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England & Wales are in a competitive bid process against Germany, South Africa and a joint bid from Belgium/Netherlands.

UK Sport Chair looks ahead to the upcoming action and the extraordinary efforts of our athletes in making it to Tokyo

UK Sport today announced the medal targets for the Olympics and Paralympics

The event would generate an estimated 15,000 bed nights and a £6m boost to the local economy

Hockey World Cup funding provides new pitches

Teams compete in London for a place in the World League Final with World Cup qualification also at stake

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David Ames gives an insight into the team’s recent trip to Australia as they continue their preparation for Rio 2016.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Tickets are now on sale for the men’s Hockey Champions Trophy, London 2016.

UK Sport CEO says "it’s an incredible time to be involved in British sport"

The England Hockey captain talks to us about qualifying for Rio and the upcoming EuroHockey Championships

After qualifying for Rio 2016, we speak to GB Hockey Head Coach about his team's turnaround in form

UK Sport announces 2015 performance targets, as UK celebrates Women’s Sport Week

We reveal the top ten athletes who have contributed the most to inspiring the next generation since London 2012

Athletes have spent over 10,000 days inspiring and engaging the next generation through sport

Liz Nicholl, Bill Sweeney (BOA) and Tim Hollingsworth (BPA) were speaking at UK Sport's World Class Performance Conference.

UK Sport seek input into strategic direction beyond Rio 2016, to deliver maximum impact from investing in high performance sport

A round-up of the action from eleventh and findal day of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Matt Holt, CEO of GB Boxing, talks about his experiences visiting Kenya as part of Leading Edge programme

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

A round-up of Day Eight at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Day five of the Commonwealth Games saw the action get started in track and field

UK Sport and Bupa announce partnership extension

Jenny Jones wins Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal on snow at Sochi 2014

We take a look at the sport of skeleton and explore their journey to Sochi 2014

2015 European Modern Pentathlon Championships come to University of Bath as part of Gold Event Series

We speak to GB's most successful ever female diving partnership about the Road to Rio, training and Girls4Gold

John Steele, CEO of the Youth Sport Trust and former CEO of UK Sport & the Rugby Football Union, has been appointed to chair the EIS

We caught up with slopestyle snowboarder Aimee Fuller as she prepares for Sochi 2014

Part of UK Sport's Gold Event Series, the world's top cyclists will return to one of London 2012's star venues.

One year ago today, Great Britain won their first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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

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

Future Paralympic stars will have the chance to be fast-tracked on the road to Rio 2016 thanks to an exciting new initiative

Mission 2014 set to put Britain on the winter sport map

UK Sport has today announced the outcomes of their Board meeting earlier this week

The drive towards defending second place on the Paralympic medal table has been kicked off in style this afternoon with two outstand

Louise Jukes and Kathryn Fudge have been named in the 14-strong women's handball team for London 2012

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

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

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.

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

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.

£292 million of confirmed investment has been allocated by UK Sport to British Olympic and Paralympic sports ahead of London 2012

UK Sport has highlighted the challenges faced by team sports as an area requiring particular work in its submission to the first consultation stage on the World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards.

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.

The decision today by the IOC to choose London as the city to host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games is "a triumph" according to UK Sport, the Government agency dedicated to supporting our Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

London's bid document for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 is being submitted to the International Olympic Committee today.

Great Britain managed to add one more medal to the tally on the last day of sport at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. The men's basketball team, under coach Dave Titmuss, beat the Netherlands 82-66 in a solid win to take the bronze medal.

Britain has won its first gold medal of the Games with a convincing victory in the sailing as Shirley Robertson and her Yngling crew proved themselves to be untouchable with a race to spare.

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.

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.