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Three health and fitness industry professionals at the beginning of their careers have been named as winners of Future Fit Training's Legacy Awards. The Legacy ... More

A Sport England grant worth £749,300 will be invested in improving the lives of 700 disadvantaged young people in coastal communities around England – by ... More

The Sport for Development Coalition (SDC) has launched a campaign to train 21,000 UK sports coaches to be ‘mental health aware’ by 2021. Called #21by21, ... More

Seven new trustees have been appointed to the board of the Women’s Sport Trust (WST) as it increases efforts to secure more coverage and funding ... More

Gail Scott-Spicer, former chief executive of the Carers Trust, has been appointed as the new CEO of the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Scott-Spicer replaces outgoing ... More

Emma Atkins, the chief executive of the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, is leaving the organisation for the newly-rebranded UK Coaching. Atkins will become director of ... More

A campaign which highlights the value and skills of retiring athletes has been launched by Dame Kelly Holmes in London today (17 October). More Than ... More

Budget health and fitness operator Fitness4Less is introducing four Apex gym floor sessions into 12 of its sites. The Apex programme, which is provided by ... More

The economic impact of hosting the 2012 Olympics could hit £41bn (US$53.8bn, €48.5bn) for London, although the debate about its overall legacy rumbles on. According ... More

The coalition government “destroyed” the chance of creating a participation legacy following London 2012 after scrapping ring-fenced school sport funding, according to the former Olympics ... More

A third of girls believe their male counterparts benefit from more choice when it comes to sport and physical activity at school. According to a ... More

The Dame Kelly Holmes Trust – the charity which matches up athletes with disadvantaged young people – has launched a four-year strategy with a focus ... More

When it comes to behaviour change and inspiring the nation to be more active, attitude and goal-setting are two of the biggest things to focus ... More

Parkrun – the body which organises free 5km runs for the public – has criticised a parish council which is trying to impose a fee ... More

Dame Kelly Holmes has been announced as the new ambassador for fitness supplier Physical Company’s new Apex gym floor training programmes. The double Olympic gold ... More

Olympic gold medalist Denise Lewis, OBE, has been appointed as the president of Commonwealth Games England (CGE). The former heptathlete, who won gold at the ... More

Britain’s black and minority ethnic (BME) sportsmen and women will be recognised at a brand new awards ceremony next year. The British Ethnic Diversity Sports ... More

UK Sport, the British Army and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) have launched a new talent partnership programme aimed at identifying future Olympic medallists ... More

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened the GSK Human Performance Lab - a science facility that will look to "deepen the understanding of human performance". ... More

A Milton Keynes-based web development firm has created a free website which lists all available London 2012 Olympic sessions on a single screen – something ... More

Image: Dame Kelly Holmes at the announcement Kelly Holmes Education is to deliver the Isle of Man's new sporting excellence programme, which aims to support ... More

Education secretary Michael Gove has announced the government's vision for the future delivery and funding of school sports. Every secondary school will receive a share ... More

A number of prominent athletes have urged the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) to ensure London's Olympic Stadium retains an athletics track in legacy. Dame ... More