UK Sport is the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the
United Kingdom
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.
It is an executive
non-departmental public body
In the United Kingdom, non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to public sector organisations that have a role in the process of n ...
sponsored by the
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
It was created following a "rock bottom" showing at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
where
Team GB
Team GB is the brand name used since 1999 by the British Olympic Association (BOA) for their British Olympic team. The brand was developed after the nation's poor performance in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and is now a trademark of the BOA. I ...
won just one solitary gold medal. Team GB and
Paralympics GB went on to place third in the medal table at
London 2012
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
and second in the table at
Rio 2016
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...
.
Funding
UK Sport currently invests around £345m in summer Olympic and Paralympic sports and £24m in winter Olympic and Paralympic sports.
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
and through central funding to sport National Governing Bodies to invest in coaches, facilities and sports science and medicine.
See also
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English Institute of Sport
The English Institute of Sport (EIS), established in May 2002, is an organisation which provides sport science and medical support services to elite athletes through a nationwide network of expertise and facilities, working with Olympic and Pa ...
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Sport in the United Kingdom
Sport in the United Kingdom plays an important role in British culture and the United Kingdom has played a significant role in the organisation and spread of sporting culture globally. In the infancy of many organised sports, the Home Nations, ...
References
External links
uksport.gov.uk the organization's official website
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1997 establishments in the United Kingdom
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Funding bodies in the United Kingdom
Government agencies established in 1997
Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government
Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden
Sport in the London Borough of Camden
Sports organisations of the United Kingdom