COBIS: Bill Sweeney
Transcript of COBIS: Bill Sweeney
Our primary purpose is to:
- Select, lead and manage Team GB at Olympic
accredited events
- Develop the Olympic movement and promote the
principles and values of Olympism in our territory
- Maintain our financial autonomy
TEAM GB VISION AND PURPOSE
Our vision is to:
- Unite and inspire the nation through the power of Olympic
sport.
BUILDING AND BELIEVING IN A MISSION
We had a clear and
focused mission for Team
GB in 2016: To create the
optimal environment to
enable Team GB to make
history at the Rio 2016
Olympic Games.
BRITISH HOUSE
During the Games, the
British House was a
welcoming home away
from home in Rio, run in
partnership with Her
Majesty’s Government
(HMG) and the Mayor
of London.
8,200visitors…
drove
£800mbusiness development
FANZONES AND CLUBHOUSE
As our nation’s Olympians
prepared to recapture the spirit of
London 2012, key cities around
the country were preparing to
host live coverage of Rio 2016
The FanZones in Belfast, Bradford,
Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Leeds,
London, Manchester, Plymouth
and Swansea, gave Team GB’s
passionate fans the chance to
soak up the action and the
carnival atmosphere, as Team
GB’s athletes made Rio 2016 a
Games to remember.
2,000Guests
attended Team
GB Clubhouse
events across 5 days
LOOKING FORWARD
“For the next three Olympic Games we will be looking to the East and
working hard to consolidate our position as a leading National Olympic
Committee at the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in 2018 and
Beijing in 2022 either side of what promises to be another fantastic
Summer Game in Tokyo in 2020. The journey has begun…”