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05 Jul 2023 Culture

Major sporting events are having positive social impact across the UK

Alongside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and The National Lottery, we are proud to have supported two World Championships that showcased the power sporting events can have to improve people’s lives and local communities across the UK.

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02 May 2023 Culture

Bumper summer of UK Sport major events kicks off in Cardiff

The first of 14 UK Sport and The National Lottery funded major events being hosted in the UK this year – the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championships – kicks off in Cardiff, Wales this week, 3-7 May 2023.

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12 Jan 2023 Culture

New report reveals economic and social benefits of the UK hosting sporting events

Following a hugely successful year for hosting major sporting events, a new report commissioned by UK Sport has revealed the huge benefits that hosting major events delivers for the UK.

08 Jan 2023 Culture

Government Failed To Achieve Legacy Aims For 2012 London Olympics

The government has failed to meet its legacy aims on sports participation after the 2012 London Olympic Games, according to a report by an influential select committee.

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11 Nov 2022 Culture

Birmingham to host 2026 European Athletics Championships after Commonwealth success

Birmingham has today been announced as the host of the 2026 European Athletics Championships – the first time that the European Athletics Championships will take place in the United Kingdom.

Why the UK is ready to build on a magnificent summer of sport

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20 Sep 2022 Health

Why the UK is ready to build on a magnificent summer of sport

Sport is a part of the national psyche. It provides those big moments where the nation comes together in an act of celebration. These are the moments that inspire the next generation and bring enormous social and economic benefits to the UK as a whole. The House Live sat down with Esther Britten, Head of Major Events at UK Sport, to hear about a memorable summer of sport and learn more about what the future holds.

28 Jul 2022 Culture

Inclusion wins at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

With the largest ever female and para-sport programme, plus new rules on competitors’ right to protest, inclusion and advocacy are the winners at this month’s Commonwealth Games. Marilyn Wright reports

16 Jul 2022 Culture

Lords Diary: Lord Moynihan

The House of Lords has a long history of influence over United Kingdom sport and recreation policy. It was here in the summer of 1905 that Lord Desborough convened the first meeting of the British Olympic Association, which became influential in forming the rules and regulations of sport worldwide.

British para athletes make history to end our extraordinary sporting summer on a high

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13 Sep 2021 Coronavirus

British para athletes make history to end our extraordinary sporting summer on a high

An extraordinary summer is drawing to a close and, as I returned home from Tokyo last week, there was finally time to draw breath and reflect on a very special Paralympic Games. A Games that, in the words of Andrew Parsons, the International Paralympic Committee President, ‘many doubted would happen, many thought impossible’.

10 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

Britain must send a strong message to China and boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

In response to sanctions against us we pledged to call out China’s human rights abuses even more loudly. Boycotting the 2022 Olympics will show China that democracies cannot be bullied, and human rights matter.

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26 May 2021 Culture

Betting And Gaming Council Statement – Response To The 'Peers For Gambling Reform' Report

21 May 2021 Social affairs

Extra Time: the not-so-super Super League

In a new occasional series, Lord Triesman tackles the important matters facing sport – both on and off the field. First up, the not-so-super European Super League

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07 May 2021 Communities

UK Sport outlines mission to create greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments

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21 Apr 2021 Coronavirus

UK Sport’s Return To Major Sports Event survey finds 97% of fans will come back

UK Sport has today published the results of its Return To Major Sports Events survey, which found that an overwhelming 97% of sports fans will attend live events again.