The British Judo Association has today (Monday 16th December) been informed by UK Sport that the World-Class Performance Programme (WCPP) will receive a combined £8,075,000 in funding for the Los Angeles 2028 cycle.
British Judo welcomes the continued support from UK Sport during the current cost of living crisis towards our Olympic and Paralympic programmes leading into Los Angeles.
The figure represents an increase in funding from the previous Paris cycle. As a World Class Programme sport, British Judo, with its current WCPP setup, are determined to deliver medal success at the upcoming Los Angeles Games, and we believe strongly in the progress that we have made since Rio and the strategy that we have in place leading into these Games.
Investment for the Olympic programme totals £7,025,000 (an increase from: £6,219,538) and for the Paralympic programme £1,050,000 (an increase from: £983,775).
As Andrew Scoular, Chief Executive – British Judo reflected on a very hectic 3-year Paris Olympic and Paralympic Cycle:
“The continued investment by UK Sport into the British Judo World Class Programme is testament to the success both on and off the field of play and the foundations that we have laid down for the future as we build towards LA2028 and Brisbane 2032.”
“We would like to thank UK Sport and the National Lottery for the continued investment into our LA Cycle programme and the belief in the British Judo World Class Programme.”
“Our LA investment will enable us to build on the breadth of success we saw across both our Olympic and Paralympic programmes and to power our ambition to inspire and unite the nation as we win well both on and off the mat, build teams for LA2028 and Brisbane 2032 and consider how we develop the next generation of coaches for our future World Class Programmes.”
Sally Munday, CEO of UK Sport, said:
“It’s thanks to the unwavering support of the UK Government and our wonderful National Lottery players that we are able to announce this historic investment today, towards continuing to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments.
“The past few years have been tough for our sports with the delayed Tokyo Games and shortened Paris cycle, and we know finances remain under extreme pressure. We have looked to relieve some of this pressure through our investment today, however we know we must continue to innovate and collaborate, together, to grow a thriving sporting system that’s fit for the future.”
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