Olympics-Britain eyes more medals in Rio after funding rise
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Britain has targeted an improvement on its London 2012 medal haul in Rio in four years with UK Sport announcing an 11 percent rise in funding for elite sport on Tuesday. Government-funded UK Sport will invest 347 million pounds ($ 564 million) in 42 Olympic and Paralympic sports leading up to Rio in 2016, with cycling and rowing the biggest beneficiaries as reward for …
