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Following their final workshop the 12 coaches will become the first graduates of the coach development scheme.

23 Olympic and Paralympic summer sports, the highest number to date, have overall Mission 2012 rating of green.

A series of masterclasses begin this week in the unusual setting of the National Space Centre near Leicester.

All 12 coaches, spanning nine Olympic sports, were in attendance at the first workshop of UK Sport's 2011-13 ECAP.

Lord Sebastian Coe closes UK Sport's 11th World Class Performance Conference.

London to Stage 2017 IAAF World Championships.

Fighting Chance's Ruebyn Richards gives performance of career.

UK Sport announce 12 coaches for third ECAP intake.

400 potential future Olympians were put through their paces as they trialled for Power2Podium.

The former England international discusses the importance of developing home grown British coaches.

UK Sport Chief Executive, Liz Nicholl, welcomes the appointment of Vanessa Wilson.

Coming together for the penultimate workshop of UK Sport's 2010-11 ECAP, coaches looked at developing their leadership style.

UK Sport has today announced that Bupa is to be its Official Health Insurance Partner through to June 2013.

UK Sport announces the winner of this year's Ideas4Innovation competition.

Fourteen candidates have been invited to join year five of UK Sport's International Leadership Programme.

BPA Performance Director, Penny Briscoe, blogs for UK Sport.

Liz Nicholl: "We have every reason to be confident in our ambition to finish second in the Paralympic medal table".

Memorandum of Understanding recognises a three year international development partnership between the two organisations.

UK Sport has launched its first Paralympic-specific coach development initiative

International Inspiration has reached 10.8 million children and young people around the world.

20 Olympic and Paralympic sports with an overall rating of green as sports begin focus on final 15 months of journey to the Games.

The review was jointly commissioned by UK Sport and British Cycling with the aim of supporting success in 2012 and beyond.

A blog by Simon Morton, Head of Major Events, UK Sport.

UK Sport has held its final leadership workshop aimed at developing Performance Directors/Managers, CEOs and Chairs.

With 18 months to go until 2012, UK Sport has announced the membership of its new Mission 2012 Panel.

UK Sport is delighted to congratulate Guin Batten on her appointment to be interim Chair of the Rowing for All Commission.

Talent graduates join Taekwondo elite academy.

UK Sport on a Mission.

New diagnostic tool uses nanotechnology to help improve the fitness of the country's top athletes.

More funding for front line as UK Sport aims to maximise 2012 medal success.

Sports' reactions to UK Sport's annual review outcomes.

Skeleton innovation project recognised by The Engineer's Technology & Innovation Awards.

Latest Mission 2012 report shows British sport on track for London.

Sporting history was made this weekend when Helen Glover became the first 'Sporting Giant' to win a senior world medal.

Athletes Showing Paralympic Potential For 2012.

UK Sport announce new ECAP intake.

"A positive outcome in difficult times" - UK Sport reaction to Comprehensive Spending Review.

In with a Fighting Chance for 2012.

Liz Nicholl appointed new Chief Executive of UK Sport.

UK Sport announces winners of Ideas4Innovation competition.

UK Sport responds to British Volleyball Federation funding announcement.

British Olympic legends Coe, Holmes, and Redgrave unite to support International Inspiration.

UK Sport comments on proposed merger announcement.

Olympic and Paralympic sport in the UK has never been in a better position to succeed two years out from a Summer Games

Nigel Walker is to join the English Institute of Sport (EIS) as National Director.

Over 5 million children and young people around the world are benefiting from London 2012 through International Inspiration.

Scientists and engineers from BAE Systems are running a series of wind-tunnel tests to help two of Britain's top wheelchair athletes.

The UK Talent Team consider how the football players' talents on the pitch could have been put to good use in other Olympic sports.

Sir Philip Craven sends his blog from Azerbaijan.

The UK Talent Team continues its search for Olympic talent from the pools of rugby and football academy athletes.

The Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver came to a close over the weekend, with skier Sean Rose carrying the flag for the British team.

A round up of the week so far for the British team at Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver.

Up to 98 medals will be targeted this year across the Olympic sports.

eventIMPACTS, the first toolkit of its kind for the UK, has been launched at the annual Legacy Lives conference in London

Following Amy Williams' magnificent performance in the bob skeleton competition at the Vancouver Games, UK Sport and British Skeleton

As the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games have now drawn to a close, John Steele gives his verdict on the 21st Winter Games

UK Sport is today delighted to announce the appointment of Graham Taylor as its new Head of Coaching

50 cycling legends, including UK Sport's Director of Performance Peter Keen, were inducted into British Cycling's Hall of Fame

Commenting on the success of Amy Williams at the Vancouver Games, John Steele, Chief Executive of UK Sport.

In response to a number of media enquiries British Skeleton would like to answer a number of questions...

Talented scientists, engineers and inventors are encouraged to make an impact on British performances in 2012 as applications reopen for Ideas4Innovation, which has been granted the Inspire Mark

With almost a week having passed since the Opening Ceremony of the 21st Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, action involving...

Zoe Gillings, the country's number one snowboarder will soon be challenging for a medal in Vancouver.

Having traveled the length and breadth of the UK throughout January in search of 'tall and talented' undiscovered potential...

Three weeks ahead of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, UK Sport has today announced its medal target for the British team

UK Sport is delighted to announce the 12 emerging high performance coaches who will form the first intake of their new Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme, commencing later this month

UK Sport is delighted to announce the 12 emerging high performance coaches.

UK Sport has today taken a major step to secure a more certain environment for Olympic and Paralympic sports in the current economic climate, with the combination of vital new investment from the Team 2012 initiative and adjustments to funding awards allowing for the mission to London to be kept firmly on track

Britain's elite sports professionals congregated at The Belfry for the opening of UK Sport's World Class Performance Conference.

Team 2012 was launched this week with leading payment system Visa announced as its Presenting Partner. It represents a huge new ambition for British sport, and is the largest national team ever sponsored, comprising approximately 1200 athletes from 47 sports and disciplines, Olympic and Paralympic alike

UK Sport's Podium Innovation Partner, BAE Systems, has installed a sophisticated performance monitoring system at the Manchester Velodrome to give British cyclists a further edge in training

UK Sport's Director of Performance, Peter Keen, reflects on the post-Beijing Mission 2012 reports, which were issued last week

Britain's Olympians and Paralympians return to competition with encouraging evidence the success of Beijing is being built on.

Zena Woolridge has been appointed Vice President of the European Squash Federation (ESF) and will sit on its Executive Board

Following a rigorous selection process, fourteen candidates have been selected to take part in the third year of UK Sport's International Leadership Programme (ILP) in 2009

UK Sport's reflects on the period of change, challenge and consolidation that has taken place since the turn of the year

UK Sport's Chair, Baroness Sue Campbell looks ahead to arguably the most eagerly anticipated four years in British sporting history

Gerry Sutcliffe, Minister for Sport, has announced that Philip Kimberley has been appointed as a Board Member of UK Sport

Baroness Sue Campbell CBE has been reappointed as the chair of UK Sport, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham announced today

UK Sport's Podium Innovation Partner BAE Systems has today launched a nationwide initiative to inspire the next generation of British engineers and help Britain's top athletes become even more competitive

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