SPORT
CREATING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH SPORT
Sport is an international language and communicates across borders. Policy makers are interested in what sports can do for education, social inclusion and health.
The UK has a rich sporting heritage and is leading the way in developing policies for physical education and learning through sport.
Sport in Greece
The
sportingreece website offers around-the-clock coverage of traditional favourites like football and basketball as well as sports popular with Greek ex-pats such as rugby and golf.
www.sportingreece.com
OUR SPORTS PARTNERSHIPS
Our sports partnership programmes draw on the international language of sport and Britain's rich sporting heritage to develop leadership skills and cross-cultural awareness among young people.
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UK SPORTS RESOURCES
Find out more about sport in the UK and check out the latest sports insider stories with our
online UK sports resources!
London 2012
In 2012 London is to host the greatest sporting and cultural event on earth – the Olympic Games!
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PAST SPORTS EVENTS
Find out about our
past Sports events.
The Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896. © Julia Baracco
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BRITISH COUNCIL SPORT STRATEGY
Our work in sport focuses on the areas of education and public diplomacy. To find out more, download the
British Council Sport Strategy (MS Word).
UK DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Through the Sports Unit of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the UK government aims to provide better sporting opportunities from the playground to the podium.
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UK GOVERNMENT'S SPORT STRATEGY
Participation, excellence and hosting world-class events are the UK Government's sports priorities. The strategy for delivering these objectives is set out in the report .
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