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| Sport | Development of Sport in the UK |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Chairman | Sue Campbell |
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| www.uksport.gov.uk | |
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UK Sport is the United Kingdom's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively "Home nation" (common noun redirects here home nation is also used to refer to the host country of Multi-sport events (eg It is accountable to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport: disbursing Government funding and acting as the statutory distributor of National Lottery grants. The Department for Culture Media and Sport ( DCMS) is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport The National Lottery is the largest Lottery in the United Kingdom.
It is under the direction of UK Sport's Council. The board is chaired by Sue Campbell (appointed for a four year term from March 2005). Four organisations fulfil roles for the four individual nations: Sport England, sportscotland, Sports Council for Wales and Sport Northern Ireland. Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a Non-departmental public body under the Department for sportscotland, formerly the Scottish Sports Council, is the national agency for Sport in Scotland. The Sports Council for Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and active lifestyles in Wales.
Succeeding the Sports Council of Great Britain, UK Sport was established in 1996 by Royal Charter. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company
UK Sport is the official sports body that governs drugs testing of athletes in the UK on a regular basis. [1] Testing is conducted by a Doping Control Officer (DCO) from Britain's National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO). It is a subsection of the internationally recognised and authoritative World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA) Agence mondiale antidopage is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee WADA is recognised by the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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