GREAT BRITAIN’S four-man bobsleigh team are hoping they will be considered for UK Sport funding after a sixth-placed finish at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Brad Hall, Nick Gleeson, Greg Cackett and Taylor Lawrence were lying sixth after Saturday’s opening runs and could not move up into the medal places with their final two runs.

Funding was cut after Hall’s team finished 17th in Pyeongchang four years ago but he hopes their Beijing showing has underlined potential.

“We can hold our heads up high and know that our performance was good,” said Hall. “We did the best we can and sixth place for a small nation that doesn’t have its own ice track or much funding is definitely something to be very proud of.

“I believe if we get the backing that we need then the sky’s the limit and we will be consistently up there in the medals again. We’ve got to wait and see what happens.”

Great Britain clocked an aggregate time of three minutes 55.72 seconds, 1.42 seconds behind the winning German team piloted by Francesco Friedrich.

Germany also took silver, piloted by Johannes Lockner, with Canada, piloted by Justin Kripps, claiming the bronze at the Yanqing Sliding Centre.