The English Institute of Sport (EIS), established in May 2002, is an organisation which provides
sport science and
medical
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support services to elite athletes through a nationwide network of expertise and facilities, working with Olympic and Paralympic summer and winter sports, as well as English and a number of professional sports.
Structure
A grant funded organisation through
UK Sport
UK Sport is the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom. It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
It was created ...
, Olympic and Paralympic sports are able to engage with EIS services through their World Class Programme funding from UK Sport, English sports through their
Sport England
Sport England is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Its role is to build the foundations of a community sport system by working with national governing bodies of sport, and other funded par ...
funding and professional sports through their respective funding bodies.
Centres
Services are delivered from nine EIS High Performance Centres across the country, as well as at a number of additional partner sites.
See also
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United Kingdom Sports Institute
UK Sport is the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom. It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
It was created ...
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Sport in England
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, t ...
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UK Sport
UK Sport is the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom. It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
It was created ...
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Scottish Institute of Sport
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Sport Wales National Centre
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Sports Institute for Northern Ireland
The Sports Institute for Northern Ireland, shortened to SINI, is a partnership between Ulster University and Sport Northern Ireland. The institute was established in 2002 and provides facilities and specialist services for up to 120 sportsmen and ...
References
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2002 establishments in England
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Loughborough Sport
Organisations based in Manchester
National Institutes of Sport
Private companies limited by guarantee of the United Kingdom
Sport in Manchester
Sports medicine in the United Kingdom
England
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Sports organizations established in 2002