‘All-out war’: UK sports fear an uncertain future after new body created
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Creation of Sport Org sparks disquiet at governing bodies
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Smaller sports concerned they might be taken over
The leaders of Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic sports have been responsible for some of the country’s greatest successes over the past two decades. But there are changes afoot that are increasingly ruffling feathers and stoking fears.
Most people will not have heard of Sport Org, the organisation recently set up by UK Sport. Essentially, it evolved out of British Curling, and now uses its leaders and expertise across curling, para-curling, para table tennis, squash and, from 2030, bobsleigh and skeleton.