Gordon Brown’s missed opportunity?
A crisis meeting over funding was held to discuss the failure of Gordon Brown to confirm in his Pre Budget announcement what funds would be made available for training athletes in the lead up to the 2012 Olympics.
Simon Clegg, the BOA chief executive commented:
“The sole measurement of the Games won’t be on how efficient the organising committee is, or how beautifully architectured the design of the stadiums are - it’ll be decided on how many British athletes stand on the podium and collect medals.
And unless the BOA knows how much can be spent on training, they can not commit to their aim of reaching 4th in the medal tally in 2012 (compared with 10th in Athens).