World Class Sport
The World Class Programme was established in 1996 to help national governing bodies develop a comprehensive system through which talented athletes can be identified and supported, in order to achieve consistent success in significant international competitions such as the Olympics and Paralympics. It is funded by the Lottery Sports Fund and it includes:
- Revenue support for National Governing bodies through the World Class Programmes of Performance, Potential and Start
- World Class Events programme to provide support for National Governing Bodies to bring significant international competitions to this country
- The United Kingdom Sports Institute (UKSI) and supporting network
- Capital support for specialised national facilities other than on UKSI sites
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This programme, which was launched in 1996, is administered by the Sports Councils: UK Sport for UK governing bodies and includes athletes from all parts of the United Kingdom; and Sport England is responsible for English governing bodies and English athletes.
It targets Lottery funding at the UK's top sportsmen and women - both able bodied and disabled - to help them achieve consistent success in top international competition and ultimately to bring home medals.
It is a direct investment in people rather than facilities and buildings and is available to National Governing Bodies to fund:
- World Class coaches
- Sports Science and medicine back up
- warm weather and acclimatisation training
- international competition programmes (including travel and accommodation)
- athlete development programmes
- training facilities
- Performance Directors to hold it all together
Financial support is also provided towards the living and training costs of individual athletes, allocated on the basis of need.
This programme is administered by Sport England only for English athletes. Its aim is to assist the development of talented athletes with the potential to win medals, or equivalent, in significant future international competitions and events within the next eight years (2 Olympic Cycles).
Funding is available for National Governing Bodies to:
- establish performer development guidelines which identify attainment targets at certain developmental stages
- develop and implement training and competition programmes
- establish sports science, sports medicine, personal development and other training support
- specify and implement measures to remove barriers and inequalities
- access necessary facilities and equipment
- support the personal development and education of athletes
- employ World Class coaches and other key staff provide financial support to individual athletes through Athlete Personal Awards (World Class Potential Athlete Personal Awards are a non means tested contribution to an athlete's essential sporting costs)
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World Class Start
This programme is administered by Sport England only for English athletes and it aims to identify and nurture a specific number of English athletes who have the necessary characteristics to achieve future World Class success.
Funding is available to National Governing Bodies to:
- nurture talent through training support such as sports science and sports medicine
- support the personal development and education of young athletes
- remove barriers and inequalities faced by talented athletes
- employ World Class coaches and other key staff
- provide financial support to individual athletes though Athlete Personal Awards (World Class Start Athlete Personal Awards are a non means tested contribution to an athlete' essential sporting costs)
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This programme is administered by UK Sport who target Lottery money at attracting the world's greatest sporting events to the United Kingdom.
The programme aims to support National Governing Bodies in bidding and staging of events that are of Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth, World Championship or European status for able bodies and disabled athletes.
Funding is generally provided only to support events on a 'one-off' basis, apart from in the most exceptional of circumstances.
This ensures that awards are not allocated to support the same event on a recurring basis.
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