The significance of 'home advantage' at World and European Championships has been addressed for the first time in a study commissioned by UK Sport which highlights that host countries receive an average performance boost of 25% in their results.
A feature of the UK Sport Fast-track Practitioner Programme (FPP), a one-year scheme designed to accelerate the professional development of sports science and sports medicine practitioners, is the opportunity it gives young practitioners to learn from some of the worlds leading experts.
The best of European Synchro will arrive on these shores in April as the UK plays host to the LEN European Junior Championships. The event marks the first time UK Sport's National Lottery funded World Class Events Programme has supported synchronised swimming.
The World Netball Series will take place at the MEN Arena from the 9 -11th October after a great deal of development over the last 12 months to create a netball competition with the 'wow' factor - supported by UK Sport's Lottery funded World Class Events Programme.
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