Job search
Job Search
Latest news
More news: (showing 1 - 20 of 13726)           
UK only International

Winter sports given cash boost to build on medal successes

By Andy Knaggs    01 Jul 2019
Snowboarding is one of the sports to gain additional funding as GB chases medal success at the 2022 Beijing winter games / Shutterstock
There were some compelling cases for additional investment
– Chelsea Warr

Medal success by British ski, snowboard and wheelchair curling athletes at world championship level is to be rewarded with increased funding in the run up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, UK Sport has announced.

Britain's para skiers and snowboarders picked up nine medals at the 2019 Para Alpine World Championships, including two golds for Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe. The success will see an additional £748,000 of funding devoted to this programme before 2022.

Almost £1.3m in additional funding is to go to ski and snowboard athletes in the new Olympic discipline of Ski Big Air, along with Half Pipe and Snowboard Cross.

For the wheelchair curlers, who clinched a silver medal at the World Championships, there will be an extra £937,000 made available.

Decisions on this funding were made as part of the Winter Sport Annual Review by UK Sport. Aside from winter games, another sport to receive additional funding is Para Taekwondo, where the UK has, in Matt Bush, the current world champion. The sport will get an additional £144,000 in the run up to Tokyo 2020.

Chelsea Warr, director of performance at UK Sport, said the recent successes of these sports had demonstrated "compelling cases" for the investments, adding: "These awards are intended to support our efforts to build on our most successful Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang last year."

UK Sport  ski  snowboard  wheelchair curling  winter sports  2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics  Winter Sport Annual Review  para taekwondo  
Sign up for FREE ezines
Related news

Company profile

Company profile: Pulse Fitness
With an award-winning portfolio of over 450 pieces of cutting-edge, premium fitness equipment, Pulse Fitness is unique in its position as the only company to research, design, develop and build technologically advanced equipment in the UK.
View full profile >
More company profiles

Featured Supplier

Panatta to showcase innovation at major fitness and bodybuilding events in 2024
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry events around the globe.
View full details >
More featured suppliers

Property & Tenders

Location: Loughton, IG10
Company: Knight Frank
Location: Grantham, Leicestershire
Company: Belvoir Castle
Location: Verwood, Dorset
Company: AVISON YOUNG
Location: Hall Place House, Bexley, DA5 1PQ
Company: London Borough of Bexley
Location: 15 Concessions across the nation's forests
Company: Forestry England
More properties & tenders

Diary dates

11-14 Apr 2024
Exhibition Centre , Cologne, Germany
22-24 Apr 2024
Galgorm Resort, York
10-12 May 2024
China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
More diary dates