Cavendish appointed MD of UK Sports Institute

The UK Sport and Institute Group has appointed Mike Cavendish as the new Managing Director of the UK Sports Institute (UKSI).

Cavendish has been the Performance Director of British Triathlon since 2018, overseeing sustained success across two Olympic and Paralympic Cycles, including the return of 14 Olympic and Paralympic medals. Before joining British Triathlon, Mike was the Deputy Performance Director at UK Athletics where he was responsible for the strategic delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic World Class Programmes and the operational delivery of prep camps and major competitions across successive Olympic and Paralympic cycles.

A sports scientist by trade, Cavendish has a background in physiology and a strong history of working within multidisciplinary teams. Throughout his career, he has also taken on numerous other leadership roles within the Olympic and Paralympic community in the UK.