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Olympics: Team GB seek more gold medals | Olympics: Team GB seek more gold medals |
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Team GB are looking to add to their best Olympics gold medal haul since 1908, with the focus now on showjumping, boxing and canoeing. | Team GB are looking to add to their best Olympics gold medal haul since 1908, with the focus now on showjumping, boxing and canoeing. |
So far, Britain's athletes have racked up 22 golds out of total medal tally of 48, the minimum target set by UK Sport which funds the country's Olympians. | So far, Britain's athletes have racked up 22 golds out of total medal tally of 48, the minimum target set by UK Sport which funds the country's Olympians. |
Canoeist Tim Brabants failed to defend his K1 1,000m title in the final. | |
Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson has said maintaining funding levels for elite sport is his priority. | Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson has said maintaining funding levels for elite sport is his priority. |
But that could not be guaranteed and hard decisions must be taken, he added. | But that could not be guaranteed and hard decisions must be taken, he added. |
Team GB had "done better across all sports, it's not just the usual suspects, so it is fantastic news", he said. | Team GB had "done better across all sports, it's not just the usual suspects, so it is fantastic news", he said. |
"I am pretty confident that we can maintain the funding at the current level and that is what I am going to do my utmost to achieve. | "I am pretty confident that we can maintain the funding at the current level and that is what I am going to do my utmost to achieve. |
"We will prioritise elite and high performance sport. | "We will prioritise elite and high performance sport. |
"Is it an absolute guarantee? No it isn't, but we are going to do everything we possibly can to make sure that will be the case." | "Is it an absolute guarantee? No it isn't, but we are going to do everything we possibly can to make sure that will be the case." |
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe, meanwhile, told the BBC the success of the Games was down to the "athlete-led atmosphere" saying they had "really risen to the audience here". | London 2012 chairman Lord Coe, meanwhile, told the BBC the success of the Games was down to the "athlete-led atmosphere" saying they had "really risen to the audience here". |
"And if you get that right, then pretty much everything else falls into place," he added. | "And if you get that right, then pretty much everything else falls into place," he added. |
On the last day of velodrome action, Sir Chris Hoy won a second gold of the Games in the keirin and his sixth in total to overtake Sir Steve Redgrave, with his five golds, and become Britain's most prolific gold medalist. | |
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Other achievements on Tuesday included: | Other achievements on Tuesday included: |
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In showjumping on Wednesday, British trio Scott Brash, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton - fresh from their team title - will all compete for individual gold medals. | In showjumping on Wednesday, British trio Scott Brash, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton - fresh from their team title - will all compete for individual gold medals. |
Team GB face Argentina in the women's hockey semi-final while Nicole Adams, with a bronze medal guaranteed, will fight India's Mary Ko for a place in the gold medal match. | Team GB face Argentina in the women's hockey semi-final while Nicole Adams, with a bronze medal guaranteed, will fight India's Mary Ko for a place in the gold medal match. |
As it stands, Team GB have five guaranteed boxing medals. | As it stands, Team GB have five guaranteed boxing medals. |
Light-welterweight Tom Stalker, meanwhile, will take on Mongolia's Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg, with at least a bronze guaranteed for the winner. | Light-welterweight Tom Stalker, meanwhile, will take on Mongolia's Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg, with at least a bronze guaranteed for the winner. |
Mo Farah, looking to add to his 10,000m gold, will compete in heats for the 5,000m. | Mo Farah, looking to add to his 10,000m gold, will compete in heats for the 5,000m. |
And BMX rider Shanaze Reade begins her campaign with the seeding phase. However, Brabants finished eighth in his K1 1,000m final. | |
The first beach volleyball final of the Games, at Horse Guards Parade, will be an all-American affair as 2004 and 2008 Olympic champions Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor take on April Ross and Jennifer Kessy. | The first beach volleyball final of the Games, at Horse Guards Parade, will be an all-American affair as 2004 and 2008 Olympic champions Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor take on April Ross and Jennifer Kessy. |
Elsewhere, gold medal-winning Paralympians will not feature on individual stamps unlike their Olympic counterparts, the British Paralympic Association (BPA) has said. | Elsewhere, gold medal-winning Paralympians will not feature on individual stamps unlike their Olympic counterparts, the British Paralympic Association (BPA) has said. |
The BPA said that, because it was expecting a similar gold medal haul to the 42 won in Beijing four years ago, it would be "logistically and practically impossible" to create individual stamps. | The BPA said that, because it was expecting a similar gold medal haul to the 42 won in Beijing four years ago, it would be "logistically and practically impossible" to create individual stamps. |
Instead, a series of six stamps featuring all gold medal winners would be released after the Games finished on 9 September, it said. | Instead, a series of six stamps featuring all gold medal winners would be released after the Games finished on 9 September, it said. |
Credit card company Visa, meanwhile, said international visitors to the UK spent more than £450m on its cards in the first week of the Olympics - up 8% on the same time last year. | Credit card company Visa, meanwhile, said international visitors to the UK spent more than £450m on its cards in the first week of the Olympics - up 8% on the same time last year. |
What are your experiences of the London 2012 Olympic Games so far? You can get in touch using the form below. | What are your experiences of the London 2012 Olympic Games so far? You can get in touch using the form below. |