‘All-out war’: UK sports fear an uncertain future after new body created

Creation of Sport Org sparks disquiet at governing bodiesSmaller sports concerned they might be taken overThe leaders of Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic sports have been responsible for some of the country’s greatest successes over the past two decades. But there are changes afoot that are increasingly ruffling feathers and stoking fears.Most people will not have heard of Sport Org, the organisation recently set up by UK Sport. Essentially, it evolved out of British Curling, and now uses its leaders and expertise across curling, para-curling, para table tennis, squash and, from 2030, bobsleigh and skeleton. Continue reading…

The creation of Sport Org has sparked disquiet at governing bodies, with smaller sports concerned they might be taken over despite UK Sport’s assurances The leaders of Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic sports have been responsible for some of the country’s greatest successes over the past two decades. But there are changes afoot that are increasingly ruffling feathers and stoking fears. Most people will not have heard of Sport Org, the organisation recently set up by UK Sport. Essentially, it evolved out of British Curling, and now uses its leaders and expertise across curling, para-curling, para table tennis, squash and, from 2030, bobsleigh and skeleton.

Far more controversially, UK Sport also wants Sport Org to take over GB Snowsport’s high-performance programme and be responsible for spending £12.5m of lottery funding in the run-up to the 2030 Winter Olympics. That, according to one observer, is part of an “all-out war” between UK Sport and GB Snowsport, which left the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with two