Own the Podium, the $117-million program that has been credited with propelling Canada to a record 14 gold at the Vancouver Games, announced today a similar plan for the country’s summer athletes in London 2012. At a meeting that included the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee, John Furlong, chair of Own the Podium announced an injection of $30 million for athletes training for the upcoming Summer Games. For its part, the Canadian Olympic Committee vowed the country would finish in the top-12 in the medal count in 2012.

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