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LA: We're on our way! Thanks to our Government and The National Lottery, today we've announced our greatest investment to date, with £330m into Britain's Olympic and Paralympic sports to enable success at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Read the story in full: bit.ly/4geT9O1 Allwyn | Allwyn UK | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games #GreatestDecade #GreatestInvestment #LA28 #Olympics #Paralympics 

Congratulations to everyone from Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic community that have been celebrated in the King’s New Years Honours list, be it for their services to sport and/or their successes at Paris 2024. Notable mentions got to Hannah Cockroft OBE, PLY, DL who won her ninth gold medal at a Games in the summer, being made a CBE alongside ParalympicsGB, chef de mission Penny Briscoe CBE. Olympians Helen Glover, Tom Pidcock and Duncan Scott, alongside Paralympians Lauren Rowles, Sammi Kinghorn, Tully Kearney, Erin Kennedy, Alice Tai and Jaco van Gass have all been recognised with an OBE. Anita White, founder of IWG Women & Sport which returned to the UK in 2022 has been awarded a CBE for services to women and to sport. Chair of Sport NI and UK Sport board member George Lucas has been awarded an MBE for their services to tennis and to sports management and administration in Northern Ireland. #NewYearsHonours #Community #Sports

This year, for the first time at PLx, UK Sport introduced The Coaches Gallery, recognising the critical role that coaches play in supporting athletes across Olympic and Paralympic sports. The Coaches Gallery offered a dedicated space for coaches to come together, make new connections, share stories, and celebrate the art of coaching. Coaches and those supporting coaching were invited to contribute to the gallery by sharing a photograph which captured a moment that felt important in their work with others. During PLx, the gallery provided a welcoming space for coaches to explore and celebrate the stories behind the photographs shared. Together, we considered what the stories might say about the varied nature of the roles that coaches play, the nature of sport coaching, where it happens, and what feels important and should be celebrated in our work. Through coming together as a community, we worked together to create opportunities for open, exploratory conversation about coaching, the impact it has on us and those that we support in high-performance sport. Your contributions have enriched our understanding and appreciation of the coaching profession. The feedback from the coaches who participated was overwhelmingly positive. Reflections captured following the sessions included sentiments such as: • “It was brilliant to have a forum with other coaches; it was amazing to have the opportunity to meet other coaches that have had similar experiences.” • “The experience created wonderful conversations that supported us to unpack different aspects of performance.” • “The power of pictures — they supported us to share stories with one another in a way that felt humble and honest.” • “As a coach, I often feel isolated. This event reminded me how important it is to connect and share with others. It felt incredibly motivating and inspiring.” We extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who contributed to the gallery and participated in our gallery experience, including our gallery curators: Bob Muir, Michael Ashford, Peter Walker and Laurie MacDonald. We look forward to continuing this celebration of coaching excellence in the future and hope to see even more coaches sharing their stories and experiences. Leeds Beckett University | #Coaching #Sports #Learning #Community

UK Sport and Sport England have produced a report on the diversity of boards of sporting bodies in the UK. This has been produced in partnership with Perrett Laver. The report provides a breakdown of the diversity makeup of around 128 sports boards in the UK. It also audits senior leadership teams for the first time to provide benchmarks for the future. We believe diversity and inclusion lead to stronger governance, increased innovation, and better problem-solving capabilities, which are essential to securing the future of sports organisations and ensuring that they better reflect the society they represent. By working with our partners, we can help make sport a more inclusive place for all.   Read the full report https://lnkd.in/eFhdtmDR

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport have launched the campaign to recruit our new Chair, with Dame Katherine Grainger’s final term coming to an end next year. The role requires a passion and commitment for delivering UK sporting success on the world stage. The ideal candidate will have significant board level experience in a performance focused organisation. As well as, being a strategic thinker with a collegiate approach to objective setting and decision taking. You can find out more about the role and how to apply via https://bit.ly/3P2Bhdf (Applications close 7 January 2025)

Keely Hodgkinson is your BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024⭐ After winning Olympic and European gold this year, she is awarded BBC Sport’s highest honour! UK Athletics | #TeamGB

Ever wondered how we make our investment decisions? Following yesterday's announcement of our greatest investment to date in Olympic and Paralympic sports, hear more from Dr Kate Baker, our Director of Performance and People, on how we invest in winning well. Recap on the full story: https://bit.ly/3DgEIKS #GreatestInvestment #WinningWell #LA28

LA: We're on our way! Following the announcement of our funding for Olympic and Paralympic summer sports for LA28, our Director of Performance and People, Dr Kate Baker, explains why it's our greatest investment to date. #GreatestDecade #GreatestInvestment #LA28

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees at the UK Coaching Awards! The High Performance Coach of the Year, supported by UK Sport went to Trevor Painter (Athletics). Congratulations Trevor! 🎉 Trevor’s tight knit group of athletes and coaches at M11 Track Club – which includes his wife, former Team GB 800 metres runner Jenny Meadows – have enjoyed an incredible year, winning three Olympic medals. Golden girl Keely Hodgkinson's 800m race was viewed by nine million people – the most watched event of Paris 2024 in the UK – as she became the first British female Olympic athletics champion since Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill won gold in the heptathlon in 2012. This year’s ceremony also honoured an outstanding group of winners, showcasing their transformative impact on individuals, teams, and communities. The event also paid tribute to the lifetime achievement of Snowsport England’s John Shedden, the legendary coaching chain of Katarina Johnson-Thompson and a truly exceptional moment in coaching: Paul Moseley's instrumental role in guiding Hannah Cockroft OBE, PLY, DL to gold in the T34 100m and 800m in Paris to maintain her perfect Paralympic record.

The Olympic and Paralympic high-performance community came together to celebrate the incredible contributions of individuals, teams, and sportspeople from 2024 at the PLx Awards. Congratulations to all the award winners and nominees! The 6th edition of the event featured eight winners from across the sector who were celebrated by their peers. The Awards are part of PLx, the annual conference for leaders from the high-performance community to connect, collaborate, and learn. The awards were brilliantly hosted by UK Sport Chair Dame Katherine Grainger and Paris Paralympic medallist Blaine Hunt, who took silver for Great Britain in the C4-5 1000m time trial. Read more about the incredible winners here: https://bit.ly/3Zjwl8H Aquatics GB British Triathlon Federation GB Boxing British Judo Association British Curling UK Sports Institute British Shooting