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 £2.4m in eight further sports as part of National Squads Support Fund UK Sport to invest £2.4m 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
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