Olympics-GB Badminton staggered by Tokyo 基金ing 拒絶
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - British badminton 長，指導者s said they were "staggered" on Monday after UK Sport upheld a 決定／判定勝ち（する） to 削減（する） 基金ing for the sport in the cycle 主要な up to the Tokyo Olympics, にもかかわらず the men's （テニスなどの）ダブルス bronze メダル 勝利，勝つ in Rio.
Badminton, along with 弓術，射手隊, 盗品故買者ing, 卓球 and weightlifting, 行方不明になるd out when UK Sport 発表するd in December how it would 配分する 265 million 続けざまに猛撃するs for Olympic sports.
解任するing 代表s to the 政府 団体／死体 責任がある 財政／金融ing エリート sport in Britain, UK Sport said badminton would receive nothing, even though Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge won the men's （テニスなどの）ダブルス bronze メダル in the Rio Olympics last year.
"Given the strength of 証拠 we were able to 現在の to 正当化する 投資, we cannot believe UK Sport has 結論するd that they should stand by their 決定／判定勝ち（する） and award 無 基金ing to our GB programme," GB Badminton said in a 声明.
GB Badminton received 5.74 million 続けざまに猛撃するs in the Rio cycle and 達成するd their pre-Games 的 of 配達するing a メダル.
"We have players who are on 跡をつける to 勝利，勝つ メダルs for the nation at the Tokyo 2020 オリンピック and our belief in those players remains as 広大な／多数の／重要な as it's ever been. We will now take some time to consider our next steps," the 声明 追加するd.
UK Sport's ruthless approach, which has produced 記録，記録的な／記録する メダル returns at the last two Olympics, was 正当化するd by CEO Liz Nicholl on Monday.
"It is uncompromisingly 焦点（を合わせる）d on excellence, 親族 長所 and what it takes to 追求する the ambition to 勝利，勝つ more メダルs and create more medallists in Tokyo to 奮起させる the nation," she said in a 声明.
"The sports that made 代表s to our Board were unable to 供給する any 批判的に 説得力のある new 証拠 that changed our 査定／評価 of their メダル 可能性のある for Tokyo.
"They remain in a 禁止（する）d that we cannot afford to 投資する in."
Only weightlifting received some 肯定的な news with its 基金ing b eing returned after an 初めの 決定／判定勝ち（する） 手渡すd it to the English 学校／設ける of Sport who manage the programme.
Britain finished second after the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs in the メダルs （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する at the 2016 Olympics -- above 冒険的な powerhouse 中国 -- with 27 golds.
Its total of 67 （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 65 won by Britain at London 2012. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Martyn Herman; Editing by Gareth Jones)
