
UK Sports Institute
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The UK Sports Institute delivers outstanding support that enables sports and athletes to excel. Formerly known as the English Institute of Sport
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The Wheelchair Fencing team had a memorable summer at the Paralympics 🥇🥈🥉 Hear from Dimitri Coutya and the Wheelchair Fencing Coach Glen Golding about the positive impact our work had on them and their training 🙌 British Fencing


Expect extraordinary... Milano Cortina 2026 is only 365 days away ❄️

#MilanoCortina2026 will be a celebration of 'uniqueness and progression' says the UKSI's Dr Claire Williams. Claire became Performance Support Lead GB Snowsport in 2024 and has been eagerly embracing the opportunities & challenges of winter sport 👉 bit.ly/42NVcor


Can anime help you focus and perform? 🤔 UKSI Head of Psychology Danielle Adams Norenberg spoke to Men's Health UK menshealth.com/fitness/a63527…

In 2023, Para Alpine Skier Menna Fitzpatrick MBE & her guide trekked to Everest Base Camp 🗻 To mark one year to go until the Winter Paralympics in Milano Cortina 2026, we caught up with Menna to discuss the support of the UKSI’s Performance Lifestyle team and the importance of #More2Me.


We’re very excited that the UKSI Performance Innovation Team and British Triathlon have been shortlisted for a 2025 Sport Industry Award! 💫 Our work to develop bespoke trisuits for Paralympic and Olympic athletes ahead of the Paris Games will be up for the Tech in Sport Award in May.



Five swimmers are throwing themselves into a unique work experience opportunity as they take part in the first-ever Aquatics GB Open Doors project. Learn more 👇 uksportsinstitute.co.uk/article/aquati…


We are very excited that More Than Medals, the UKSI and Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN’s study into the gendered environmental challenges that shape women’s injury experiences will be exhibited The British Academy’s Summer Showcase! Attend the festival for free on 20-21 June👇 #ForCuriousMinds

With the UKSI's support, wheelchair fencer Oliver Lam-Watson PLY was able to learn the best way to move in his chair leading up to Paris 2024. Oliver went on to win team silver and bronze🥈🥉 Hear from Oliver himself on the impact that this data collection had on his performance🤩

Para-canoe star Charlotte Henshaw became a double Paralympic champion at Paris 2024 🥇🥇 Last year we were lucky to be joined by Charlotte in the build-up to the Paralympics, who powerfully discussed living with Endometriosis. Listen to her story on the UKSI Insider podcast now 📲”



The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP has appointed Professor Nick Webborn CBE as the new Chair of UK Sport. Department for Culture, Media and Sport
