英国奥运军团能否重振帝国雄风?
<p><span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1996 <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> - <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="psyche">psyche</span>. <span word="Sixteen">Sixteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="GB">GB</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="overhauled">overhauled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rebuilt">rebuilt</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="flush">flush</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>. <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grooms">grooms</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="squad">squad</span>.</p><p>在6月举行的奥运选拔赛上，英国田径运动员恩尼斯在庆祝胜利。1996年亚特兰大奥运会，大不列颠只带回了一枚金牌──比哈萨克斯坦少两枚──和一颗受伤的民族心灵。16年后，得益于一个从国家彩票基金拿到充裕资金、专门培养英国运动员的机器般精密运作的机构，英国奥运代表团（<span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="GB">GB</span>）已经彻底改头换面。结果就是英国队有望在自家主场实现创纪录的表现。</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> - <span word="from">from</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paltry">paltry</span> 15 <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> 47 <span word="in">in</span> 2008 - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="textbook">textbook</span> <span word="turnaround">turnaround</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turbocharged">turbocharged</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="apparatus">apparatus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anticipation">anticipation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffers">coffers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="chartered">chartered</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grooms">grooms</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>; <span word="recruiting">recruiting</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> '<span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span>'; <span word="importing">importing</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ruthlessly">ruthlessly</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>.</p><p>从1996年微不足道的15枚奖牌到2008年的47枚，英国过去15年在奥运会赛场的悄然崛起就是扭转乾坤的典型案例。为备战伦敦奥运会，英国已经全方位巩固自己的奥运配置，为政府特许的运动员训练机构注入资金，招募被称为“塑料英国人”（<span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span>）的出生在国外的运动员，引进顶级教练，并狠抓有机会赢得奖牌的项目。</p>
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