article_snippet: UK Sport spent £46,272 on a survey by research company COMRES ‘reassuring’ the organisation the organisation no-compromise approach to funding only Olympic medal contenders is overwhelmingly the right one.
article_snippet: As predicted, the only real change is that participation numbers will now be taken into consideration in judging sports with equal medal chances.
article_snippet: So basketball, whose loss of backing from UK Sport led to enough criticism of the no-compromise strategy for the survey to be commissioned, will continue to rely on special case hand-outs from Sport England to afford to participate in elite competition.
article_snippet: Swimming have been remarkably positive about Sport England taking a whopping £667,895 from Swimming grass-roots monies after a steep decline in participation.
article_snippet: In fact Amateur Swimming Association CEO Adam Paker even welcomed ‘Sport England’s continued investment’.
article_snippet: The sport realises the cuts could have been more drastic and the lost cash will at least stay in The sport as swimming pool operators, working with ASA, have been charged with making venues more customer-friendly.