Grant encouragement for Olympic training in UK

Olympic and paralympic teams will be awarded grants totalling around £9m (€13.4m) to encourage the use of UK-based training camps ahead of the London 2012 games, organisers announced today.

The UK pre-games Training Camp Grant scheme will enable all 203 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the 161 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) to apply for credit of up to £26,000 (€38,800) towards the cost of preparing their athletes at UK-designated camps.