UK Sport has withdrawn funding from GB Snowsport due to governance issues, despite record funding for winter sports. £12.5m is guaranteed for athletes through a new, undecided mechanism ahead of the 2030 Alpes Games.
UK Sport will directly fund skiing and snowboarding athletes and coaches with £12.5m, bypassing GB Snowsport due to governance concerns, despite the organization's strong recent performance, including a record 5 medals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
New research by Public First reveals teenage girls in the UK face a "postcode lottery" for sport access, missing up to 100 minutes of exercise weekly compared to boys. Urban and ethnic minority girls are most affected. This disparity, linked to safety, social barriers, and facility access, could cost the economy over £640m annually.
Chung So-young, a 1992 Barcelona Olympics badminton women's doubles gold medalist, has donated 53 items, including medals and souvenirs, to the Jeonbuk Provincial Sports Council to support the creation of a Jeonbuk Sports History Memorial Hall.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has criticized the UK government's plans for a potential north of England Olympics bid, arguing that excluding the capital would be a "missed opportunity" and prevent the full economic and sustainability benefits of a UK-wide bid.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan criticized plans for a northern England Olympic bid, calling it a "missed opportunity" to exclude the capital. Ministers are assessing a bid for the 2040s, with support from Northern MPs Lisa Nandy and Rachel Reeves.
UK government is assessing a potential bid for Northern England to host the 2040s Olympics and Paralympics. UK Sport will conduct a strategic review of costs, benefits, and viability, aiming to bring the Games to the region for the first time since London 2012.
Athlete and sport bodies call for rethink after health and education departments each propose £60m funding cutsMo Farah and more than 70 leading UK sporting bodies have demanded the government rethink potential £120m cuts to school sports in England, after a clash between two departments over the funding.The Guardian reported earlier this year that the Department of Health and Social Care had intended to cut its entire £60m contribution to school sports, though ministers have since said they intend to rethink the level of cuts. Continue reading...
