UK Sport explained

UK Sport
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Predecessor:Sports Council of Great Britain
Purpose:Investing into Olympic and Paralympic sport in the UK
Headquarters:London,
Leader Title:Chair
Leader Name:Dame Katherine Grainger
Leader Title2:CEO
Leader Name2:Sally Munday
Parent Organization:Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Affiliations:British Olympic Association
British Paralympic Association
English Institute of Sport
UK Anti-Doping
The National Lottery
Num Staff:90
Website:uksport.gov.uk

UK Sport is the government agency responsible for investing money sourced from the National Lottery and the government, into Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom.[1] [2] It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

It was created in 1997, following a "rock bottom" showing at the 1996 Summer Olympics where Team GB won just one solitary gold medal.[3] Team GB and Paralympics GB went on to place third in the medal table at London 2012[4] and second in the table at Rio 2016.[5]

Funding

UK Sport currently invests around £345m in summer Olympic and Paralympic sports[6] and £24m in winter Olympic and Paralympic sports.[7] These investments are spread over a four-year cycle ahead of the Tokyo and Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games respectively.

The investments are made through Athlete Performance Awards which are paid directly to the athlete and contribute to their living and sporting costs[8] and through central funding to sport National Governing Bodies to invest in coaches, facilities and sports science and medicine.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About us . UK Sport . 28 July 2024.
  2. News: UK Sport. GOV.UK. 2018-12-03. en.
  3. Web site: London 2012: how Team GB's fortunes turned around after disaster in Atlanta. Gibson. Owen. 2012-07-24. The Guardian. en. 2018-12-03.
  4. News: London 2012: Team GB finish third in Olympic medal table. 2012-08-12. BBC Sport. 2018-12-03. en-GB.
  5. News: Rio Olympics 2016: How did Team GB make history?. 2016-08-22. BBC Sport. 2018-12-03. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Goal set for Tokyo 2020 as investment figures are announced UK Sport. www.uksport.gov.uk. 2018-12-03.
  7. Web site: UK Sport targets more inspirational Winter Olympic and Paralympic success with Beijing investments UK Sport. www.uksport.gov.uk. 2018-12-03.
  8. Web site: How UK Sport funding works UK Sport. www.uksport.gov.uk. 2018-12-03.