A Code for Sports Governance (2021 Publication) An update on the changes made to strengthen the Code for Sports Governance 07 December 2021
UK Sport announce additional £11.2m of investment in bid for Paris Olympic and Paralympic success The increased investment will be spread across 33 sports to further support them in the build up to the Paris 2024 Games 03 December 2021
We all need to play our part in stamping out racism UK Sport CEO Sally Munday calls on athletes and staff to join the battle against racism 01 December 2021
Major sport events drive potential £4billion trade and investment boost to UK Report released by UK Sport and City of London Corporation’s on the impact of major sport events 30 November 2021
UK Sport takes lead as pregnancy guidance for athletes and sports published Pregnancy guidance for the Olympic and Paralympic high-performance community and beyond now live 23 November 2021
Wheelchair Rugby Europeans added to roster of UK Sport’s Major Events programme ahead of Paris The Wheelchair Rugby European Championships will take place at the Principality Stadium, Wales in May 2023 17 November 2021
UK Sport welcomes Government investment into mega events Budget and Spending Review confirms £41million of investment 27 October 2021
Seven winter sports set to receive new financial support ahead of Beijing A new Beijing Support Fund set to be invested into seven sports 15 October 2021
Funding increase for British Athletes Commission ahead of Paris British Athletes Commission (BAC) now in receipt of £1.83million ahead of the Beijing and Paris Games 06 October 2021
Transgender inclusion in domestic sport guidance published New guidance for transgender inclusion in domestic sport published by UK's Sports Councils 30 September 2021
Deborah Kester joins UK Sport as new Director – People "I am particularly looking forward to helping UK Sport build on an already well-established elite performance culture" 22 September 2021
Dame Katherine Grainger: ParalympicsGB passion and performances have lifted the nation UK Sport Chair reflects on the exceptional Tokyo Paralympics Games 05 September 2021
ParalympicsGB athletes are impossible to ignore Ellie Robinson was amongst ParalympicsGB athletes at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park meeting the community 04 September 2021
Tokyo medalist shares her unique journey to the Games Yorkshire rower Ellen Buttrick supported her local community during COVID 04 September 2021
New sports at the Tokyo Paralympic Games is ‘game-changing’ to attract new people to have a go Para taekwondo and para badminton make their Paralympic Tokyo debuts 02 September 2021
Wheelchair basketball impacting local communities across the UK The Inspiring a Generation Programme is helping more people get involved in the sport 01 September 2021
George Peasgood wins TeamGB and ParalympicsGB 1000th medal George Peasgood makes history as Olympic and Paralympic sport celebrate 1000 medals with National Lottery funding 31 August 2021
Super Northampton Swimming Club celebrate local Paralympic success Paralympic gold-medallist Oliver Hynd attended Northampton Swimming Club to celebrate Summers-Newton’s Tokyo heroics 27 August 2021
Sarah Storey and para-cycling teammates inspire local Manchester community London 2012 Paralympic medallist Jon-Allan Butterworth attends Manchester Disability Hub 25 August 2021
UK Sport is saddened to hear of the death of British Swimming chairman, Maurice Watkins CBE UK Sport Chair Dame Katherine Grainger reflects on the contribution of Maurice Watkins to British sport 16 August 2021
Prime Minister announces £232 million investment to support GB athletes to Paris 2024 Boris Johnson announces government investment to support athlete paths to Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic 16 August 2021
A joint statement on mental health support A joint statement from Team GB, UK Sport, British Athletes Commission and English Institute of Sport 09 August 2021
Sally Munday: Extraordinary moments and memories from Team GB’s ‘Trailblazer Games’ UK Sport CEO reflects on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Team GB's extraordinary moments 08 August 2021
Sally Munday believes Team GB’s Tokyo cyclists can inspire the next generation of Olympic racers Tokyo has seen Team GB’s cycling team collect a host of medals, across a range of disciplines 08 August 2021
New Tokyo Olympic sports inspiring the next generation Team GB Olympians Brown and Martin are flying the flag to get more girls into skateboarding 04 August 2021
Alice Dearing creating her own slice of history in Tokyo Dearing became the first black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Olympics 04 August 2021
Tokyo success in the 800 metres a 'defining moment for next generation' of athletes Tokyo success in the 800 metres a 'defining moment for next generation' of athletes 04 August 2021
Hannah Mills educating the sporting world about importance of sustainability The Big Plastic Pledge aims to help tackle single use plastic 03 August 2021
Kye Whyte inspiring a new generation of kids to take up BMX Whyte's former club in Peckham benefiting from The National Lottery investment 30 July 2021
Helen Glover's Olympic heroics in Tokyo inspire a new generation of women and mums to take up sport Double Olympic medalist, Heather Stanning visits The National Lottery funded Go Row campaign in Bristol 29 July 2021
Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell backs boxing project aimed at transforming lives National Lottery funded Unorthobox in Bradford aims to reach and connect the local community 28 July 2021
Female coaches to the fore as Team GB hit gold medal trail in Tokyo Mel Marshall and Jane Figueiredo instrumental in British success 26 July 2021
Team GB & UK Sport celebrate Adam Peaty’s Olympic gold – the 100th of The National Lottery funding era Team GB have now gone from winning one gold medal at Atlanta in 1996 to a landmark 100 in the space of 25 years 26 July 2021
Dame Katherine Grainger Games Time Blog UK Sport Chair looks ahead to the upcoming action and the extraordinary efforts of our athletes in making it to Tokyo 20 July 2021
Skeleton receives funding boost in advance of 2022 Winter Olympics Extra £90,000 allocated to Skeleton following UK Sport Winter Sport Annual Review process 16 July 2021
Olympic & Paralympic Games set to make British public proud & united with extraordinary Tokyo moments Both Games are set to demonstrate a huge array of trailblazing athletes and more female role models than ever before 08 July 2021
Gareth Southgate calls on Olympic and Paralympic expertise The England manager is a graduate of UK Sport’s World Class Coaching: Elite Programme 07 July 2021
Code for Sports Governance strengthened following major review Review highlights improvements made in sports governance over past five years, including in diversity & inclusion - but a need to go further 02 July 2021
Dame Katherine Grainger reappointed for a second term as UK Sport Chair Culture Secretary reappoints Katherine to carry out additional four year term from 1 July 2021 30 June 2021
UK Sport outlines new Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy UK Sport's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion five year strategy published today 24 June 2021
Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport review UK Sport & the four Home Country Sport Councils TRARIIS review reports are now live 23 June 2021
UK Sport, EIS, Team GB, ParalympicsGB and 19 sports in unique collaboration to launch From Home 2 The Games Latest search for the athletes of the future officially launched 03 June 2021
UK Sport statement on outcome of independent investigation into British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association 02 June 2021
Sixteen talented individuals named on inaugural UK Sport Event Leaders Programme UK Sport has announced the individuals from across the entire sport sector to be a part of the inaugural programme 02 June 2021
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Season 2 Episode 7 The final episode of season 2 focuses on the recent launch of UK Sport's new strategic plan 26 May 2021
Value of the Olympic and Paralympic sports in UK rises to £25 billion Report also shows that Olympic and Paralympic sports support employment for 784,000 people 18 May 2021
UK Sport outlines mission to create greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments, aided by hosting an array of major events New strategic plan aims to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments 07 May 2021
John Dowson named new Chair of the English Institute of Sport Dowson chaired Boccia UK from 2014 to 2019 & has also served as a UK Sport Board member for six years 04 May 2021
UK Sport launches brand-new High-Performance Coach Apprenticeship with initial cohort of 26 UK Sport launch HiCAP having played a trailblazing role in the first ever sports coach apprenticeship in the UK 28 April 2021
Twelve high-performance coaches complete Coach Leader Programme UK Sport’s Coach Leader Programme has ended this month, supporting 12 coaches from across the high-performance community 23 April 2021
UK Sport’s Return To Major Sports Event survey finds 97% of fans will come back More than 50,000 sports fans from across the UK responded to the survey regarding the return of live sport 21 April 2021
UK Sport Chair Grainger hosts female coaches leadership programme Q&A Five coaches provide an insight into the programme and how they are benefitting from it 19 April 2021
Tackling Racism & Racial Inequality in Sport Update An update from the five sport councils regarding tackling racial inequality in sport 14 April 2021
UK Sport to invest £2.5m in eight further sports as part of National Squads Support Fund UK Sport to invest £2.5m in eight further sports as part of National Squads Support Fund 30 March 2021
Joint UK Sport and Sport England statement on the publication of the Whyte Review interim report Joint statement with Sport England on publication of the Whyte Review 09 March 2021
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Season 2 Episode 6 To mark International Women's Day 2021, Katherine speaks to two trail blazing women in sport 08 March 2021
UK Sport distributes further £453,200 from Continuity Fund Four national governing bodies to receive extra funding 04 March 2021
UK Sport launches new development programme for aspiring event leaders UK Sport has announced a leadership programme aimed at growing the number of world-leading event directors in the UK 01 March 2021
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Season 2 Episode 5 With just under a year to go until Beijing 2022, Katherine speaks to two guests from the world of winter sport 22 February 2021
UK Sport appoints Dr Kate Baker as Director of Performance UK Sport has announced the appointment of Dr Kate Baker as Director of Performance 19 February 2021
UK Sport names 27 coaches as part of plan to increase female representation in Olympic & Paralympic sport 27 female coaches take part in a leadership programme with the aim to increase representation by Paris 2024 28 January 2021
UK Sport grant another £239,500 as part Continuity Fund Extra funding secured to support national governing bodies struggling financially because of the coronavirus pandemic 28 January 2021
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Season 2 Episode 4 The first episode of 2021 features Katherine and two special guests from the Olympic and Paralympic system 26 January 2021
UK Sport outlines plans for £352million investment in Olympic and Paralympic sport Investment for all athletes preparing for Tokyo Games protected 18 December 2020
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Season 2 Episode 3 The final episode of 2020 features Katherine and three of the leading speakers from this year's PLx conference 16 December 2020
Shining a light on Sports Pride Networks Athletics Pride Network and Pride in Water share the positive impact of having an LGBTQ+ network in their sports 12 December 2020
UK Sport will grant extra funding to help national governing bodies due to financial impact of COVID-19 UK Sport grants further £438,000 to sports as part of Continuity Fund 10 December 2020
#TellYourStory campaign launches as the next phase of tackling racism and racial inequality in sport initiative Sports Councils make two important appointments as part of tackling racism & racial inequality in sport initiative 03 December 2020
UK Sport supports For the Love of Sport campaign UK Sport supports the For the Love of Sport campaign which promotes the safe return of fans to live events 02 December 2020
UK Sport & EIS outline ambition to make coaching UK’s competitive advantage Paper released to highlight joint ambition to develop coaching in the UK 02 December 2020
London to host rescheduled boxing Olympic qualifier as UK Sport announces events on 2021 programme London will host the rescheduled Boxing Road to Tokyo European Olympic Qualifying event in April next year 01 December 2020
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Season 2 Episode 2 Katherine is joined by Lora Fachie, Cheavon Clarke and Jon Dutton to talk about the importance of community in sport 24 November 2020
PLx 2020 award winners announced High-performance community celebrated as PLx award winners announced 17 November 2020
Sally Munday opens PLx 2020 This year's virtual event brings together over 700 delegates from across the high-performance system 16 November 2020
Female Coaches Programme Launch UK Sport launch leadership programme to increase female representation in elite coaching 12 November 2020
Rugby League World Cup - One Year To Go UK Sport are proud to support the Rugby League World Cup social engagement work here in the UK and abroad 23 October 2020
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Season 2 Episode 1 Season two kicks-off with a conversation around diversity in sport with Katherine, Chris Grant and Michelle Moore 22 October 2020
UK Sport confirms financial support for UK Athletics and the British Paralympic Association Continuity Fund introduced to help soften the impact of the coronavirus pandemic 15 October 2020
Lawrence Conway appointed to UK Sport Board Current Chair of Sport Wales joins on a three-year term 15 October 2020
UK Sport committed to supporting the English Institute of Sport to train 300 Mental Health Champions To mark World Mental Health Day, hear from current Mental Health Champion Calum Arthur 10 October 2020
Sally Munday reflects on her first year at UK Sport CEO of UK Sport shares her reflections of the past year as she marks her one year anniversary in the role 24 September 2020
An extension to the Call for Evidence period regarding the Whyte Review A joint Sport England & UK Sport statement regarding the Whyte Review and an extension to the Call for Evidence period 23 September 2020
Five Sports Councils join forces to tackle racial inequality in sport Sports Councils to commission two major pieces of work to explore racism and racial inequalities in sport 09 September 2020
Latest culture findings show progress in high-performance system Majority of athletes and staff now believe measures are in place that improve their mental health and wellbeing 08 September 2020
UK Sport agrees extra funding to ease pressure on ten sports hit by Covid-19 The money will be distributed between ten sports who applied for assistance from UK Sport’s Continuity Fund 04 September 2020
The Whyte Review: the review into complaints of mistreatment in gymnastics An independent review into allegations about mistreatment within the sport of gymnastics has formally begun 25 August 2020
Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Episode 7 In a special freestyle sport edition, Dame Katherine Grainger is joined by British Cycling’s Rich King and Pat Sharples from GB Snowsport 12 August 2020
One Year On: Reflecting on the impact of the Vitality Netball World Cup We look back at the impact the Vitality Netball World Cup had on the UK and the rest of the world 21 July 2020
British Athletes Commission joins forces with NSPCC to launch helpline that will support athletes’ concerns of abuse in British Gymnastics Helpline will be available 8am-10pm on weekdays and 9am-6pm on weekends on 0800 056 0566 20 July 2020
UK Sport and Sport England to co-commission review into allegations of athlete mistreatment in gymnastics Details of a fully independent review into British Gymnastics 16 July 2020
Sport Northern Ireland Chair George Lucas appointed to UK Sport Board Lucas appointed for a three-year term and Mel Young has been reappointed for further three-years 14 July 2020
UK Sport and Sport England outline future developments to Code for Sports Governance The first joint review of the Code for Sports Governance to be taken effective immediately 13 July 2020
UK Sport Elite Programme // One year reflections Simon Amor discusses his experiences as part of last year's cohort 09 July 2020
UK Sport receives Government assurance on Tokyo funding UK Sport confirm that it has received assurance from the Secretary of State for DCMS around its funding requirements 03 July 2020
UK Sport Elite Programme // One year reflections Steve Borthwick discusses his experiences as part of last year's cohort 02 July 2020
British Rowing win bid to host 2022 World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals in 2022 will be held in Great Britain 30 June 2020