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{{Short description|Government sport agency}}
{{About|a UK Government's organisation|the sport in UK|Sport in the United Kingdom}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
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| predecessor = [[Sports Council of Great Britain]]
| formation = {{Start date and age|1997|01|06|df=yes}}
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| purpose = Investing into Olympic and Paralympic sport in the UK
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| leader_name = Nick Webborn
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| leader_name2 = Sally Munday
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| parent_organization = [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]]
| affiliations = [[British Olympic Association]]<br> [[British Paralympic Association]]<br> [[English Institute of Sport]]<br> [[UK Anti-Doping]]<br> [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|The National Lottery]]
| num_staff = 90
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'''UK Sport''' is the government agency responsible for investing money sourced from the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] and the government, into Olympic and Paralympic sport in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Au">{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.uksport.gov.uk/about-us |publisher=UK Sport |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-sport|title=UK Sport|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</ref> It is an executive [[non-departmental public body]] sponsored by the [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]].<ref name=":0" />

It was created in 1997, following a "rock bottom" showing at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] where [[Team GB]] won just [[Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics|one solitary gold medal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/24/london-2012-team-gb-atlanta|title=London 2012: how Team GB's fortunes turned around after disaster in Atlanta|last=Gibson|first=Owen|date=2012-07-24|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref> Team GB and [[British Paralympic Association|Paralympics GB]] went on to place third in the medal table at [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/19232685|title=London 2012: Team GB finish third in Olympic medal table|date=2012-08-12|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-GB}}</ref> and second in the table at [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio 2016]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37150155|title=Rio Olympics 2016: How did Team GB make history?|date=2016-08-22|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Funding==

UK Sport currently invests around £345m in summer Olympic and Paralympic sports<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2016/12/08/goal-set-for-tokyo-2020-as-investment-figures-are-announced|title=Goal set for Tokyo 2020 as investment figures are announced {{!}} UK Sport|website=www.uksport.gov.uk|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref> and £24m in winter Olympic and Paralympic sports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2018/07/02/uk-sport-targets-more-inspirational-winter-olympic-and-paralympic-success-with-beijing-investments|title=UK Sport targets more inspirational Winter Olympic and Paralympic success with Beijing investments {{!}} UK Sport|website=www.uksport.gov.uk|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref> 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<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uksport.gov.uk/our-work/investing-in-sport/how-uk-sport-funding-works|title=How UK Sport funding works {{!}} UK Sport|website=www.uksport.gov.uk|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref> and through central funding to sport National Governing Bodies to invest in coaches, facilities and sports science and medicine.<ref name=":1" />

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports|United Kingdom}}
* [[English Institute of Sport]]
* [[Sport in the United Kingdom]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://uksport.gov.uk/ uksport.gov.uk], the organization's official website

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