Mark England, the chef de mission, added that the "absolutely extraordinary" feat should have been impossible as the nation spent extended periods in lockdown during the past 18 months. Team GB's women have enjoyed their best ever Games, contributing 28 of the overall medal tally of 65 medals in Japan over the past fortnight.ĭame Katherine Grainger, the chairwoman of funding body UK Sport, said the squad were "trailblazers" after more women than men had been picked for the first time. The Tokyo Games were hailed as the "greatest achievement in British Olympic history" after athletes matched their medal haul at London 2012. ![]() ![]() Tokyo 2020 - delayed by a year due to Covid - is now comfortably Team GB's second-best overseas Olympics ![]() 'The greatest achievement in British Olympic history': Team GB match London 2012 with 65 medals in Tokyo
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