65 in total - secured third place in the medals standings, with only superpowers, the United States and China, ahead of them. That exceeded the target of fourth place, and the same will be expected in four years in Brazil. There's no doubting that home advantage paid off here as Britons abandoned traditional national sports to pack every venue. "The interesting thing now is how can we make this an away advantage," said Clive Woodward, the World Cup-winning rugby coach turned deputy British team chief. "How can we rethink all our thinking now to make sure that when we go to Rio now, can this be an advantage actually playing away from home? Despite Britain's double-dip recession, the government on Sunday guaranteed funding for Olympic sports until Rio at the same level as the run-up to the London Games. Just 16 years after Britain left Atlanta with one gold, 125 million pounds ($196 million) will be given annually to UK Sport, which allocates funding for athletes. -- SPA
