Mark England will be Chef de Mission for the British Olympic team for the third consecutive Games at Paris 2024, the BOA announced on Thursday.

England, who led the British team at the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Olympics where the nation secured a combined 131 medals, is only the fifth person to serve at three Games.

"There remains no greater honour than being asked to lead Team GB as Chef de Mission at the Olympic Games," he said.

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Paris 2024 will be an incredible Games for Team GB and the British public can look forward to another wonderful summer of sporting achievement from the country's finest athletes."

England, awarded an OBE for his services to Olympic sport in 2016, oversaw a 374-strong athlete delegation in Tokyo last year and was praised for ensuring it was entirely COVID 19-free.

Mark England will be Chef de Mission for the British Olympic team for the third consecutive Games at Paris 2024, the BOA announced on Thursday. England, who led the British team at the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Olympics where the nation secured a combined 131 medals, is only the fifth person to serve at three Games.

Mark England will be Chef de Mission for the British Olympic team for the third consecutive Games at Paris 2024, the BOA announced on Thursday. England, who led the British team at the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Olympics where the nation secured a combined 131 medals, is only the fifth person to serve at three Games. "There remains no greater honour than being asked to lead Team GB as Chef de Mission at the Olympic Games," he said. ALSO READ: All England Open: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal enter second round with respective wins Paris 2024 will be an incredible Games for Team GB and the British public can look forward to another wonderful summer of sporting achievement from the country's finest athletes." England, awarded an OBE for his services to Olympic sport in 2016, oversaw a 374-strong athlete delegation in Tokyo last year and was praised for ensuring it was entirely COVID 19-free.

Paris 2024: Mark England named Chef de Mission for British Olympic team for third consecutive Games

British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson on Sunday said that British athletes competing at this year's Tokyo Olympics will be provided with an independent hotline service to be able to report concerns of physical or psychological abuse.

The step was taken after 17 former British gymnasts filed a group-claim lawsuit against the national governing body British Gymnastics last month. They alleged abusive behaviour.&nbsp;

"One of the things we are ensuring for when we get to Tokyo is that every athlete knows who they can contact if they have got any issues in that environment," Anson told the Mail on Sunday.

"This would not be their line manager but someone outside the line. It can't be someone in our line management structure."

Last year, Britain's Olympic medal-winning gymnast Amy Tinkler and others also spoke out about their experiences with British Gymnastics, accusing coaches of bullying and "body shaming".

"There has got to be an independent hotline you can call without fear of any recrimination and that is really important," Anson added.

"We can have all the policies and procedures in the world but if they are not enforceable or if the athletes don't feel like we are on their side, then they are not right."

(Inputs from Reuters)&nbsp;

British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson on Sunday said that British athletes competing at this year's Tokyo Olympics will be provided with an independent hotline service to be able to report concerns of physical or psychological abuse.

British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson on Sunday said that British athletes competing at this year's Tokyo Olympics will be provided with an independent hotline service to be able to report concerns of physical or psychological abuse. The step was taken after 17 former British gymnasts filed a group-claim lawsuit against the national governing body British Gymnastics last month. They alleged abusive behaviour. "One of the things we are ensuring for when we get to Tokyo is that every athlete knows who they can contact if they have got any issues in that environment," Anson told the Mail on Sunday. "This would not be their line manager but someone outside the line. It can't be someone in our line management structure." Last year, Britain's Olympic medal-winning gymnast Amy Tinkler and others also spoke out about their experiences with British Gymnastics, accusing coaches of bullying and "body shaming". "There has got to be an independent hotline you can call without fear of any recrimination and that is really important," Anson added. "We can have all the policies and procedures in the world but if they are not enforceable or if the athletes don't feel like we are on their side, then they are not right." (Inputs from Reuters)

British Olympic Association to launch bullying hotline for athletes at Tokyo Games

Four-time Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent led a cacophony of British condemnation of the International Olympic Committee&#39;s (IOC) decision not to ban the whole Russian team from next month&#39;s Rio Olympics. 
 
There would have been little place for the IOC or its president Thomas Bach to hide with the brickbats they received, the IOC being described as &quot;spineless&quot; and Bach being labelled -- among other things -- &quot;a Pontius Pilate figure&quot;. 
 
Pinsent said the IOC performed a &quot;hospital pass&quot; on Sunday in asking sports federations to decide who from the Russian team could compete in Rio after the revelations of state-run doping directed from Moscow. 
 
&quot;IOC has passed the buck -- pure and simple,&quot; wrote the 45-year-old Pinsent in The Times, whilst fellow rowing Olympic legend James Cracknell said the IOC &quot;bottled it&quot;. 
 
Defending Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford also weighed in. 
 
&quot;(The IOC&#39;s decision) is a spineless attempt to appear as the nice guy to both sides,&quot; the 29-year-old told The&nbsp;Guardian newspaper. 
 
Athletics&#39; world governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), has banned the Russian track and field team from the Rio Games, which start in less than two weeks. 
 
&quot;Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport,&quot; said the outspoken Rutherford, who will defend his crown in Rio. 
 
&quot;We&#39;re not there, we may never get there -- I am still very unhappy that many convicted cheats continue to compete -- but without a consequence for institutional-level actions how on earth do we expect to make any progress (on drug cheating)?&quot; 
 
IOC president dubbed as &#39;weak leader&#39;&nbsp; 
 
Another set to compete in Brazil, oarsman Andrew Triggs Hodge, wrote in The Times he would find it hard to believe that he would be competing against clean athletes. 
 
He could go up at the Olympics against three Russians who were part of a team disqualified when one of their number failed a dope test in July. 
 
&quot;Thomas Bach, the IOC president, has shown extraordinarily weak leadership,&quot; wrote Triggs Hodge. 
 
&quot;This was a moment in his career when he could define himself as an anti-doping champion. It needs someone of character, principle and mind to drive the IOC forward and he has completely neglected that.&quot; 
 
There was widespread sympathy too for Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova, who served a two year-ban for doping and was informed by the IOC on Sunday she would not be allowed to compete at the Games. 
 
It was her disclosures about rampant Russian doping that sparked the scandal. 
 
&quot;The IOC has thanked her and offered her a trip to watch the Olympics in Rio,&quot; wrote Pinsent. 
 
&quot;Great. We&#39;d love to invite you for dinner, but you can only smell the food,&quot; he added sardonically. 
 
(AFP)

'IOC performed a "hospital pass" on Sunday in asking sports federations to decide who from the Russian team could compete in Rio'

Four-time Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent led a cacophony of British condemnation of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision not to ban the whole Russian team from next month's Rio Olympics. There would have been little place for the IOC or its president Thomas Bach to hide with the brickbats they received, the IOC being described as "spineless" and Bach being labelled -- among other things -- "a Pontius Pilate figure". Pinsent said the IOC performed a "hospital pass" on Sunday in asking sports federations to decide who from the Russian team could compete in Rio after the revelations of state-run doping directed from Moscow. "IOC has passed the buck -- pure and simple," wrote the 45-year-old Pinsent in The Times, whilst fellow rowing Olympic legend James Cracknell said the IOC "bottled it". Defending Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford also weighed in. "(The IOC's decision) is a spineless attempt to appear as the nice guy to both sides," the 29-year-old told The Guardian newspaper. Athletics' world governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), has banned the Russian track and field team from the Rio Games, which start in less than two weeks. "Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport," said the outspoken Rutherford, who will defend his crown in Rio. "We're not there, we may never get there -- I am still very unhappy that many convicted cheats continue to compete -- but without a consequence for institutional-level actions how on earth do we expect to make any progress (on drug cheating)?" IOC president dubbed as 'weak leader' Another set to compete in Brazil, oarsman Andrew Triggs Hodge, wrote in The Times he would find it hard to believe that he would be competing against clean athletes. He could go up at the Olympics against three Russians who were part of a team disqualified when one of their number failed a dope test in July. "Thomas Bach, the IOC president, has shown extraordinarily weak leadership," wrote Triggs Hodge. "This was a moment in his career when he could define himself as an anti-doping champion. It needs someone of character, principle and mind to drive the IOC forward and he has completely neglected that." There was widespread sympathy too for Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova, who served a two year-ban for doping and was informed by the IOC on Sunday she would not be allowed to compete at the Games. It was her disclosures about rampant Russian doping that sparked the scandal. "The IOC has thanked her and offered her a trip to watch the Olympics in Rio," wrote Pinsent. "Great. We'd love to invite you for dinner, but you can only smell the food," he added sardonically. (AFP)

Russia escapes Rio ban: British Olympians hit out at IOC