Olympic Games: Brazil

(asked on 17th March 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are on target to meet the aspirations of UK Sport and the British Olympic Association for Team GB to be the first team from a host Olympic country to improve its performance at a subsequent Olympic Games; and whether they will publish the current median aspirations and expectations for Rio de Janeiro 2016 on a sport-by-sport basis.


This question was answered on 24th March 2015

UK Sport believe their ambition is attainable for Team GB to win more Olympic and Paralympic medals at Rio 2016 than at London 2012. Sports have identified athletes with the capability to win medals and UK Sport is providing the necessary financial and technical support.

UK Sport are implementing well-planned strategies to maximise the possibility of achieving more medals in Rio in 2016 in conjunction with the National Governing Bodies of Sport and system partners including the British Olympic and Paralympic Associations . UK Sport are closely monitoring the progress of all sports and their current insights suggest that the aspirational goal remains possible with progress towards the Paralympic aspiration being particularly encouraging.

​UK Sport will formally announce Olympic and Paralympic medal targets in the weeks prior to the Games in Rio.

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