Cycling to get £26m funding for Tokyo Olympics – £4m less than Rio

UK Sport announces funding figures for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, with cycling investment dropping from Rio

Bradley Wiggins leads Great Britain to the line in world record time in the men's team pursuit

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Cycling will receive £25,980,427 of funding ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan – £4 million less than for the 2016 Rio Games. UK Sport announced the funding figures for the 2017-202 Olympic cycle on Friday.

Prior to the Rio Games, cycling received funding of £30,267,816 from UK Sport, and £26,032,000 for the 2012 London Olympics.

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