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With the Paralympic World Cup about to get underway in Manchester, Britain's summer Paralympic athletes have learnt that they will benefit from £19 million of Lottery funds in the run up to Beijing as part of a new investment strategy unveiled by UK Sport

Support for London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is growing rapidly and Paul Seales, a 33 year-old from Benfleet in Essex, has become the 500,000th person to officially 'Back the Bid'

UK Sport today unveiled the Summer Olympic element of its four year plan designed to build upon the success of Athens. 14 Olympic sports will receive an enhanced funding settlement between 2005 and 2009

Plans for hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games continued to advance today as the capital marked the seven year anniversary.

More reaction to the International Olympic Committee's decision to award the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to London from Britain's political and sporting community

London has won the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games following a dramatic vote in Singapore, beating Paris by 54-50 in the fourth round of voting among IOC members

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

Sue Campbell CBE is to continue in her role as Chair of UK Sport, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell announced today. Her new term of appointment will begin on 19 March 2005 and will be for four years

Peter Keen, one of the country's leading experts in high performance sport, is to join UK Sport on a full time basis as part of its drive to move Team GB up the Olympic medal table in Beijing 2008 and, crucially, London 2012

Sue Campbell, Chair of UK Sport, has today stated her belief that the current structure of sports funding in the UK is the best solution to delivering Olympic and Paralympic success in Beijing, London and beyond