BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION Chef de Mission Mark England said they will not set a medal target for Team GB at the Tokyo Games as the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out too many competitions to get an accurate picture of athlete competitiveness.
UK Sport, the body responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport, had set a target range of 54 to 92 medals in February 2018, before the health crisis virtually wiped out international competition.
"We haven't put a medal target on it – and we won't," England told British media. "I don't think UK Sport will either.
"The past 12 months has given an opportunity for young athletes to be stronger and put themselves in contention.
"But it has been very obvious that any competition data in terms of where we stand against our main competitors across the world really isn't there.
"We only have snatches of times and qualification times."
Britain won 67 medals, including 27 golds, at the 2016 Rio Olympics, to finish second behind the United States on the table. They finished third at London in 2012 London with 65 medals, including 29 golds.
The Tokyo Games, delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is scheduled to begin on July 23.
Harmanpreet Singh of India celebrates scoring the team's fifth goal from a penalty corner during the Hockey Men's Gold Medal match between India and Malaysia on day fourteen of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium on October 03, 2026 in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images) (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)
