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UK Sport's Chief Executive, John Steele, reports on his experiences from his recent visit to China, where he inspected Olympic facilities ahead of Beijing 2008

Shelley Rudman has won Team GB's first medal of the Winter Olympic Games, claiming silver in the women's bob-skeleton

UK Sport is delighted with the decision to award the UK the rights to host the first stage of the 2007 Tour de France - one of the most high profile sporting events in the world.

It has been a very good couple of weeks for all those who like to see world class sport up close. With announcements being made this week about next year's Tour De France opening in London and European Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, UK Sport has been busy on the major events front

UK Sport has released its submission to the Government on options for increased funding for elite athletes in the run up to London 2012. The submission is based on the agency's 'no compromise' approach to delivering performance success

The Turin Winter Games open for business tomorrow evening and Team GB's 40 representatives will be ready for action, after four years of training and preparation

As the UK's winter sport athletes compete in Turin and speculation continues as to the nature and timing of any Government announcement of additional funding for 2012, UK Sport has received strong backing from those at the sharp end of Olympic and Paralympic preparation

As the impact of Tuesday's funding announcement has begun to sink in, the sports that make up the Olympic family have started to assess the impact that the new awards will have on their high-performance systems.

Funding for Olympic and Paralympic sport received a massive boost today as UK Sport announced additional funding awards for the three years through to Beijing 2008

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