Britain | Britain’s Olympic success
How Britain became an Olympic power
Lottery money and ruthlessness were key
THE MODERN Olympic Games were founded to celebrate amateur sporting ideals. But times change. These days, success takes money and a hard-nosed attitude to doling it out. Few countries prove this as well as Britain, which has spent 25 years shaping up from an Olympic also-ran to a medal-winning power.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Fortune and glory”
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