New role for Nick Webborn

Prof Nick Webborn CBE

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy has appointed Professor Nick Webborn CBE as the new Chair of UK Sport.

Nick has a lifetime of experience in high performance sport as an athlete, medical director, clinician, researcher and most recently as Chair of the British Paralympic Association. Nick has worked on 13 Paralympic Games and has decades of experience in providing performance support to British athletes.

Commenting on his appointment, Nick said:

“It is a great honour to be appointed as Chair of UK Sport and to have the opportunity to continue the work of my predecessor, Dame Katherine Grainger, who I have had the privilege to work alongside over the last eight years.

Having spent much of my life in high performance sport, I know how much the UK public value the Olympic and Paralympic success that our wonderful sports and athletes have achieved over the last 25 years and how much the UK is respected as a host of sporting events.

"However, I also know that our sporting success is not guaranteed in the face of mounting global competition. I therefore look forward to working with the incredibly talented people we have across the UK sporting system to deliver continued success on the field of play and to unite, inspire and excite people all across the nation.”

We are immensely proud of all the work Nick does outside of his clinical role with us at Sportswise. We wish him well in his new role.