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发帖数: 7349 | 1 But the underlying cause of Team GB鈥檚 success has been an efficient
allocation of resources. The 拢350m ($460m) pot of National Lottery money
that was available to British teams in the four years leading up to the Rio
games was shared only among those likely to win medals.
Cycling, rowing and sailing, which produced 26 gongs in 2012, received a
combined stipend of 拢88m for the Olympic cycle of 2013-17. Athletes in
these disciplines have better equipment, facilities, and training regimes
than ever before.
Weightlifting, fencing and archery, in which Britain won no medals four
years ago, were given 拢8.8m. Such an unforgiving approach to spending
allowed Britain to win one gold medal for every 14 athletes competing in Rio
, its best ratio in the post-war era.
Occasionally a lesser-funded sport can prove its worth. Britain鈥檚
struggling gymnasts received just 拢1.8m ahead of the Beijing games, but
beat their medal target in 2012 and were given a budget of 拢14.6m in 2013.
Max Whitlock, a 23-year-old pommel-horse specialist, won two gold medals in
Rio鈥攖he first Briton ever to win an Olympic gymnastics title. Well-
targeted investment, it seems, pays off. | m**c
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