After London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics, UK Sport submitted a funding request to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport setting an "aspirational goal" of fourth place in the 2012 medals table, to be reviewed after the 2008 Olympics, for which a target of eighth place was set.[12][13][14] The British Olympic Association dissociated itself from setting targets.[13] When Britain finished fourth in 2008, the 2012 target was settled at fourth, with the team ultimately finishing third.