Specialist Olympic and Paralympic Consultants, Event Management and Major Event Operations experts with 20 years experience in the sports industry. Based in London we operate in the UK, Japan, France & Brazil.
Our Services
'Foot in Brazil were instrumental in supporting our team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Their knowledge of the Games environment, athlete needs and city helped us deliver first class preparation and facilities for our athletes and support staff. The team are both personable and professional and it was a pleasure to work with them.'
Marit Myrmael, Manager Olympic Dept
Norway Olympic Committee
'Working in a county like Brazil, whilst amazing has it's challenges. Through their security consultancy and logistical support, Foot in Brazil made those challenges a lot easier to tackle.'
Michael Heiman, Director Global Event Operations Getty Images
Paris 2024
In partnership with MHC Sport, we are now operating in France, providing the following services for the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games
Venue Sourcing & Securing
Across Paris and wider Games-time locations
Working to a brief, we research, locate and secure the right venue for your requirements:
Planning & Delivering
Your single point of contact
We provide personal on the ground expertise and continuity, with end to end support including:
Support Services
Providing a turn-key solution
We offer a range of additional services, including:
Foot in Japan
Our Foot in Japan brand supports clients with their operations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games (now taking place in 2021). Through our team and our trusted partners in the region we offer the following services:
For more information visit the Foot in Japan website.
Preparation Camps
Foot in Sport, in partnership with MHC Sport, is delighted to offer its services in sourcing and delivering world class preparation camp facilities in the UK in advance of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games. For more information please download our brochure.
Sports Consultancy
Applying our Olympic and Paralympic expertise we support our clients with:
• Major event strategic planning
• Games specific project management
• Workshop and meeting facilitation
• Bespoke projects
Event Management
Utilising our major sporting event credentials we support our clients with all aspects of their events and logistical operations, offering a full end to end project management service including:
• Event feasibility
• Budgeting
• Operational planning
• Security
• Full event delivery
About Us
Founded in 2012 as Foot in Brazil, we are an awarding winning sports consultancy and delivery agency.
With over 20 years experience in the major sports event industry, working directly with Olympic & Paralympic teams and International & National sports Federations.
Now based in London, we rebranded to Foot in Sport in 2017 and operate in the UK, Japan, France and Brazil.
Tanya Harris, Co-founder & CEO
Tanya Harris is a major events, Olympic and Paralympic Games specialist.
She is the former Chief Operating Officer at the British Paralympic Association and Head of Summer Sport Engagement at the British Olympic Association and was deputy Chef de Mission at the Beijing, Vancouver and London Games.
Combining her passion for sport and eye for organisational detail Tanya has managed a full spectrum of sports events from Athletics and Golf to Snooker and Skateboarding.
In 2012 she co-founded Foot in Sport and enjoys the challenge of supporting clients with their operations for major sporting events across the globe.
British Diving Training Camp
Rio de Janeiro 2015 & 2019
Foot in Brazil managed the GB diving team’s pre Olympic Games warm weather training camp in Rio de Janeiro. Working with the performance director and support staff our team negotiated and facilitated training at the Olympic pool, the Maria Lenk. We also managed the end to end logistical arrangements including transport, hotel accommodation, meals and on the ground support. GB diving went on to finish second in the medal table at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The team returned to Rio in 2019 and once again we are proud to have managed their training at the Olympic pool.
NZ Sailing Transport and Security
Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Foot in Brazil supported NZ sailing with their performance desire to be based out of the village for the Rio de Janeiro Games. We planned and provided the logistical support to the team, including assessing transport routes and timings, managing local transport and drivers, a full security assessment of the location and threats and 24/7 security personnel. Working closely with team at NZ sailing we delivered this service for the test event, tweaking and refining for the Olympic Games. We ensured that NZ sailing were able to operate efficiently and securely outside of the Olympic bubble. NZ sailing finishes 4thon the sailing medal table, the top medalling NZ team across all sports.
Taekwondo
Major Event facilitation 2018
Foot in Sport facilitated 2 sessions with the key stakeholders of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix 2018 and Taekwondo World Championships 2019. Working with the funding, host and event management partners these workshops focused on discussing, defining and agreeing the Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic objectives of the events.
Foot in Brazil
Foot in Brazil supported 57 Clients across 5 Continents with their Major Event Operations:
12 Olympic & Paralympic Committees
10 Training Camps
15,500 Bed nights
70 Security Briefings
50 Olympic venue & City Tours
30 Events & Dinners
45 Vehicles & Drivers
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