Most of it comes from the lottery rather than the taxpayer.
To run a World Cup bobsleigh team of two, you’ve eight athletes and at least one coach travelling around the world along with their sleds, gear and spares.
One decent sled costs a minimum of £50k to buy too. Then there’s the cost of bringing new talent in to the sport and all the training and development costs to consider.
We also have a training facility in the uk too which costs to set up and run.
Your £5 million doesn’t actually go very far.
Other sports are not dissimilar in their costs either; success doesn’t come cheap!