With just five weeks to go before the start of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games, British athletes are "on target and where we would want to be in terms of medal prospects", according to John Steele, Chief Executive of UK Sport, the nation's elite sport agency.
Since February 2008 UK Sport, in consultation with the English Institute of Sport (EIS), has been undertaking a review of sports science and medical service delivery through the EIS. This review is an important element of UK Sport's 2009-13 investment planning towards London 2012 and beyond.
Richard Caborn MP was amongst the speakers at the second module in UK Sport's International Leadership Programme (ILP) was held at Twickenham Stadium this week, with multi-cultural working the theme for the two-day event.
UK Sport has this week published The UK Anti-Doping Rules which will bring National Governing Bodies (NGBs) in line with the revised World Anti-Doping Code.
One of four Shotgun World Cups will be held in the UK in 2010 – an important event in the build up to 2012. The event will be supported via UK Sport's World Class Events Programme.
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