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    The British Olympic Association has welcomed the IOC's decision to award Beijing the 2008 Olympics, and has said it will continue to investigate the possibility of bidding for the 2012 Games
    13 July 2001
    Published: 13 July 2001
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    £23m award for English Institute

    Sport England have announced an award of up to £23,540,000 for the English Institute of Sport Sheffield project. This multi-sport facility forms part of the UK Sports Institute network
    05 July 2001
    Published: 05 July 2001
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    £1m scientific support for UK Athletics

    A one million pound four-year plan was unveiled this week by UK Athletics to give the UK's leading athletes unprecedented scientific support through to the 2004 Olympic Games and beyond
    25 May 2001
    Published: 25 May 2001
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    Training opens new doors for sliders

    British sliders have been given a performance boost in their ambition to dominate the sport of Bob Skeleton, following UK Sports Institute training in the use of video and coaching analysis software
    02 May 2001
    Published: 02 May 2001
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    British sports given coaching boost

    British sport's Performance Directors were given the cutting edge business tools to help them win Gold at future major championships at a seminar organised by the UK Sports Institute
    26 April 2001
    Published: 26 April 2001
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    World Class Facilities for Nottingham

    World Class athletes in the East Midlands region are boosted by the announcement that £2.7 million will be made available for elite training facilities that will form part of the UK Sports Institute
    08 March 2001
    Published: 08 March 2001
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    Swimming receives boost from Sports Institute

    Sport England awards world class 50 metre training pool to Loughborough University, boosting swimming facilities available through the UK Sports Institute
    03 March 2001
    Published: 03 March 2001
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    UK moves into top five sporting nations

    As the last sporting year drew to a close, news came that the UK can lay claim to being among the top five most successful nations in world sport
    01 January 2001
    Published: 01 January 2001
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    UK Sport announces UKSI Board

    The key figures who will shape the development of the UK Sports Institute's services were unveiled today by UK Sport
    12 December 2000
    Published: 12 December 2000
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