British Olympic team set to have more women than men

A general view of the construction site of Athletes' Village for Tokyo 2020 Olympic games in Harumi, Tokyo, Japan [Courtesy]

Great Britain’s team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on course to contain more women than men for the first time, chief de mission Mark England has told the BBC.

The number of women in the British team could rise above 50 per cent from 44 per cent at Rio in 2016, he added.