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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

New Year Honours List recognises the Olympic and Paralympic community

31 December 2020

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 statement on Ketone Ester research and innovation project

12 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

UK Sport Elite Programme // One year reflections

British Swimming's Mel Marshall discusses her experiences as part of last year's cohort

17 June 2020

HRH Duke of Cambridge talks mental health with sport stars

UK Sport Acting Director of Performance Michael Bourne joins the Duke of Cambridge to talk mental health

15 June 2020

UK Sport CEO commits to tackling racial inequality

Sally Munday personally reflects on the Black Lives Matter campaign & commits to driving meaningful change

11 June 2020

Our Athletes: Mahama Cho

GB Taekwondo’s Mahama Cho on lockdown survival, Ramadan reflections & Tokyo dreaming

10 June 2020

A tribute to our athletes during #VolunteerWeek

Find out how our athletes have been volunteering in their local communities

05 June 2020

Ismail Amla and Chris Pilling appointed to UK Sport Board

Two new members to join UK Sport's board in June

26 May 2020

Mental Health Awareness Week: Cyrus Pattinson

"It’s so important to be proactive instead of reactive with mental health"

20 May 2020

Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Episode 6

Dame Katherine Grainger is joined by three special guests to discuss mental health in the high performance system

20 May 2020

Mental Health Awareness Week: Dr Craig Ranson

The EIS' Director of Athlete Health discusses his role and the emphasis now placed on an athlete's Mental Health

19 May 2020

Mental Health Awareness Week: Gemma Howell

GB Judo's Gemma Howell talks Mental Health, her lockdown wins and the importance of staying positive

18 May 2020

UK Sport statement on Government return to training guidance

Sally Munday outlines implications for Olympic and Paralympic sport following government return to training guidance

13 May 2020

City of Birmingham and British Blind Sport to host IBSA World Games 2023

Birmingham has been selected as the host of the 2023 IBSA World Games

11 May 2020

UK Sport and Home Country Sports Councils unite behind Change Plan to help athletics move forward

Summary of findings from the independent review into UK Athletics published

07 May 2020

Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Episode 5

Dame Katherine Grainger is joined by Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England

29 April 2020

Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Episode 4

Dame Katherine Grainger is joined by three of the most influential people in British sport

22 April 2020

Katie Ormerod on her road to becoming Britain's first World Cup Slopestyle Champion

Katie shares how her mental skill training helped her have the best come back season imaginable

21 April 2020

Our Athletes: volunteering in the community

Para rower Ellen Buttrick shares why she is juggling her training with volunteering in her community

02 April 2020

Our Athletes: The NHS Heroes

Find out about two of our athletes who have out their Games time dreams on hold to help the NHS

30 March 2020

Dame Katherine Grainger: A letter to athletes

"I know we will rise once more as a sporting community & you will again inspire, engage and unite the whole nation"

27 March 2020

Statement On Tokyo 2020 Postponement

BOA, BPA & UK Sport reaction to confirmation that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games will be postponed

24 March 2020

Dame Katherine Grainger Statement

UK Sport Chair responds to the IOC Executive Board’s announcement regarding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games

22 March 2020

Joint Statement from UK Sport, the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association

22 March 2020

UK Sport update on Covid-19

Guidance for sports and athletes regarding the continued spread of Coronavirus

19 March 2020

UK Sport in Boston: Sport Intelligence Blog

Learn more about an educational trip to Boston for the UK Sport Sport Intelligence team

18 March 2020

Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Episode 3

Dame Katherine Grainger speaks to former England cricket captain and Sir Andrew Strauss

17 March 2020

Wheelchair basketball women's team collaborate with a hockey Olympian

Performance Director Jayne Ellis shares how they worked with Kate Richardson-Walsh ahead of the Tokyo games

08 March 2020

UK Sport statement on British Canoeing report

British Canoeing & UK Sport have published the key findings & recommendations of the independent investigation into British Canoeing

04 March 2020

Netball World Cup delivers major economic boost to Liverpool

The Vitality Netball World Cup, which took place in Liverpool, delivered an £8.18m economic boost to the city’s economy

27 February 2020

Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger - Episode 2

Dame Katherine Grainger speaks to Max Whitlock, Sir Lee Pearson, John Walker and Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh

18 February 2020

Medals & More: A Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger

Dame Katherine Grainger speaks to Paralympic legend Tanni-Grey Thompson in the first of a brand new series of podcasts!

13 February 2020

UK Sport launches review of UK Athletics

UK Sport has today announced that it has commissioned an independent first stage review into UK Athletics

11 February 2020

British Olympic and Paralympic sports prepare for launch of new digital and broadcast platform

Ground breaking new platform to showcase Olympic and Paralympic sport

29 January 2020

BAE Systems and UK Sport celebrate technology partnership at Houses of Parliament

Over 30 sports and 250 athletes have benefited from this partnership

28 January 2020

UK Sport statement on Director of Performance

15 January 2020

London to host biggest Olympic boxing event since London 2012

The Copper Box Arena will play host to the Road to Tokyo Olympic Qualifying event in March

10 January 2020

"We want to spend next year inspiring the nation at the Olympic and Paralympic Games"

UK Sport CEO Sally Munday talks in-depth about her time in the job so far, challenges faced and her hopes for 2020

06 January 2020

Funding boost to British Basketball’s quest for Tokyo qualification

Basketball, Archery, Fencing, Skateboarding and Wheelchair Fencing all receive funding boost

20 December 2019

UK Sport in Nepal: International Relations Blog

Learn more about what the International Relations team got up to in Nepal

09 December 2019

PLx award winners announced

Inaugural PLx award winners recognised in Manchester

28 November 2019

Important message for employers: big changes coming for advertising jobs on the UK Sport website

Updates to launch in week commencing Monday December 2

15 November 2019

UK Sport in Lagos: International Relations Blog

Find out more about the work undertaken by the UK Sport International Relations team

30 October 2019

Happy 25th Birthday to The National Lottery!

25 former Olympic and Paralympic stars gather to celebrate 25 years of success

24 October 2019

Research shows the Vitality Netball World Cup has inspired thousands to take up the sport

160,000 adult women who followed the tournament inspired to start playing netball or more netball

02 October 2019

Sport England and UK Sport reveal plan to transform diversity of sports boards

Women now account for 40% of board members across funded sports

20 September 2019

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