Liz Nicholl reaction to Team GB and ParalympicsGB announcements
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UK Sport 01 June 2012
Commenting on the recent announcements made by the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association on the selection of 24 athletes to Team GB and 52 athletes to ParalympicsGB, UK Sport Chief Executive, Liz Nicholl, said: “Congratulations to the athletes from Badminton, Fencing, Taekwondo, Shooting, Wheelchair Basketball and Disability Swimming who have this week been selected to represent Team GB and ParalympicsGB at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“UK Sport has invested over £17 million of National Lottery, Exchequer and Team 2012 funding into these four Olympic sports, and almost £15 million into Disability Swimming and Wheelchair Basketball, over the London cycle [2009-13]. This funding has gone towards ensuring these athletes will be among the best prepared in the world when they compete at London 2012.
“We have no doubt they will do the nation proud this summer and UK Sport wishes them all the very best for their final stages of preparation.”
UK Sport investment over London Olympiad (2009-13) in sports with athletes selected for Team GB and ParalympicsGB week commencing 28 May 2012:
Disability Swimming - £10,468,750
Badminton – £7,434,900
Taekwondo £4,833,600
Wheelchair Basketball - £4,493,930
Fencing – £2,529,335
Shooting - £2,461,866
Athletes selected for Team GB and ParalympicsGB week commencing 28 May 2012:
Disability Swimming – Harriet Lee, Natalie Waddon (nee Jones), Louise Watkin, Charlotte Henshaw, Stephanie Millward, Natalie Massey, Lauren Steadman, James O’Shea, Gemma Almond, Amy Marren, Nyree Kindred MBE, Elizabeth Johnson, Emma Hollis, Daniel Pepper, Sam Hynd, Thomas Young, Benjamin Procter, Anthony Stephens, Graham Edmunds, Matthew Whorwood, Sean Fraser, Josef Craig, Jack Bridge, James Hollis, James Anderson, Craig Rodgie, Morgyn Peters, James Clegg
Badminton – Chris Adcock, Imogen Bankier, Rajiv Ouseph, Susan Egelstaff
Taekwondo – Sarah Stevenson, Jade Jones, Martin Stamper
Wheelchair Basketball - Abdi Jama, Matt Byrne, Peter Finbow, Matt Sealy, Ade Orogbemi, Jonathan Pollock, Jon Hall, Ian Sagar, Simon Munn, Gaz Choudhry, Terry Bywater, Dan Highcock, Sarah McPhee, Laurie Williams, Clare Strange, Louise Sugden, Helen Turner, Helen Freeman, Judith Hamer, Maddie Thompson, Caroline Maclean, Amy Conroy, Natasha Davies, Sarah Grady
Fencing – Louise Bond-Williams, James Davis, James Honeybone, Richard Kruse, Corinna Lawrence, Natalia Sheppard, Sophie Williams
Shooting – Elena Allen, Richard Brickell, Richard Faulds, Jonathan Hammond, Jennifer McIntosh, Rory Warlow, Peter Wilson
