Mark England, the Tokyo 2020 Chef de Mission for the British Olympic Association (BOA), has said he expects a reduction in the number of staff travelling to the Games next year in response to financial constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Then we have a second tier which is Team GB delegation of medical practitioners, support personnel and

England praised the backing from the BOA Board and commercial partners continuing to support the team

British Gymnastics has announced it will no longer be affiliated with the independent review into bullying and abuse allegations made by numerous gymnasts.

stressed that no one who is under investigation for abuse would be allowed to be part of Britain's support team

terms of staffing, we are quite clear that anybody that is under investigation would not be part of Team

GB."

documentary Athlete A, which details the abuse scandal at USA Gymnastics involving disgraced former team

British bobsleigh athlete Vicky Williamson has participated in the launch of a "Gender Play Gap" campaign led by Sportside, which aims to help increase participation in women's sport.

cycling to bobsleigh last year.Today we are proud to be launching The Gender Play Gap Campaign with GB

July 1, 2020During her cycling career, Williamson won a 2013 World Championships bronze medal in the team

Purplebricks have released a series of adverts featuring British athletes in the build-up to next year's postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo.

A new wave of the Purplebricks and Team GB campaign has been launched following the postponement of Tokyo

GB athletes despite the ongoing lockdown restrictions.

For our team to know they have home support makes such a difference.

GB logo."

We’re still the official estate agent of Team GB, we’re still proud to support them on their extended

The British Olympic Association (BOA) and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) has launched its youth engagement programme to inspire the nation to get active on Olympic Day.

, including on Olympic Day itself on July 23.With the United Kingdom still under lockdown measures, Team

GB aims to give materials to families and school teachers to inspire young people to maintain healthy

athletes.Find out more via @GetSetCommunity ⬇️ https://t.co/AbXBl6D0Du pic.twitter.com/AyiXPbM60V— Team

GB (@TeamGB) June 22, 2020Olympic bronze medallist from London 2012 Ogogo said: "While the nation continues

The British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes Commission has published an open letter saying it unanimously rejects racism and all forms of discrimination.

, claiming it breaches athletes human rights.In the open letter the BOA Athletes Commission wrote: "Team

GB, as a whole, represents all aspects of our vibrant society, crossing cultures, borders and class

Olympic athletes in the light of the recent #BlackLivesMatter movement across the world.Read it here ⬇️— Team

GB (@TeamGB) June 14, 2020"We are therefore pleased the IOC has moved to "condemn racism in the strongest

Twelve members of the British boxing team are set to take part in a socially distanced training camp

 It will be the first time the boxers and coaches have been in the GB Boxing gym for nearly three

then, the boxers have been working to individualised home training programmes under the supervision of GB

champion Lauren Price is set to take part in the training camp ©Getty Images"It’s been a fantastic team

Being able to return to the GB Boxing gym will be a big step forward for the programme and whilst it

 "We have a great team spirit at GB Boxing and I am sure it will give everyone a lift to see each

British Curling has announced its wheelchair curling squad for the 2020-2021 season, with Paralympic bronze medallist Gregor Ewan returning to the fold.

Eight players will be part of the squad for the winter season, with the five from the Scotland team at

, Gary Smith, Charlotte McKenna and Meggan Dawson-Farrell.David Melrose, who was originally part of team

return of Ewan to the set-up, saying: "There is no one as proud as Gregor to pull on the Scotland or GB

this season and everyone in the squad will have to work hard and train hard to earn their place in the team

silver medallists Melrose and Logan not competing in Wetzikon, it gave less experienced members of the team

The 2021 Special Olympic Great Britain National Summer Games in Liverpool have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

million people and killed more than 365,000 worldwide.Key stakeholders such as the Special Olympics GB

Board, staff, athlete leadership team, home-country representatives and the Organising Committee were

with a commitment from all parties to deliver a safe and high quality Games for all Special Olympics GB

volunteers, coaches, families and corporate partners," said Paul Richardson, chairman of Special Olympics GB

 "On behalf of Special Olympics GB, huge thanks to everyone involved for their efforts to date especially

Members of Britain's athletics, cycling and rowing teams have linked up with iconic children's television programme Blue Peter for a challenge to run, cycle and row the distance from the programme's studios in Manchester to Tokyo.

challenge entitled "Train Your Way to Tokyo" will see Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the three sports team

longest-running children's television programme in the world.As part of the challenge Russell, and members of Team

GB across the three sports, will complete the required average of around 300km a day across the 30 day

the women's 1500 metres at Rio 2016, cyclist Elinor Barker, who won gold at Rio 2016 in the women's team

Former modern pentathlete Georgina Harland has been named Chef de Mission for Team GB at the 2022 Winter

She becomes the first woman chosen for the role by Team GB and will be responsible for planning, preparation

and execution of the team at the Games which begin on February 4 2022.Harland, an Olympic bronze medallist

The growth and development of Team GB as a winter nation is incredibly exciting, and Team GB’s record-breaking

GB at the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games.

Harland is the first Olympic medallist to take on the role of Chef de Mission for Team GB although in

GB Taekwondo's training base in Manchester is set to be reopened next week to allow elite athletes to

to get back into training because they like the environment and they are such hard trainers," said GB

GB Taekwondo's training base in Manchester is set to be reopened to elite athletes next week ©GB TaekwondoStrict

football teams have returned to individual training this week, while members of England's men's cricket team

Dan Price, the interim lead coach of the British women's wheelchair basketball team, has announced that

After four years in the coaching team at British Wheelchair Basketball, the American confirmed his departure

Dan has been a vital contributor to the sustained success of our GB Women's team over the last four years

Basketball can confirm Dan Price, Interim Lead Coach (Women), has made the difficult decision to leave the GB

performance programme after a successful four-year tenure with the GB Women's team.Full statement ➡️

I have no doubt that GB women's team will realise the Paralympic success they so rightfully deserve in

British Curling has announced its men's and women's teams for the upcoming 2020-2021 season, led by familiar Scottish skips Bruce Mouat and Eve Muirhead.

play was set to start due to the COVID-19 pandemic.For Muirhead that was tough to take as she felt the team

We want to build on last year and it was good to get the call that we were selected as the podium team

Ross Paterson is the skip in the men's podium potential team ©Getty ImagesMouat's young side have slowly

established themselves as the top men's team in Britain, despite some fierce competition elsewhere.

@Team_Muirhead @BritishCurling pic.twitter.com/pkUYepUVjY— Team GB (@TeamGB) May 15, 2020Both teams

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed the initial location for Team GB House has been retained

It was announced in January that Team GB House would be based at the AoyamaTreehouse venue in the Japanese

have been overwhelmed by the response from our partners in Tokyo and are looking forward to bringing Team

GB to Tokyo for the Olympic Games in 2021," said BOA chief executive Andy Anson.The Tokyo 2020 Olympic

GB House is described as being in the "heart" of the city.It is surrounded by the famous Akasaka Imperial

GB shop will be situated at the adjoining House of Aston Martin Aoyama.Most major nations set-up hospitality