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SportsAid is a UK charity that helps British athletes, typically 12-18 whose parents are their only other means of support.[1] The charity helps these athletes by giving them cash awards to help them meet the cost of training and competing.
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In a typical year more than 1,500 sporting prospects receive SportsAid Awards of around £1,000 funded by the charity's partners, donors and supporters. These include Lloyds TSB,[2] Asda,[3] Eversheds,[4] Hogarth,[5][better source needed] Founded[6] and the Jaguar Academy of Sport.[7][8]
At the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games two-thirds of the British athletes were SportsAid alumni,[9] winning 20 Olympic and 27 Paralympic gold medals between them. Famous alumni include Sir Bradley Wiggins, Dame Sarah Storey, Sir Steve Redgrave, David Weir CBE, Sir Chris Hoy, Baroness Grey-Thompson and Sir Ben Ainslie.[10]
London 2012 generated a lot of support for SportsAid's work and to maintain this in 2013 the charity launched a new campaign called "I Will". This campaign is led by a film directed by Morgan Hutchins and produced by Hogarth and Founded which is available on YouTube.[11] Called "I Will Be Next", it features ten SportsAid athletes with big aspirations.
Once a year SportsAid holds its One-to-Watch Award at its annual SportsBall in London. Previous winners include Tom Daley, Team GB hockey player Harry Martin,[12] sprinter Sally Brown[13] and gymnast Courtney Tulloch.[14] SportsAid is registered in England and Wales as charity 1111612[15] and in Scotland as Scottish Sports Aid SC 000468.[16] Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been patron of the charity since April 2013.[17]
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References edit
- ^ "SportsAid: Who We Help". Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Lloyds TSB Local Heroes". Lloyds TSB. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Asda Athletes". Asda. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Eversheds". Eversheds. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ Hogarth Worldwide
- ^ "Founded". Founded. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Jaguar Academy of Sport". Jaguar. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "SportsAid - Partners". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "ABS-CBN News". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "SportsAid Alumni". SportsAid. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "I Will Be Next - YouTube". Archived from the original on 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ "Harry Martin Wins SportsAid One-to-Watch Award". England Hockey. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Sally Brown wins SportsAid One-to-Watch Award". BBC. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Courtney Tulloch wins SportsAid One-to-Watch Award". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Charities Aid Foundation registration". Charity Commission. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Scottish Sports Aid". Scottish Sports Aid. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Duchess Kate to become patron of three new charities - TODAY.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-04-28.