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The British Olympic Association (BOA) has launched an Athlete Career Programme to help sportsmen and women manage work and sport.

Recruitment firm Adecco is working in partnership with the BOA on the programme, which will run alongside the Home Country Sports Institutes and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust in providing athletes with the necessary skills to find work to support them through their training.

BOA chief executive Andy Hunt said: "At the British Olympic Association, we place the interests of the athletes at the heart of everything we do.

"The Athlete Career Programme aims to have a direct positive impact on performance, by increasing the career opportunities available to athletes and further encouraging them to focus their full attention and dedication on their training and not worry about their post-competition careers."