GB's Rio athletes set for bumper Heroes Parades in Manchester and London

Manchester will kick off proceeding on Monday October 17 in Albert Square before the attention then switches to London's Trafalgar Square the following day, beginning at 1pm.

Members of both the Olympic and Paralympic teams who competed in Rio will be present with the celebrations including big-screen footage of their achievements in Brazil as well as music performances.

Team GB won 67 medals at Rio 2016, making history as the first ever nation to achieve more medals at an away Games having previously hosted.

They also won more medals across more sports than at London 2012. In Rio they won medals across 18 sports, compared to 16 in London, and finished second in the medals table. ParalympicsGB won 147 medals and also finished second in the medal table. Their medal count was the highest since National Lottery funding was introduced for elite athletes in 1997. They smashed their medal target of 121 medals and won medals across 15 sports.

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, said: "We are going to put on a fabulous celebration in Trafalgar Square of the achievements of our athletes in Rio, which kept millions up half the night cheering them on, including me.

"They have inspired millions of people, I'm incredibly proud of their exploits and they deserve nothing less than a real heroes' return in the heart of the capital."

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