UKA and the Home Country Athletics Federations have launched the development of a UK based Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) for the sport, issuing a Request For Proposals (RFP) to be submitted from respondents and organisations with relevant experience and expertise to undertake this crucial role. The intention for the establishment…
Just outside Milan, on Monday, Matthieu Ladagnous’ eighteen years of good and loyal service will definitely come to an end. The Coppa Bernocchi will be the last race for the French rider, who has remained faithful to the same team since his jump to the professionals in 2006. At 38…
It’s National Inclusion Week! As part of recognising this important event in the calendar, British Equestrian, in conjunction with our 19 member bodies, is delighted to share a progress update six months on from the release of our #HorsesForAll research response document and commitments. The #HorsesForAll research project was a groundbreaking investigation…
The Great Britain women’s basketball team has been drawn in a group D with Sweden, Denmark and Estonia for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. The first matches for the GB team, who are currently ranked tenth in Europe, will be at home to Sweden (currently ranked 15th in Europe) and away to Estonia…
41 athletes have been offered membership to the Paralympic World Class Programme for 2023/24. The Paralympic WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at the Paralympic Games and other major Championships. The next major events on the para athletics calendar are Kobe 2024 [World…
A team of 12 athletes has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia on Sunday 1 October. The athletes have been selected to compete in the one mile, 5km and half marathon races at the first staging of…
A new scheme has been launched by the Department for Business and Trade, the Women’s Sport Investment Accelerator, in association with Deloitte’s Sports Business Group and supported by the International Working Group on Women and Sport, tobenefit elite UK women’s sport competitions. The new programme will provide a series of sessions offering…
Today’s action in Riesenbeck for the FEI European Championships in dressage and para dressage was as hot as the temperatures and, in an exciting battle, it was Britain who took the dressage team honours thanks to a 2.5% margin of victory over hosts Germany, with Denmark completing the podium in…
On the 2nd and 3rd September, the cream of the UK’s archery talent assembled at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham for the National Tour Finals. More than 6,000 spectators attended or streamed the event from across the world as they watched the archers compete for the top podium spots in the…
Supported by the Juniors Program in 2020 and 2021, then a member of La Conti Groupama-FDJ since 2022, Eddy Le Huitouze joins the WorldTour team for two seasons in 2024. Eddy Le Huitouze is two-time French time trial champion in the Espoirs category and bronze medallist at the European Championships in…
Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter, club: Leigh) added another superb silver medal to her major medal collection on the final night in Budapest as brilliant bronze medals for both the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay quartets powered the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team to their best World Athletics Championships…
England Men’s Hockey Team secured their first European-level medal in 14 years after taking silver at the EuroHockey Championships, just missing out on the trophy to the Netherlands. The English side pushed a very impressive Dutch side all the way in the final, but it finished 2-1 to the Netherlands. …
The England Men’s Hockey team have reached the EuroHockey Championship final for the first time since 2009 after beating the world champions Germany on their home soil 5-4 in a penalty shootout. The match was a tightly fought contest but neither team could take advantage of their chances and the…