British bobsleigh’s Brad Hall: ‘Winning medals without sacrifice doesn’t mean anything’
A loss of funding in 2019 led to the GB athlete raising money privately and a period of historic success
For most athletes, a loss of all funding would signal the end. But for Brad Hall, Team GB’s bobsleigh captain, it was the beginning of a remarkable comeback story. The 34-year-old speaks about the financial shakedown of British bobsleigh with remarkable calm, as if it was a hurdle most professionals faced.
“I’ll have to take you back in time a little bit,” he says, reflecting on a period that could have ended his career. “We got a year of transitional funding until the 2019 world championships where we were told if we got top three we’re able to maintain our funding. But we finished fourth.”