Article Categories

Paralympians are seen as the most inspirational athletes by children and young people, according to research by Virgin Media. When asked which group of sportspeople youngsters look up to most, nearly a third (30 per cent) of respondents valued the grit…

UK Sport has hailed Team GB's record breaking and inspirational performances in PyeongChang as proof that Britain is becoming ever more competitive in winter sports thanks to National Lottery funding. One gold and four bronze medals means Britain…

Team GB will take more skiers and snowboarders to an Olympic Winter Games than ever before with a record number of athletes selected for PyeongChang 2018. Twenty-five athletes will compete across alpine, cross country, freestyle skiing and snowboard…

The British Olympic Association will take its largest ever delegation to an Olympic Winter Games after 59 athletes were officially selected to Team GB for PyeongChang 2018. The 56 who travelled to Sochi four years ago was the previous highest, having…

Five wheelchair curlers selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Four of the team that claimed bronze at Sochi 2014 are returning to the Paralympic stage with skip Aileen Neilson contesting her third Games,…

Hogan Lovells has announced the recipients of its GB Para-Athlete Bursary to support aspiring Paralympians in the run-up to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games and the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games. Seven athletes, each with aspirations…

ROBUST MEASURES TO PROTECT ATHLETES FROM HARASSMENT AND ABUSE AND PREVENT INJURY AND ILLNESS AT PYEONGCHANG 2018. Keeping Olympians safe and healthy as the Olympic Winter Games kick off is not just a matter of sports medicine. The International Olympic…

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has been nominated for the 2017 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award. Farah, who was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in December, is one of four British nominees. Four-time Tour de France winner Chris…

As the 2017 sporting calendar drew to a close, an event impact study has measured the value to the UK of hosting the World Athletics Championships at £107m. London became the first city to host both the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World…

"Sport is hugely important to British life – it strengthens communities, increases physical and mental health and, as this report clearly shows, makes an enormous contribution to our economy" – Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport and Civil…