Liz Nicholl reaction to Team GB and ParalympicsGB announcements
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UK Sport 29 June 2012
Commenting on the announcements made by the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association this week on the selection of 92 athletes from swimming, men’s hockey, equestrian (dressage), judo, water polo, tennis* and women’s football** to Team GB, and 26 athletes from para-cycling and adaptive rowing to ParalympicsGB, UK Sport Chief Executive, Liz Nicholl, said: “Congratulations to the 118 athletes from swimming, men’s hockey, equestrian, judo, water polo, tennis, women’s football, para-cycling and adaptive rowing who have this week been selected to represent Team GB and ParalympicsGB at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“With less than one month to go to the start of the Olympic Games, and just over 60 days until the start of the Paralympic Games, this week has seen the largest group of athletes selected yet and includes eight reigning Paralympic champions, a men’s hockey squad ranked fourth in the world and our first ever women’s Olympic water polo squad.
“We at UK Sport wish these athletes, as well as all those selected up to this point, the very best of luck in their final preparations, proud to have supported them 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 25 June 2012:
Swimming - £25,144,600
Hockey - £15,013,200
Equestrian - £13,395,100
Judo - £7,498,000
Para-Cycling - £4,198,000
Water Polo - £2,928,039
Adaptive Rowing - £2,332,300
*Tennis – UK Sport does not fund tennis
**Football - UK Sport does not fund football
Athletes selected for Team GB and ParalympicsGB week commencing 25 June 2012:
Hockey (men): Nicholas Catlin, Jonathan Clarke, Matthew Daly, James Fair, Daniel Fox, Ben Hawes, Ashley Jackson, Glenn Kirkham, Iain Lewers, Iain Mackay, Harry Martin, Barry Middleton, Robert Moore, Richard Smith, James Tindall, Alastair Wilson
Adaptive Rowing: Tom Aggar, Nick Beighton, Sam Scowen, Pamela Relph, Naomi Riches, David Smith, James Roe, Lily van den Broecke (cox)
Equestrian (Dressage): Laura Bechtolsheimer riding Mistral Hojris, Charlotte Dujardin riding Valegro and Carl Hester riding Uthopia, Richard Davison riding Artemis
Football (women): Eniola Aluko, Anita Asante, Karen Bardsley, Sophie Bradley, Rachel Brown, Karen Carney, Ifeoma Dieke, Stephanie Houghton, Kim Little, Claire Rafferty, Alex Scott, Jill Scott, Kelly Smith, Casey Stoney, Fara Williams, Rachel Williams, Ellen White and Rachel Yankey
Judo: Kelly Edwards, Sophie Cox, Sarah Clark, Gemma Howell, Sally Conway, Gemma Gibbons, Karina Bryant, Ashley McKenzie, Colin Oates, Daniel Williams, Euan Burton, Winston Gordon, James Austin and Christopher Sherrington
Swimming (in addition to swimmers already selected): David Carry, Anthony James, Steph Proud, Grant Turner, Marco Loughran, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor
Water Polo: Women: Rosemary Morris, Robyn Nicholls, Frances Leighton, Angela Winstanley-Smith, Lisa Gibson, Rebecca Kershaw, Ciara Gibson-Byrne, Fiona McCann, Chloe Wilcox, Francesca Clayton, Francesca Painter-Snell, Alexandra Rutlidge, Hazel Musgrove. Men: Edward Scott, Matthew Holland, Joseph O’Regan, Jake Vincent, Robert Parker, Craig Figes, Ciaran James, Glen Robinson, Sean Ryder, Adam Scholefield, Jack Waller, Sean King and Alexander Parsonage
Tennis (in addition to one athlete already selected): Elena Baltacha, Colin Fleming, Ross Hutchins, Anne Keothavong, Jamie Murray, Laura Robson, Heather Watson
Para-Cycling: Jon Allan Butterworth, Mark Colbourne, Jody Cundy, Neil Fachie with Barney Storey, Anthony Kappes with Craig Maclean, Darren Kenny, Shaun McKeown, David Stone, Rik Waddon, Karen Darke, Aileen McGlynn with Helen Scott, Rachel Morris, Sarah Storey and Lora Turnham with Fiona Duncan
