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UK Sport

Government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom

UK Sport

Predecessor	Sports Council of Great Britain
Formation	6 January 1997; 27 years ago (1997-01-06)
Purpose	Investing into Olympic and Paralympic sport in the UK
Headquarters	London, WC1
Chair	Dame Katherine Grainger
CEO	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
Staff	90
Website	uksport.gov.uk

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

It was created following a "rock bottom" showing at the 1996 Summer Olympics where Team GB won just one solitary gold medal.^[2] Team GB and Paralympics GB went on to place third in the medal table at London 2012^[3] and second in the table at Rio 2016.^[4]

Funding

UK Sport currently invests around £345m in summer Olympic and Paralympic sports^[5] and £24m in winter Olympic and Paralympic sports.^[6] 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^[7] and through central funding to sport National Governing Bodies to invest in coaches, facilities and sports science and medicine.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "UK Sport". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ Gibson, Owen (24 July 2012). "London 2012: how Team GB's fortunes turned around after disaster in Atlanta". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "London 2012: Team GB finish third in Olympic medal table". BBC Sport. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Rio Olympics 2016: How did Team GB make history?". BBC Sport. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Goal set for Tokyo 2020 as investment figures are announced | UK Sport". www.uksport.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "UK Sport targets more inspirational Winter Olympic and Paralympic success with Beijing investments | UK Sport". www.uksport.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "How UK Sport funding works | UK Sport". www.uksport.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

External links

uksport.gov.uk, the organization's official website

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Headquarters: 100 Parliament Street

Ministers

Secretary of State	Lucy Frazer
Minister of State	Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries: Julia Lopez
Under-Secretaries of State	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society: Stuart Andrew Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage: The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

Non-ministerial
departments

Charity Commission
The National Archives

Non-departmental
public bodies

Advisory	Advisory Council on National Records and Archives Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest Theatres Trust Treasure Valuation Committee
Executive	Arts Council England Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games British Film Institute Gambling Commission Historic England Horserace Betting Levy Board Information Commissioner's Office National Heritage Memorial Fund National Lottery Community Fund Sport England Sports Grounds Safety Authority UK Anti-Doping UK Sport VisitBritain VisitEngland
Museums	British Library British Museum Horniman Museum Museum of the Home Imperial War Museums National Gallery National Museums Liverpool National Portrait Gallery Natural History Museum Royal Armouries Royal Museums Greenwich Science Museum Group Sir John Soane's Museum Tate Victoria and Albert Museum Wallace Collection
Tribunal	Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal