Liz Nicholl reaction to Team GB and ParalympicsGB announcements
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UK Sport 05 July 2012
Commenting on the announcements made by the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association this week on the selection of 151 athletes from athletics, gymnastics*, men’s basketball, men’s handball, indoor volleyball**, women’s beach volleyball, equestrian, cycling and rowing to Team GB, and six athletes from men’s goalball to ParalympicsGB, UK Sport Chief Executive, Liz Nicholl, said: “Congratulations to the 151 athletes from athletics, gymnastics, men’s basketball, men’s handball, indoor volleyball, women’s beach volleyball, equestrian, cycling and rowing, and to the six athletes from men’s goalball, who have this week been selected to represent Team GB and ParalympicsGB at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“This is an incredibly exciting time, with just three weeks to go until the start of the Olympic Games, Team GB is now complete, with 538 athletes selected to compete at London 2012.
“We at UK Sport wish all of these athletes the very best of luck in their final preparations, proud to have supported Olympic and Paralympic athletes with £313million of National Lottery, Exchequer and Team 2012 funding over the London cycle [2009-13].”
UK Sport investment over London Olympiad (2009-13) in sports announced week commencing 2 July 2012:
Rowing – £27,287,600
Cycling – £26,032,000
Athletics – £25,148,000
Equestrian – £13,395,100
Gymnastics – £10,770,600
Basketball (men’s and women’s) – £8,599,000
Volleyball (men’s indoor and women’s beach) – £3,356,077
Handball (men’s and women’s) – £2,294,721
Goalball – £513,453
Athletes selected for Team GB and ParalympicsGB week commencing 2 July 2012:
Athletics: Abdulazeez Buhari, Adam Gemili, Alex Smith, Andrew Baddeley, Andrew Pozzi, Andrew Osagie, Andrew Turner, Brett Morse, Carl Myerscough, Christian Malcolm, Chris Thompson, Chris Tomlinson, Conrad Williams, Daniel Awde, Daniel Talbot, David Greene, Dominic King, Dwain Chambers, Greg Rutherford, Jack Green, James Dasaolu, James Ellington, Lawrence Clarke, Lawrence Okoye, Lee Merrien, Luke Lennon-Ford, Mark Lewis-Francis, Martyn Rooney, Mervyn Luckwell, Michael Rimmer, Mohamed Farah, Nick McCormick, Nigel Levine, Phillips Idowu, Richard Buck, Robbie Grabarz, Rob Tobin, Ross Murray, Rhys Williams, Simeon Williamson, Steven Lewis, Stuart Stokes, Abi Oyepitan, Anyika Onuora, Barbara Parker, Christine Ohuruogu, Eilish McColgan, Eilidh Child, Emily Diamond, Goldie Sayers, Hannah England, Holly Bleasdale, Jessica Ennis, Jo Pavey, Johanna Jackson, Kate Dennison, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Laura Weightman, Lee McConnell, Lisa Dobriskey, Louise Hazel, Lynsey Sharp, Marilyn Okoro, Margaret Adeoye, Nicola Sanders, Perri Shakes Drayton, Shana Cox, Shara Proctor, Sophie Hitchon, Tiffany Porter, Yamile Aldama
Gymnastics: (Artistic) Daniel Purvis, Kristian Thomas, Louis Smith, Max Whitlock, Sam Oldham, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan, Imogen Cairns, Jennifer Pinches, Rebecca Tunney, (Rhythmic)* Francesca Fox , Francesca Jones , Georgina Cassar, Jade Faulkner, Louisa Pouli, Lynne Hutchison, Rachel Smith, (Trampoline) Katherine Driscoll
Basketball: Andrew Lawrence, Andrew Sullivan, Dan Clark, Erin Boateng, Joel Freeland, Kieron Achara, Kyle Johnson, Luol Deng, Mike Lenzly, Nate Reinking, Pops Mensa-Bonsu, Robert Archibald
Handball: Chris McDermott, Chris Mohr, Ciaran Williams, Daniel McMillan, Gawain Vincent, Jesper Parker, John Pearce, Mark Hawkins, Martin Hare, Robert White, Robin Garnham, Sebastian Prieto, Sebastien Edgar, Steven Larsson
Beach Volleyball: Shauna Mullin, Zara Dampney
Indoor Volleyball: (men) Ben Pipes, Kieran O’Malley, Dami Bakare, Nathan French, Mark Plotyczer, Chris Lamont, Mark McGivern, Peter Bakare, Jason Haldane, Andrew Pink, Dan Hunter, Joel Miller, (women)** Lucy Wicks, Ciara Michel, Lynne Beattie, Rachel Bragg, Joanne Morgan, Grace Carter, Savanah Leaf, Rachel Laybourne, Maria Bertelli, Lizzie Reid, Janine Sandell, Jennifer Taylor
Equestrian (Show Jumping): Ben Maher, Nick Skelton, Peter Charles, Scott Brash
Cycling (Road): Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, David Millar, Ian Stannard, Mark Cavendish
Rowing: Constantine Louloudis
Goalball: Joe Dodson, Adam Knott, David Knott, Simon Goodall, Niall Graham, Michael Sharkey
*UK Sport does not fund rhythmic gymnastics
**UK Sport does not fund the women’s indoor volleyball team
