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Weymouth and Portland named European ISAF Sailing World Cup Venue

London 2012 venue to host World Cup as part of Gold Event Series

01 August 2014

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One Year On: Team GB ends London 2012 with final medal

Samantha Murray wins Great Britain's final medal of London 2012 in the modern penathlon.

12 August 2013

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Inspiring a Generation: The Athlete's Perspective

Some of Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars tell us about how they're trying to get the next generation inspired by sport

23 July 2013

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Japan Sport Council and UK Sport sign agreement of collaboration

Today, the Japan Sport Council and UK Sport signed a Memorandum of Understanding to reinforce their commitment to work together

18 June 2013

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Elite athlete funding secured to ensure the gold rush continues in Rio

British athletes will continue to be strongly supported by National Lottery and Exchequer cash in the run up to Rio 2016

12 August 2012

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England wins right to host hockey's 2015 European championships

England has been selected as the host of the women's and men's EuroHockey Championships 2015

21 March 2012

Positive reaction to Budget announcement

Gordon Brown's Budget announcement of additional funding for high performance sport in the run up to London 2012 has received an enthusiastic response from the sporting community.

23 March 2006

UK Sport welcomes Budget Announcement

UK Sport, the Government agency responsible for the funding and support of Olympic and Paralympic sport, is delighted with the additional 2012 performance funding announced in today's Budget.

22 March 2006

The Countdown to Beijing begins

With some 36 days to go until the 2004 Olympics get underway, UK Sport today looked beyond Athens and announced the funding package available to support leading athletes up to the next summer Games in Beijing 2008.

09 July 2004

London named as 2012 Candidate City

The International Olympic Committee announced today that London - along with Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris - has made it on to the short-list of cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

18 May 2004

UK Sport breaks through £100m barrier

UK Sport will shortly unveil its new Lottery Strategy, coinciding with the announcement that the organisation's awards to sport have passed through the £100 million barrier.

16 May 2002

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