British Olympic Association news

A new marketing campaign has been launched to showcase the "best of British sport" around the world. The ‘Sport is GREAT’ has been timed to ... More

A number of sportspeople have been recognised for their work in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. David Gill, former Manchester United chief executive and ... More

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed Andy Anson as its new CEO. Anson, a former chief financial officer at entertainment giant Disney, joins the ... More

Sir Hugh Robertson, chairman of the British Olympic Association and a deputy lieutenant of Kent, attended Dover’s new £26m district leisure centre on 4 March ... More

British Basketball Federation (BBF) has appointed highly experienced sports governance veteran Maurice Watkins CBE as its new chair. Watkins is the current chair of both ... More

A number of sportspeople have been recognised for their work in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. Sir Craig Reedie, the president of the World ... More

The UK sports sector has been paying its tributes to former Labour cabinet minister Dame Tessa Jowell, who has died at the age of 70 ... More

A host of business leaders from the world of sport have been recognised alongside winners from the field in the New Year Honours list 2018. ... More

A day of mass participation running is being organised by UK Sport and parkrun to coincide with London hosting the 2017 World Athletics Championships. The ... More

“Isolated” incidents of alleged bullying and duty of care failures within some Olympic sports are not a consequence of an “obsession” with winning medals, according ... More

In an attempt to keep up the momentum with its women’s football strategy, the Football Association (FA) has made a slew of significant appointments. David ... More

Sir Hugh Robertson, the man who was sports minister during the 2012 London Olympic Games, has been elected as chair of the British Olympic Association. ... More

The British Olympic Association (BOA) will break new broadcasting ground by live-streaming an event for the first time via its digital channels. Team GB’s Facebook ... More

Olympic gold medallist Joanna Rowsell Shand has been appointed as one of the five new members of the British Olympic Association’s (BOA) Athletes’ Commission. The ... More

British Olympians and Paralympians are being urged to consider their future away from sport by attending a special ‘career fair’. Athlete Futures will take place ... More

Team GB has achieved its best ever away result at the Olympic Games with days of Rio 2016 to spare – marking a return on ... More

UK Sport and British Cycling have kicked off a review of the governing body’s “climate and culture” amid high profile allegations of sexism levelled at ... More

Stakeholders and members of the public will be able to have their say on the future of British basketball when a consultation is launched this ... More

British companies have won £600m (US$846.8m, €769.2m) worth of business from Brazil since 2013 as a result of the nation hosting several major sporting events ... More

More than 600 primary schools in England have now received grants from Sport England’s £18m Primary Spaces fund to improve their outdoor sports facilities. Out ... More

Fitness First had cause for double celebration on Monday (1 September) as the recovering gym chain unveiled its new flagship club in central London, with ... More

Fitness First has secured a new tie-up with the British Olympic Association (BOA) to become Team GB’s first-ever official fitness partner. As part of the ... More

Bronze medal winner in the Winter Olympics slopestyle, Jenny Jones, was the fourth most talked about athlete at the games globally, according to statistics from ... More

Bill Sweeney, head of business development for German sports equipment giant PUMA, has been confirmed as the next chief executive officer of the British Olympic ... More

Scottish sports minister Shona Robison has said the government wants to field independent teams separate from Team GB at the Olympics and Paralympics at Rio ... More