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UK Sport to invest £2.5m in eight further sports as part of National Squads Support Fund.

Speaking on the eve of the Select Committee hearings into a London bid for the 2012 Olympics, Sports Minister Richard Caborn said that the issue of transport was crucial to whether the Government would give its support

Girls4Gold Ambassador Victoria Pendleton fulfilled her ambition of becoming an Olympic Champion in Beijing last week.

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

Athlete funding for eight Olympic and four Paralympic sports was confirmed today by UK Sport.

Team 2012 - features all the major organisations involved in supporting British elite sport

UK Sport has today taken a major step to secure a more certain environment for Olympic and Paralympic sports in the current economic climate, with the combination of vital new investment from the Team 2012 initiative and adjustments to funding awards allowing for the mission to London to be kept firmly on track

BPA Performance Director, Penny Briscoe, blogs for UK Sport.

10 of the UK's top coaches have been chosen to be part of the inaugural intake of UK Sport's World Class Coaching: Elite Programme.

Badminton coach Peter Jeffrey blogs on his journey to London 2012 with Team GB players Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier.