Dame Katherine Grainger: ParalympicsGB passion and performances have lifted the nation UK Sport Chair reflects on the exceptional Tokyo Paralympics Games 05 September 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
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
#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
Nicholl encourages women to pursue "incredibly rewarding" coaching careers UK Sport CEO says "it’s an incredible time to be involved in British sport" 20 October 2015
British sportswomen "poised for more success" says UK Sport CEO Liz Nicholl UK Sport announces 2015 performance targets, as UK celebrates Women’s Sport Week 04 June 2015
Athletes celebrate gift of giving back with 10,000 inspiration days since 2012 Athletes have spent over 10,000 days inspiring and engaging the next generation through sport 19 December 2014
Success in Rio is a "collective ambition" Nicholl tells Conference Liz Nicholl, Bill Sweeney (BOA) and Tim Hollingsworth (BPA) were speaking at UK Sport's World Class Performance Conference. 27 November 2014
UK Sport opens consultation on future strategy post Rio 2016 UK Sport seek input into strategic direction beyond Rio 2016, to deliver maximum impact from investing in high performance sport 29 October 2014
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
UK Sport doubles investment into the winter Olympic and Paralympic Path to PyeongChang UK Sport aims for record breaking performance in PyeongChang 2018 to match record levels of investment 26 June 2014
Final few days to complete Tour De France Tour Maker applications Deadline approaching to complete Tour de France 2014 Tour Maker applications 26 February 2014
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
Mission 2012 highlights period of change as 2009 targets are set UK Sport's reflects on the period of change, challenge and consolidation that has taken place since the turn of the year. 08 April 2009
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