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SPORT Coalition backs football ‘fan power’
Te coalition government has launched a new ini- tiative aiming to ensure football fans have more say in the running of their clubs. The Su p p o r t er
O w n er s hip an d Engagement Expert Group will include representa- tives from government, the English Premier League, Te Football Association, the Football League, Supporters Direct and the legal profession. Te group will also include insolvency and tax experts and repre- sentatives from clubs that are ran by supporters – such as Portsmouth FC, AFC Wimbledon and Wrexham. Areas that the group will look at include
Minister for sport Helen Grant is driving the initiative forward
for that to be a sustainable and viable option”. Launching the new group, minister for
seeing what more can be done to help sup- porters groups have stronger links with the executives and owners running clubs. Ownership of clubs will also be high on
the group’s agenda. Te group will look at removing barriers to clubs becoming commu- nity-owned assets, when “opportunities arise
sport, Helen Grant, added: “Football fans are the lifeblood of the club they support. “Owners, executives and managers may come
and go but it is the fans that are the constant, loyally following through thick and thin. We want to see what more we can do to give fans a stronger voice.” Details:
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UK Sport to search military for Olympians
UK Sport, the British Army and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) have launched a new talent partnership programme aimed at identifying future Olympic medallists from within the ranks of military personnel. The £1.4m Army Elite
Sports Programme (AESP) will reach out into the garri- sons and units to identify men and women in targeted sport- ing disciplines who possess the potential to go all the way to the podium in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and beyond. Talent scientists from the EIS will run
assessments in the garrison towns nationwide and further afield in Germany and Cyprus. Tey will be working to identify potential indi- viduals who could be fast-tracked in to some of sports’ World Class Programmes. The AESP will then work to ensure the
selected athletes’ military careers can develop in harmony with the demands of the training programmes and competition commitments.
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Royal Artillery captain Heather Stanning won gold at London 2012 Tere is a long history of military person-
nel becoming successful Olympians. Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes spent nine years in the army and served as a sergeant on the Adjutant General Corps, while Royal Artillery captain and rower Heather Stanning was the first Team GB athlete to win gold at London 2012. It is thought that launching AESP now may create medal hopefuls in time for Tokyo 2020. Details:
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