British Olympic Association

As the National Olympic Committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the principle role of the British Olympic Association (BOA) is to prepare and lead our nation’s finest athletes at the Summer, Winter and Youth Olympic Games.

Working with the National Governing Bodies of Olympic Sports, the BOA selects Team GB from the best sportsmen and women who will go on to compete in the 26 Summer and seven Winter Olympic sports at the greatest sporting competition in the world.

At the London 2012 Olympic Games, Team GB will be the largest single team to represent the nation in any sporting event for over 100 years. Consisting of approximately 550 athletes, it will be the best prepared, best equipped, best supported and most ambitious team to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in over a century.

Team GB will compete in more sports and more disciplines than ever before and its mission is for athletes to perform at their best, culminating in Team GB delivering more medals, from more sports, than at Beijing 2008.

Our Greatest Team

London 2012 is the opportunity of a lifetime for us to connect the nation to our Olympic team. ‘Our Greatest Team’ is the BOA’s London 2012 campaign for Team GB and its ambition is to engage the entire nation and use this support to inspire our athletes.

The BOA is independent and privately funded. It receives no funding from the National Lottery or government and has no political interests. The success of its mission is entirely dependent upon the income we receive from our fundraising and events. The BOA is the strong, independent voice for British Olympic Sport and is responsible for promoting the Olympic Movement throughout the UK.

For more information and to find out the opportunities to actively support Team GB athletes, visit www.teamgb.com