Gladiators' fans praise contestant who has overcome leukaemia to compete on BBC game show as he injures himself during tense battle against 'superhuman' pros

More than two decades after Gladiators first aired, the hit show is coming back on the BBC with a brand new cast. Athena A combination of brain, brawn and beauty, Karenjeet Kaur Bains gets her Gladiators moniker from the Ancient Greek Goddess of War and Wisdom, Athena Representing Team GB, she is a winner of three Gold and two Silver Commonwealth Powerlifting medals She's also the five time All England Powerlifting Champion and five time British Powerlifting Champion A combination of brain, brawn and beauty, Karenjeet Kaur Bains gets her moniker from the Ancient Greek Goddess of War and Wisdom, Athena. Dynamite Small, explosive and dangerous, just like Dynamite, 20-year-old, Emily Steel, is the youngest Gladiator in the current line-up With a background in swimming competing at a national level until she was 15 years old, she's now a full-time elite CrossFit athlete Emily boasts 7,000 Instagram followers and regularly shares snaps of herself weightlifting or of her toned figure Small, explosive and dangerous, just like Dynamite, 20-year-old, Emily Steel, is the youngest Gladiator in the current line-up. Commonwealth and World gold medallist sprinter, Harry's lightning fast speed and 'ball of energy' personality earned him the name Nitro The fitness fanatic shares a two-year old daughter named Aubreé-Isla with his partner The fitness fanatic - who shares a two-year old daughter named Aubreé-Isla with his partner - regularly posts insights into his grueling training routine. She's fierce and will burn through the arena destroying anyone who gets in her way, earning her the name Fire Former Team GB Sprinter and Olympic Bobsledder, she held the British woman's record for fastest 100m sprint at 11.05 seconds Blazing into the Gladiators stadium like a flash is Montell Douglas.