UK Sport has launched an open public consultation on its future investment principles and how best to inspire the nation through elite success. The high performance funding agency is asking for views on how it best allocates its National Lottery and taxpayer funding post the Tokyo Games with the new funding strategy due to come into effect from April 2021. Members of the public, along with stakeholders in national governing bodies, grassroots sport and athletes, politicians and the media will be invited to take part ahead of decisions to be made later this year.
GBWR has welcomed this opportunity to contribute to and help guide the debate on the future funding of elite sport, and the Board has issued a formal response:
Members, partners, friends and families are also encouraged to respond to the online survey, which closes on 19th August (link below). Please see the following letter from Chief Exec David Pond, which provides further detail on the consultation and GBWR’s position:
