Preparing for sporting success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond

Download or read book Preparing for sporting success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008-03-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on the funding UK Sport has allocated to prepare athletes for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic sports at Beijing in 2008 and at London in 2012. It examines what progress the Department and UK Sport have made in implementing the Committee of Public Accounts' 2006 recommendations, whether they have a clear funding strategy and performance framework through which to deliver their objectives for sporting success at London 2012 and beyond, and what steps they are taking to manage the emerging areas of risk.