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UK Sport's Chief Executive, John Steele, reports on his experiences from his recent visit to China, where he inspected Olympic facilities ahead of Beijing 2008

With just six years to go to London 2012, the need for outstanding British coaches has never been greater. UK Sport today unveiled the identities of ten coaches singled out for development - the majority of whom will be hoping to be the driving force behind home medal success in six years time

A three-year project launched today will give 11 women involved in British sport the skills and experience required to take on senior decision making roles

UK Sport today announced a £6 million package to support Winter Olympic and Paralympic sport up to and beyond the Vancouver Games in 2010

Great Britain's summer Olympic sports have been quick out of the blocks in implementing the performance and governance conditions required to receive additional funding for 2012

UK Sport has highlighted the challenges faced by team sports as an area requiring particular work in its submission to the first consultation stage on the World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards

Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn, announced today that Nigel Walker, the former Olympian and Welsh Rugby Union player, has been appointed to the board of UK Sport

The announcement that the percentage share of National Lottery income allocated to sport is to remain unchanged and is now fixed until 2019 has been welcomed today by UK Sport

Liz Nicholl, UK Sport's Director of Performance, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to sport

As the impact of Tuesday's funding announcement has begun to sink in, the sports that make up the Olympic family have started to assess the impact that the new awards will have on their high-performance systems.