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Nine coaches have graduated from UK Sport’s Elite Programme

Announcement following the UK Sport board meeting on 23 March

Records tumbled and history was written during 15 days of British sporting glory in Rio de Janeiro

No host nation had ever topped their medal tally in the following away Games, until Team GB eclipsed London 2012 in Rio

More history made by Great Britain on the penultimate day of Rio 2016.

History was written by the GB women's hockey team and Nick Skelton added a shock gold to the medal table.

The Brownlee brothers and Jade Jones show their dominance by winning repeat gold medals on day 13

An all-time best result from Great Britian's women's hockey team means they will push back for gold

The best ever overseas medal haul eclipses the 47 medals won at Beijing 2008 with many more athletes still to compete.

Great Britain eclipse their best ever away Games in Rio as Jason Kenny wins a phenomenal sixth Olympic gold

Charlotte Dujardin strikes gold with a mesmorising display on Valegro and Mark Cavendish gets his first Olympic medal.

It rained medals on our best ever day at an away Olympics with history written in gymnastics, golf, tennis and cycling.

Inspirational Farah takes an emotional third Olympic gold as GB gather eight medals on day eight

Bradley Wiggins captures an unprecedented eighth Olympic medal as GB collects three golds and three silvers on day seven

Heroics from Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley and fireworks in the velodrome light up day six.

Helen Glover has become a double Olympic champion after being fast-tracked to rowing by a pioneering talent ID campaign.

On a day billed as ‘Wonderful Wednesday’, GB took six medals including two heroic golds and a historic gymnastics bronze

Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and the men’s 4x200m relay team, anchored by James Guy, delivered silver service in the pool.

Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow dived to a dramatic bronze with shooter Ed Ling also on the podium.

UK Sport has appointed Chelsea Warr to drive the progress of Great Britain’s high performance system after Rio 2016.