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Eilish crossing the line celebrating with her arms in the air
New research shows British public support athletes speaking out and driving social change

UK Sport research published on International Women’s Day finds huge demand for more coverage of women’s sport

08 March 2023

Long jump during the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham.
Birmingham to host 2026 European Athletics Championships after Commonwealth success

This will be the first time that the European Athletics Championships will take place in the United Kingdom.

11 November 2022

Keely Hodgkinson
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

Dame Katherine Grainger Tokyo Blog
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

Medals&More
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

Medals&More
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

Medals&More
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

Mo Farah's double double ensures Great Britain and Northern Ireland make Olympic history

No host nation had ever topped their medal tally in the following away Games, until Team GB eclipsed London 2012 in Rio

21 August 2016

British athletes make history in record breaking Rio Games

Records tumbled and history was written during 15 days of British sporting glory in Rio de Janeiro

21 August 2016

Highlights From Day 15

More history made by Great Britain on the penultimate day of Rio 2016.

21 August 2016

Highlights From Day 14

History was written by the GB women's hockey team and Nick Skelton added a shock gold to the medal table.

20 August 2016

Highlights From Day 13

The Brownlee brothers and Jade Jones show their dominance by winning repeat gold medals on day 13

19 August 2016

Highlights From Day 12

An all-time best result from Great Britian's women's hockey team means they will push back for gold

18 August 2016

Highlights From Day 11

Great Britain eclipse their best ever away Games in Rio as Jason Kenny wins a phenomenal sixth Olympic gold

17 August 2016

Kenny gold brings up record best ever away Games for Great Britain

The best ever overseas medal haul eclipses the 47 medals won at Beijing 2008 with many more athletes still to compete.

17 August 2016

Highlights From Day 10

Charlotte Dujardin strikes gold with a mesmorising display on Valegro and Mark Cavendish gets his first Olympic medal.

16 August 2016

Highlights From Day 9

It rained medals on our best ever day at an away Olympics with history written in gymnastics, golf, tennis and cycling.

15 August 2016

Highlights From Day 8

Inspirational Farah takes an emotional third Olympic gold as GB gather eight medals on day eight

14 August 2016

Highlights From Day 7

Bradley Wiggins captures an unprecedented eighth Olympic medal as GB collects three golds and three silvers on day seven

13 August 2016

Talent ID rower Glover takes second Olympic title

Helen Glover has become a double Olympic champion after being fast-tracked to rowing by a pioneering talent ID campaign.

12 August 2016

Highlights From Day 6

Heroics from Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley and fireworks in the velodrome light up day six.

12 August 2016

Highlights From Day 5

On a day billed as ‘Wonderful Wednesday’, GB took six medals including two heroic golds and a historic gymnastics bronze

11 August 2016

Highlights From Day 4

Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and the men’s 4x200m relay team, anchored by James Guy, delivered silver service in the pool.

10 August 2016

Highlights From Day 3

Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow dived to a dramatic bronze with shooter Ed Ling also on the podium.

09 August 2016

UK Sport appoints new Director of Performance to maintain momentum after Rio 2016

UK Sport has appointed Chelsea Warr to drive the progress of Great Britain’s high performance system after Rio 2016.

28 July 2016

UK Sport targets 'best away Olympics' and 'better than London Paralympics'

UK Sport has announced targets of at least 48 Olympic and 121 Paralympic medals for British teams at Rio 2016

14 July 2016

Be part of Team GB and sign up for the nation’s biggest ever sports day

The National Lottery and ITV are asking the nation to get active by taking part in UK’s biggest ever sports day.

14 July 2016

Timson appointed British Tennis Performance Director

UK Sport's Director of Performance Simon Timson will join British Tennis as Performance Director from 1 November 2016.

23 June 2016

Athletes offered guidance in life after sport

Athletes are being encouraged to consider their careers after sport and prepare for life away from the field of play

21 June 2016

National Lottery funded athletes give back over 17,000 days to inspiring a nation

National Lottery funded athletes give back over 17,000 days to inspiring a generation on Road to Rio

24 May 2016

Liz Nicholl welcomes Sport England strategy

Liz Nicholl, CEO of UK Sport, has welcomed Sport England's new five-year strategy

19 May 2016

London 2017 make further key appointments

London 2017 has confirmed two key appointments through to the delivery of the championships in 2017

13 May 2016

Nearly one million hours support provided to athletes on road to Rio

EIS practitioners give over 4,500 each week to support athletes in four year Rio cycle

10 May 2016

Nigel Walker: High Performance Explained

Nigel Walker, the National Director at the English Institute of Sport, discusses what makes a high performance athlete

10 May 2016

#EveryRoadtoRio Diaries: Hard At Work

It's another day in the office for GB's stars but there's no 9-to-5s here. See what it takes to stay ahead of the game.

06 May 2016

World Squash Championships comes to Manchester

Manchester will host equal prize money men's and women's 2017 World Squash Championships

03 May 2016

London 2017 announce new Board members

London 2017 have announced a new co-Chair and four non-executive Directors to deliver the World Athletics Championships.

28 April 2016

#EveryRoadtoRio Video Diaries: Meet the Athletes

Meet the National Lottery backed athletes who will give you a unique insight into their world on #EveryRoadToRio

06 April 2016

UK Sport Announces Latest Intake into Elite Programme

UK Sport announces third intake of the World Class Coaching: Elite Programme

08 March 2016

Jessica's Rio dreams on track after training facility investment

English Institute of Sport (EIS) facilities receive upgrade

25 January 2016

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