[Closed] Team GB medals/funding at the Olympics

Holding a massive bunch of carbon scaffolding complete with sights and taking turns to shoot at a stationary target is dull.

Sitting on a bunch of carbon scaffolding and cycling it in a circle isn't much better. Or running for a long time. Like it or not there are plenty of sports that are mind numbingly dull to watch, I'm not sure that's a great metric of their worth tbh.

Bring it back to basics. Barebow, moving targets (or moving archer) and run it as a test of both fitness and shooting skill.

So more like biathlon then? Sounds fair, I'd watch that, hell, do it on horses as well! Is there an existing event format that does this?

I’d watch that, hell, do it on horses as well! Is there an existing event format that does this?

Horse archery exists but there are only a few practitioners

run it as a test of both fitness and shooting skill.

Just increase the number of arrows and then it tests fitness.

The reality is that some nations take archery very seriously and there are large numbers of professional archers.

there are plenty of sports that are mind numbingly dull to watch, I’m not sure that’s a great metric of their worth tbh.

For a global, televised event? Yeah it’s kind of important 😂 Hence “speed climbing”

What's the breakdown between Govt and Lottery funding?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-funds-biggest-ever-overseas-team-gb

If the funding comes from Lottery than they can do whatever they wish.

But if the funding comes from taxpayers then I would question if the money is well spent.

Interesting that tennis and golf were self funded which I’m all in favour of. I’m guessing all the top players, coaches and support staff are very well rewarded compared to their peers in other sport.

Still can’t get my head around how equestrian gets £12m for what is an elitist sport.

For a global, televised event?

So a sport is only a sport if it makes for interesting television viewing?

Olympic Bakeoff anyone?