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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

The spotlight returns to Beijing once again this weekend as just two weeks after the Olympic flame was extinguished in the Birds Nest stadium, the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony gets underway on Saturday

Girls4Gold Ambassador Victoria Pendleton fulfilled her ambition of becoming an Olympic Champion in Beijing last week.

This time last week, Team GB had won two gold medals. Now, just seven days later that total stands at a magnificent 17 and there may be more to come. Team GB has enjoyed a Games few people would have believed possible and all of a sudden everyone's asking the same question: "What's the secret of our success?"

With just over a week to go before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are officially underway, UK Sport Chief Executive, John Steele, explains just what is needed to achieve success at the highest level - and reach the Olympic podium

The British Shooting Team has tested a piece of equipment designed and built by BAE Systems. The technology, which has been developed as part of a £1.5 million partnership with UK Sport, will assist Great Britain's best shooters in training ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and beyond

World cycling champion Victoria Pendleton and Olympic silver medallist Shelley Rudman have today launched Girls4Gol

sports coach UK has unveiled the industry blueprint to create a world-leading coaching system in the UK by 2016

UK Sport has this week published its 2007 Annual Review. The Review provides a detailed account of UK Sport's key projects within the UK and abroad, and provides further insight into how the organisation is meeting and supporting positive change in the UK's sporting landscape

Gerry Sutcliffe, the Minister for Sport, is amongst those who have welcomed today's announcement

The eight coaches who comprised the inaugural intake of UK Sport's Elite Coach scheme back in 2004 graduated in front of their peers at the World Class Coaching Conference last night

The British Olympic Association today outlined the next steps for Sir Clive Woodward's proposed programme to support elite athletes.

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

UK Sport has this week achieved the Foundation Level of the Equality Standard.

Attracting major sporting events to the UK makes strong economic sense according to a major new report out today from UK Sport

The Grand Depart has brought the spotlight back on cycling and the UK's successful hosting of a complex major sporting event, with the support of UK Sport's World Class Events Programme

UK Sport and SportsAid, the sports charity, today unveiled a strategic partnership designed to offer enhanced support to emerging athletes across 35 sports in the build up to the London Olympics and Paralympics in 2012

The anticipation and excitement building at the world's most recognisable and popular cycling event racing this weekend through the streets of London and the Kent countryside, has been made possible in part through funding support from UK Sport

Since December 2006, GB Canoeing, in partnership with UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) has been focused on a nationwide search to unearth potential female talent with the necessary attributes to become a medallist for the GB sprint kayak team at London 2012

UK Sport today unveiled the line-up of its new Paralympic Performance Panel, designed to help individual sports reach their challenging performance targets on the road to the London 2012 Paralympic Games

UK Sport will not shy away from intervening in sports where change will improve performance in the build up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, John Steele, UK Sport's Chief Executive said last night

British sport's progress towards its Olympic and Paralympic ambitions for 2012 will be more effectively monitored and evaluated than ever before thanks to a major new project announced today by UK Sport, the nation's high performance sports agency

In announcing the revised budget for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics today, the Government has confirmed that UK Sport is excluded from making any additional payment as part of the further contribution from The National Lottery.

UK Sport has "come of age" in its role as the country's lead agency for high performance sport, according to comments made in a recent House of Commons debate on sport

UK Sport is launching a new development programme for event organisers this week, to ensure that best practice event management skills are shared amongst Britain's sporting event organisers

Identification of sporting talent is as much about science as it is an art, which is why the EIS and UK Sport are working together to recruit athletes onto what is known as the Talent Transfer Programme - often referred to as the talent 'swap shop'

Today's marking of 2012 days to go until London 2012 rams home the fact that one fifth of our total preparation time has gone.

Tuesday 23 January marks 2012 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Games

Just two weeks into the New Year, UK Sport has launched its 2006 Annual Review. The Review looks back over a landmark year for the organisation, which included major changes to the sporting landscape and the success of securing significant extra funds from Government for Olympic and Paralympic sport ahead of London 2012

In a speech today at the 'Countdown to London 2012 - How will the Games Deliver for the Country' Conference in London, UK Sport Chief Executive, John Steele, told delegates that it is vital to ensure that the Games leave a long lasting legacy that leads to positive and permanent change

Two new appointments have strengthened UK Sport's Performance Directorate, with Simon Le Fevre joining as Head of Operations and Glenn Hunter due to take up the post of Consultant in Sports Science and Sports Medicine in the New Year

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.

Funding for Olympic and Paralympic sport received a massive boost today as UK Sport announced additional funding awards for the three years through to Beijing 2008

Saturday marked a momentous day for high performance sport in this country, with significant changes to the sporting system finally taking effect

Following Gordon Brown's Budget announcement of an additional funding for high performance sport, UK Sport has affirmed its commitment to ensuring the fast, effective distribution of these funds to governing bodies and athletes

Gordon Brown's Budget announcement of additional funding for high performance sport in the run up to London 2012 has received an enthusiastic response from the sporting community

UK Sport, the Government agency responsible for the funding and support of Olympic and Paralympic sport, is delighted with the additional 2012 performance funding announced in today's Budget

Following the publication of the funding submission "A Sporting Chance for 2012", UK Sport reassured those sports that had expressed their concerns about the potential for exclusion from funding support under one of the funding options, labelled 'No Compromise'

As the UK's winter sport athletes compete in Turin and speculation continues as to the nature and timing of any Government announcement of additional funding for 2012, UK Sport has received strong backing from those at the sharp end of Olympic and Paralympic preparation

Shelley Rudman has won Team GB's first medal of the Winter Olympic Games, claiming silver in the women's bob-skeleton

UK Sport has released its submission to the Government on options for increased funding for elite athletes in the run up to London 2012. The submission is based on the agency's 'no compromise' approach to delivering performance success

The Turin Winter Games open for business tomorrow evening and Team GB's 40 representatives will be ready for action, after four years of training and preparation

UK Sport is delighted with the decision to award the UK the rights to host the first stage of the 2007 Tour de France - one of the most high profile sporting events in the world.

It has been a very good couple of weeks for all those who like to see world class sport up close. With announcements being made this week about next year's Tour De France opening in London and European Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, UK Sport has been busy on the major events front

UK Sport is delighted with the decision to award the UK the rights to host the first stage of the 2007 Tour de France, one of the most high profile sporting events in the world

UK Sport's new leadership exchange programme has been launched with representatives from South Africa, Zambia and across the UK meeting this week to be inducted into the initiative

Recent changes to the Board of UK Sport have ensured that it is now in an excellent position to determine the organisation's strategic direction and delivery over the coming years

UK Sport is developing, with the British Olympic Association and Paralympic Association, a Performance Plan for 2012 that is likely to be as comprehensive as anything previously produced by a host nation

Sue Campbell, Chair of UK Sport, has today stated her belief that the current structure of sports funding in the UK is the best solution to delivering Olympic and Paralympic success in Beijing, London and beyond

Richard Caborn, Minister for Sport, has announced the appointment of Rod Carr and Chris Holmes as independent members of the Board of UK Sport

UK Sport believes the Government's decision to create a one-stop approach to high performance sport is an important step on the journey to delivering medal-winning performances in 2012

With the countdown to London 2012 truly off and running, the need for outstanding British coaches has never been greater. UK Sport today unveiled the identities of nine coaches singled out for development - the majority of whom will be hoping to be the driving force behind home medal success in seven years time