UK Sport: 2011 in a nutshell
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Jessica Whitehorn 21 December 2011
A snapshot of some of the highlights of UK Sport's work in 2011...
January
"Volunteers key to Major Events success"
Marking the start of the first major event of UK Sport’s 2011 World Class Events Programme, the English Open Table Tennis Championships, the English Table Tennis Association paid tribute to the essential volunteers who make hosting sporting events in the UK possible...
"UK Sport Chair and CEO discuss Olympic legacy"
BBC Radio Five Live aired a discussion on the legacy of Britain hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012, featuring UK Sport CEO Liz Nicholl and Chair Sue Campbell...
"EIS gain Equality Foundation Level"
The English Institute of Sport (EIS) completed the Equality Standard for Sport Foundation Level, as part of its plans to ensure equality is at the core of the organisation...
February
"UK Sport announces new panel members for Mission 2012"
UK Sport announced the membership of its new Mission 2012 Panel, responsible for overseeing the performance progress of all Olympic and Paralympic funded sports and offering expert support and advice when responding to any issues or challenges they or their athletes may face...
"2011 major events announced as UK Sport aims to set 'international benchmark' for host nations"
UK Sport released details of their most exciting calendar of international sporting events to date, including up to 27 events in at least 22 different sports to be staged in at least 12 different towns and cities across the UK in 2011...
"UK Sport CEO in Jordan to experience London 2012's International Inspiration programme"
Liz Nicholl spent four days in Jordan to see firsthand the positive impact of International Inspiration, London 2012’s groundbreaking international legacy programme...
March
"LOCOG becomes first organisation to reach Advanced Equality Standard for Sport"
LOCOG was announced as the first organisation to reach the Advanced level of the Equality Standard for Sport...
"London becomes first city in the running to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships"
UKA confirmed their intention to bid to bring the 2017 World Athletics Championships to London, with the support of UK Sport...
"Ambition running high with 500 days to go as British sport targets increased medal haul in 2011"
With just 500 days to go to London 2012, UK Sport revealed that the medals sports were targeting for major competitions in 2011 were up on those won at the equivalent point before the Beijing Games...
April
"London 2012 International Inspiration programme reaches 10.8 million children worldwide"
It was announced that International Inspiration had reached 10.8 million children and young people around the world...
"The British Canoe Union secures Olympics Legacy for Canoe Slalom"
The British Canoe Union, supported in thier bid by UK Sport, announced that the International Canoe Federation had awarded the 2015 Canoe Slalom World Championships to the Lee Valley White Water Centre, London, home to Canoe Slalom in 2012...
"Programme set to boost Paralympic coaching"
UK Sport launched its first Paralympic-specific coach development initiative, in response to a common theme emerging from Paralympic sports via the Mission 2012 monitoring tool...
May
Former World kick-boxing champion Damon Sansum, who switched to Taekwondo after being identified through the ‘Fighting Chance’ talent identification initiative, was selected to compete for Great Britain at the World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, Korea, only eight months after joining the GB Taekwondo Academy in Manchester...
"Glasgow to host 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships"
Glasgow, with the backing of UK Sport, was selected as the host city for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, bringing the event to Scotland for the first time...
Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee, and Baroness Sue Campbell, Chair of UK Sport, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to recognise a three year international development partnership between the two organisations...
June
"Team Championships headed for UK"
UKA and Gateshead City Council, with the backing of UK Sport, were awarded the 2013 European Team Championships by European Athletics...
"Liz Nicholl makes Coach Development call"
Liz Nicholl issued a challenge to decision makers and educators in coaching to realise the target of a world-class coaching development system in the UK...
"Fourth ILP intake graduate with flying colours"
Participants on UK Sport’s fourth International Leadership Programme met for the final time in the prestigious headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat at Marlborough House, London...
July
"BAE Systems' engineers provide over 15,000 hours of expertise to support UK Sport"
Britain’s largest defence company has supported more than 140 British athletes and their coaches in their quest for success on the world stage. Since 2008 BAE Systems' engineers have given more than 15,000 hours of engineering time and expertise and provided access to the cutting edge technologies normally used to develop specialist defence equipment ranging from the Astute submarine to the Typhoon jet fighter...
"Ohuruogu and Williams lead call for next generation of Olympic Talent"
Olympic gold medallists Christine Ohuruogu and Amy Williams launched a UK Talent Team call to unearth future Olympians with an aptitude for speed and power...
"'Mood in the camp' best ever as British sport enters final year of preparation"
The message coming from UK Sport's Mission 2012 update, with one year to go to London 2012 was that British sport had never been in a better position to succeed...
August
Test events will be 'fantastic showcase' for sports
London 2012 test events were underway, many supported by UK Sport’s World Class Events Programme, providing British athletes crucial experience of home advantage, as well as bringing top athletes from across the world to London 2012 venues and giving spectators a real treat over the summer...
"McLaren Applied Technologies host Ideas4Innovation 2011"
The McLaren Technology Centre in Woking hosted UK Sport’s fourth Ideas4Innovation judging day...
"Paralympic hopefuls prepare for London at Games simulation camp"
With just over one year to the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games, British Paralympic hopefuls took part in at pre-London simulation camp, Lottery funded by UK Sport, designed to familiarise them with the environment and systems they might experience in London...
September
"Hyde Park to host Grand Final of the ITU Triathlon World Championship Series in 2013"
Triathlon’s ITU World Championship Grand Final was awarded to London in 2013. The world’s best triathletes will return to the London 2012 Olympic Games venue as Hyde Park hosts the International Triathlon Union’s most prestigious event, which will be supported by UK Sport...
"Lord's the host for ILP Year 5 induction"
The impressive surroundings of Lord's cricket ground were the backdrop for the first module of UK Sport's 5th year of the International Leadership Programme...
"Sheffield Hallam University graduate wins Ideas4Innovation 2011"
UK Sport announced the winner of this year’s Ideas4Innovation competition. The winning idea was presented by John Kelley of Sheffield Hallam University...
October
"Stuart Pearce: 'Wealth of knowledge' in British sport"
England Under 21 football manager Stuart Pearce joined the 12 emerging high performance coaches at the sixth workshop of UK Sport’s 2010-11 Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme to discuss leadership style...
"Team 2012 launches public fundraising appeal"
Team 2012, presented by Visa, launched ‘Be There with Team 2012’, a public fundraising appeal to raise £2 million...
"Power2Podium hopefuls put through their paces at Loughborough University"
400 potential future Olympians were put through their paces as they trialled for Power2Podium...
November
"London to Stage 2017 IAAF World Championships"
London, with the backing of UK Sport, was awarded the right to stage the 2017 IAAF World Championships...
"Fantastic 2011 shows British sport on track for success in 2012"
The message from UK Sport's World Class Performance Conference, held at ExCeL London in November, was that British success in London 2012 is on track as many sports continue to deliver medals on the international stage...
International Inspiration launched in Ethiopia, becoming the 19th country to join the programme...
December
"The National Lottery and Sir Matthew Pinsent present the 'Class of 2012'"
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent joined athletes from every one of the 47 Olympic and Paralympic sports, to celebrate how National Lottery funding has transformed sport, boosted our medal chances and helped to make the London 2012 Games possible...
"System improvements set to ensure lasting high performance legacy beyond London 2012"
Following the lastest Mission 2012 submission, UK Sport remains confident in British athletes’ chances of success in London, but also in the ability to sustain success beyond London through the system-wide improvements made in high performance sport...
"Christmas graduation for first ECAP coaches"
Following their final workshop the 12 coaches who make up the 2010-11 Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme became the first graduates of the coach development scheme...
