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Team 2012 - features all the major organisations involved in supporting British elite sport

Twenty-four female athletes who responded to Victoria Pendleton's call for Girls4Gold last summer attended an intensive five day camp with British Cycling last week, all bidding for the once in a lifetime opportunity to earn a place on a development programme with one of Great Britain's most successful Olympic sports

Richard Lewis has been appointed the new Chair of Sport England, effective from 1 April 2009.

Girls4Gold Ambassador Shelley Rudman was recently crowned European Champion and is currently top of the world rankings. Meanwhile, athletes recruited via the Girls4Gold talent identification campaign have been attending talent assessment camps for the winter Olympic sport at the University of Bath

Athlete funding for eight Olympic and four Paralympic sports was confirmed today by UK Sport.

UK Sport's Research and Innovation team have today announced the first winner of their Ideas 4 Innovation: Garage Innovators Award.

A brief review of UK Sport's Talent ID and Research and Innovation work over the past 12 months

A brief review of the work of Sports Medicine and Science, Coaching and Performance Lifestyle over the past 12 months

Baroness Sue Campbell CBE was presented with the Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Sport and Coaching Award.

Sue Campbell CBE, Chair of UK Sport and Youth Sport Trust, has been introduced to the House of Lords today as life peer Baroness Campbell of Loughborough

£292 million of confirmed investment has been allocated by UK Sport to British Olympic and Paralympic sports ahead of London 2012.

The closing module of UK Sport's second International Leadership Programme (ILP) took place this Tuesday at Lord's Cricket Ground, London

UK Sport's World Class Coaching Conference drew to a close at the Belfry in Warwickshire today. The November edition of the UK Sport podcast is now available to download and features intreviews with two of the 2005 Elite Coach intake who graduated this week

UK Sport has announced that following a meeting of its Board earlier this week it has agreed to support the newly reconstituted British Amateur Boxing Association as the lead body driving forward Olympic success for 2012.

Sue Campbell CBE, Chair of UK Sport and Youth Sport Trust, has been appointed to the House of Lords and will serve as a Crossbench Peer. The accolade is in recognition of her major sporting contribution to the UK

British Paralympics chief Phil Lane described his team's performance at the Beijing 2008 Games as "exceptional" today

David Weir wins his second gold on the penultimate day of the Games, which sees Britain reach 100 medals

David Roberts and Peter Norfolk hit the headlines as Britain's gold medal haul moves to 41

GB's cyclists and Equestrian team shone once again and delivered 8 gold medals between them on day three of the Beijing Paralympics. With more medals in the pool and on the track, it was another productive day for our Paralympians

Britain win eight medals on day two of the Games, with Eleanor Simmonds becoming Britain's youngest ever individual Champion