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About Us

UK Sport strategically invest National Lottery and Exchequer income into Olympic and Paralympic Sport.

UK Sport Structure

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UK Sport Structure
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Working at UK Sport

Working at UK Sport

UK Sport provides strategic investment to enable Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes to achieve their full medal winning potential.

Since UK Sport was founded by Royal Charter in 1997 we have taken GB from 36th in the Olympic medal table at Atlanta to second in the Olympic and Paralympic medal table at Rio 2016.

We have a very clear remit at the ‘top end’ of Britain’s sporting pathway supporting athletes and sports to compete and win medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. UK Sport has no direct involvement in community or school sport.

Our investment and support services cover:

  • Performance (Investment, Evaluation, Solutions)
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Medals&More
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Season 2 Episode 4
26 January 2021
New Year Honours List Web Image
New Year Honours List recognises the Olympic and Paralympic community
31 December 2020
Paris and Tokyo investment update
UK Sport outlines plans for £352million investment in Olympic and Paralympic sport
18 December 2020
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