RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Team GB will be represented by just 55 of 366 athletes at the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Rio on Friday.British Olympic Association (BOA) officials admitted the number was likely to look small compared to other nations but said there was little they could do about it.Team GBs pre-Games training camp is at Belo Horizonte, around a 45-minute flight away from the Olympic Park in Rio, and has been the base for many of the athletes who have already arrived.It will be a fairly small delegation, said BOA chief executive Bill Sweeney. We have a big crew in Belo Horizonte training and some competing 24 or 48 hours after the opening ceremony.We expect there to be in the region of 55 or so marching athletes. So given the fact that we have 366 athletes, its a small number but their priorities are on competing not the marching bit.How the marching contingent and their teammates have travelled to Brazil has become an issue in some quarters, with athletes, particularly from track and field, being given different levels of luxury on their flights from Britain.Team GB has a partnership with British Airways but there have been flights with athletes spread throughout the same plane from business class to economy.Such a set up could cause divisions but the BOA insisted it was out of its control.We guarantee them a seat on the flight, said Sweeney. Its then up to the governing bodies themselves who they want to upgrade.Team GB has remained one of the more confident national associations going into the Games, proud both of its training base and the work it has done -- bringing in plumbers and working on facilities for six days -- to ensure the British area of the Olympic Village is comfortable for the athletes.Consequently, the UK Sport-set target of winning more than 47 medals has been bullishly backed by the governing body.We feel really confident, chef de mission Mark England said. We are here to make history. We think we have got the best ever chance.We have the most talented team that has ever been to an away Games. It is certainly the largest team we have been to an away Games for quarter of a century, since Barcelona 1992.We are 366-strong and each and every one of those athletes has a very, very good chance of doing something special out here. 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Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69. Double Olympic champion Heather Stanning has announced her retirement from rowing.The 31-year-old won gold in the womens pair with Helen Glover at London 2012 and Rio 2016 as part of an unbeaten record going back to 2011.Stanning, who will continue serving in the British Army, said: Its hard to identify a key highlight. Obviously winning back-to-back Olympic golds is up there, but also our first World Championship gold was a big highlight.Stanning is currently serving as a major in the army and is left to reflect on a dream career, which ended in glory with her great friend Glover in Rio in the summer.I started rowing for the social and fun side of the sport at university, but [coach] Paul Stannard showed me I had potential in the sport and guided me through my early years, at under-23s and then onto the senior team, Stanning said.Winning with Olivia [Whitlam] at under-23s sparked a desire within me to aspire for bigger things.I must also thank Eira [Parry] and Miles [Forbes-Thomas] for their help and coaching as Helen and I started out with the team, but partnering with Helen and Robin [Williams] has been the dream career.I could not have wished for anyone else to share the Olympic journey with.Glover, who looks set to continue her career, paid tribute to Stanniings achievements alongside her in the boat.ddddddddddddHeather has been my teammate for six years and in that time has been my voice of logic, a driving force, my friend, and my maid of honour, she said.Im fortunate enough to have sat at the start line of two Olympic Games with Heather. There is nobody else I would have wanted in the boat with me in those moments.She is dependable, determined, and a formidable athlete. The army has given us both incredible support and I am sure she will continue to flourish in her career.Thank you, Heather, not just for the success we shared, but for making it the most fun journey possible.British Rowing performance director Sir David Tanner added: It has been a privilege to work with Heather over the past decade from her induction into rowing through coach Paul Stannard.In the pair with Helen Glover she raced in one of the most exceptional crews that world rowing has ever seen. She has balanced this impressively with a successful career in the British Army, which is testament to Heathers determination and dedication to rowing, combined with a strong relationship with Helen both on and off the water. ' ' '