How GB sports fared in Tokyo relative to their funding

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Tokyo Olympics: A look at how Team GB fared sport-by-sport compared to their funding.

Liam Heath became Britain's most successful Olympic canoeist with K1 200m bronze - his fourth Olympic medal - while Mallory Franklin won women's canoe slalom silver.

Canoeing faces a huge funding cut for the Paris 2024 cycle, however, from £16.3m to £12.2m - more than 25%.Team GB's cycling team had their funding cut by a huge £5,708,510 before Tokyo, but still won an impressive 12 medals across track cycling, mountain biking and BMX. There was another gold for Charlotte Worthington in the BMX freestyle, where team-mate Declan Brooks took bronze in the men's event.Jason Kenny won his seventh Olympic gold with a spectacular defence of his men's keirin title. Two days earlier, his wife Laura became the first British woman to win gold at three Olympic Games, winning the madison alongside Katie Archibald.

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