Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, has applauded the latest initiative in its collaboration with the National Health Service to support NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paralympic and world boccia champion David Smith has complained that the Welsh National Health Service lost his £7,500 ($9,800/€8,300) wheelchair while it was being repaired.
British Taekwondo has raised £215 ($268/€238) for the National Health Service (NHS) through the sales of limited edition hoodies and T-shirts emblazoned with the message "stay strong."
An eleven-year-old taekwondo world champion has raised £1,330 ($1,610/€1,488) for the National Health Service by doing taekwondo kicks across her garden for thirteen consecutive days.
Olympic silver medallist Polly Swann has begun working as a junior doctor to support the National Health Service (NHS) during the coronavirus pandemic.
The University of Bedfordshire's (UoB) football team is raising money for the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) by running the distance to Croatia and back.
British Cycling, Sport England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have raised a six-figure sum to assist National Health Service (NHS) workers in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
British Taekwondo is supporting the National Health Service (NHS) by donating a portion revenue from sales of a limited-edition hoodie to the institution.
British Cycling has donated 800 of the national team's drinks bottles to National Health Service (NHS) workers in the United Kingdom.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Football Association - Insight & Analytics Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George's Park. As the Insight & Analytics Manager you will be part of the Behavioural Insight & Business Analytics (BIBA) team. The primary role of the BIBA team within The FA is to generate insight which inspires, informs and enables evidence-based decision making across the organisation.
The coronavrius pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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