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Investment Principles

Public funding levels will fluctuate over time. So to ensure that all sports know where they stand, UK Sport has developed a set of Investment Principles, to guide World Class Performance investment decisions – both those made at the beginning of the London cycle, but also at its Annual and Mid-Cycle Reviews conducted each autumn.

The Investment Principles not only enshrine our No Compromise approach, but also the fact that all funding is a privilege and not a right.

No Compromise

The UK’s high-performance system is currently enjoying unprecedented levels of investment ahead of a home Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. However, with a policy direction of delivering medal success in London, UK Sport has had to determine criteria to ensure that investment is targeted where it has the greatest chance of succeeding. ‘No Compromise’ describes our attitude to engaging with the Mission – with medals being the ultimate aim. We strive to ensure that no critical element of the training and preparation of our medal hopes is compromised if they are to succeed.

The World Class Programmes have been on a journey since 1997 and the No Compromise approach was developed out of the experiences of the early years. All of the Beijing medal winners were supported by this approach. The policy sets out to reinforce the best, support those developing and provoke change in the under-performing, with investment in sports being determined on a combination of past performance and future potential.

 

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