Archery - cash and development

[joetapley]

Interesting reading.
http://www.uksport.gov.uk/template.asp?id=2302

Potential archery investment 2006-9 £2,371,000

[TJ Mason]

Beat me to it, Joe! I was just about to post:

News: Cash boost for British Olympians
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...12/4897538.stm

UK Sport has awarded an extra £65.3m to Olympic and Paralympic events as a first step ahead of London 2012.
Summer Olympic sports are to receive an extra £58.8m up to 2008 and summer Paralympic sports will get £6.5m.
It means all Olympic sports other than ******** and tennis will receive at least £465,000 a year.

The article then lists specific sports. Of our sport it says:

Archery
Funding '06-09: £2,371,000
% increase in '06/07 on existing award: 66%
Gold medals available: 4
Team GB Max Squad size: 6

[doubletop]

it would be interesting to know how they decided which sport got how much whether it be how many golds are available or the size of the squad

[joetapley]

Basis for funding and requirements to be met for sports to to actually get the money is detailed in the PDFs.

Medal probability the dominating factor.

[Sponge]

Are there any AIUK members currents funded via TASS or Pathway grants? Interested on what this actually means to the individuals invovled (More cash, more equipemnt, more coaching/physio/training?)

Sponge.

[Rik]

I tried to figure out from the GNAS accounts where the "current" £1.4 million is going. I couldn't see it. I wonder if we will see any effect from the extra "66%"...

[Deadeye Doc]

Have a look at http://www.uksport.gov.uk/images/upl...res_110406.pdf top of page 3. They are estimating 6 on the GB squad and an investment of £2,371,000 for an estimated possible 4 medals.

[Rik]

Ahhhh, I see. That's a total over 4 years. Makes more sense put that way. It still implies that current funding is to the tune of 450k+ last year, but I guess it's easier to lose that much in the GNAS accounts...