racing Club of New South Wales during it. (4) |
| NYMPHS | River people in the finale of The Mission with Jeremy Irons ultimately gather in speed ... (6) |
| NEARER | "___, My God, to Thee" (hymn heard in the finale of "Midnight Mass") |
| JOSH | Erinsborough teen who wants to compete in the Commonwealth Games (4,6) |
| JANET | Guthrie who was the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500 |
| ADI | Herr Stadler, one of the few Germans to compete in the Latin hotbed of 1980s 125 GPS. (3) |
| MARATHON | Hit back at home working to compete in the long run (8) |
| ENTERS | Finds the way in to compete in a sports event (6) |
| ODUDU | AJ _, TV presenter unable to compete in the Strictly Come Dancing final last year (5) |
| RUNWAY | Fashion designers compete in the reality series Project ___ (6) |
| TOBAGO | Trinidad & ___ is scheduled to compete in Beijing in Feb. (6) |
| GUANYU | The first Chinese driver to compete in Formula One, Zhou _ (6) |
| RASSLE | Compete in the WWE, colloquially |
| PACERS | Horses trained to compete in harness racing (6) |
| LAKERS | Los Angeles ---, basketball team that competes in the NBA (6) |
| CYCLES | Competes in the Tour de France (6) |
| HATTON | Former boxer due to compete in Dancing On Ice next year (5,6) |
