UK boosts funding for 2012 Paralympians

In a story about the UK cutting funding for some of its Olympic sports, Eurosport UK reports that "the total funding for the next four years will be £246.8million split among 19 sports and £45.6million going to Paralympic sports - £15.7million more than before the Beijing Paralympics."

It reported that track and field events in the Olympics will receive less funding: "Public interest in the 2012 Games will focus most intently on the track and field events, but athletics' budget will drop from £26.5million in the run-up to Beijing to £25.1million over the next four years.
The sport failed to meet its target of five medals in Beijing, and medal prospects for London are similarly limited."

Eight other Olympic sports, fencing, handball, shooting, table tennis, volleyball/beach volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling, also face cuts but the amount has not been announced yet.