Sports Council

The Sports Council of Great Britain was an organisation that dealt with the development of sport in the UK, it has since been superseded by an organisation known as UK Sport, which performs essentially the same role as the sports council. The main role of this organisation is to controlling public investments and distributing them appropriately to in order to further the advancement of sport in the UK. Another important role of UK Sport is the bringing important sporting events to the UK, the organisation would have had a significant hand in securing London’s bid for the 2012 Olympic games. Many of the funds which UK Sport distributes are obtained from the National Lottery.

There are Sports Councils all across the UK, for examples Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have their own sports councils which perform similar roles to the UK Sport and often acts as subservient organisations to UK Sport. Local regions and counties across the UK also have their own sports councils or similar organisations overseeing sporting events and the promotion of sport in their local areas.

The sports councils across the UK perform an important role, particularly at the present time when there is a great deal of concerning about the state of the nation’s health, particularly rising levels of obesity. UK Sport and local sports councils aim to combat this through encouraging people to become more involved in sport and promoting the popularity of UK athletes and sporting events.