Rio’s arrived! A Guide to the Games with SportsAid SportsAid is celebrating 40 years of supporting British sport in 2016. The Rio Games mark 10 full Olympic and Paralympic cycles since the charity was established in 1976. 1 SportsAid Olympics stats 238 of the 366 SportsAid athletes 179 of the 27 of ParalympicsGB’s members of Team GB going won 13 silvers 264 members 34 gold medals to Rio have received financial of ParalympicsGB going to at London 2012 were won by support and recognition and 14 bronzes at London 2012 – that’s Rio have received financial athletes helped by SportsAid from SportsAid during 47 out of 65 medals from support and recognition from their careers Team GB’s total haul SportsAid during their careers SportsAid athletes won 28 silvers and That’s 65% 20 of the 39 That’s 68% 24 bronzes of the team young athletes of the team at London 2012 – that’s – an increase of 8% on heading out to Rio as part of – SportsAid athletes made 79 out of 120 medals from London 2012 where SportsAid the British Olympic Association’s up 70% of ParalympicsGB ParalympicsGB’s total haul athletes made up 57% of Team Ambition Programme have (202 of 288) at London 2012 GB (308 of 541) and 19% more received SportsAid support ParalympicsGB than Beijing 2008 (144 of 312) including current awardees 92 of the 179 have never finished Jack Masefield, Elizabeth SportsAid athletes 20 of Team GB’s Warner and Myles Pillage representing ParalympicsGB outside of the top five 29 gold medals in Rio have received their in the medal table at London 2012 were support from the charity won by athletes helped since London 2012 by SportsAid SportsAid Paralympics stats 2 3 More than 400 athletes who have received SportsAid support on their sporting journey will be representing Team GB and ParalympicsGB across 43 different disciplines in Rio. Here are a number of the SportsAid athletes competing… Olympics Paralympics Track and field athletes Jessica Sailors Giles Scott, Bryony Shaw and Track athletes David Weir, Richard Archer Jess Stretton, Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford, Hannah Mills, and canoeists Richard Whitehead, Jonnie Peacock, Richard wheelchair fencer Dimitri Coutya, Dina Asher-Smith and Jazmin Sawyers Hounslow and David Florence Chiassaro, Maria Lyle, Georgie and wheelchair tennis players Hermitage and Jade Jones Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett Cyclists Bradley Wiggins, Mark Swimmers Adam Peaty, James Guy, Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Laura Trott, Ben Proud, Aimee Wilmott, Francesca Cyclists Jody Cundy, Jon-Allan Canoeists Jeanette Chippington, Katy Marchant and Katie Archibald Halsall and Chloe Tutton Butterworth, Neil Fachie, Sarah Storey, Emma Wiggs and Ian Marsden, and Megan Giglia and Helen Scott powerlifters Ali Jawad and Zoe Newson Gymnasts Louis Smith, Max Whitlock, Taekwondo athletes Jade Jones, Kristian Thomas, Elissa Downie, Ruby Lutalo Muhammad and Mahama Rowers Pamela Relph, Lauren Shooters Matthew Skelhon and Harrold and Katherine Driscoll Cho, judokas Nekoda Davis and Rowles, Grace Clough, Daniel Brown, James Bevis, judokas Chris Skelley Ashley McKenzie, and boxer James Fox, Oliver James and and Jack Hodgson, and boccia player Rowers Katherine Grainger, Heather Savannah Marshall Laurence Whiteley Nigel Murray Stanning, Helen Glover, Mo Sbihi and Constantine Louloudis Modern pentathlete Samantha Swimmers Ellie Simmonds, Amy Dressage riders Natasha Baker and Murray, badminton player Rajiv Marren, Stephanie Milward, Oliver Sophie Wells, sailor Hannah Stodel, Ouseph, golfer Charley Hull and Hynd, Ryan Crouch, Scott Quin and triathletes Andrew Lewis and tennis player Kyle Edmund and Andrew Mullen Faye McClelland 4 5 SportsAid’s One-to-Watch Award is presented at the charity’s annual SportsBall to celebrate the very best of Britain’s young sporting talent. Six out of 10 previous winners of the award will be representing Great Britain in Rio… Tom Daley (diving) 2006 winner Harry Martin (hockey) Tom’s huge potential was quickly identified as he 2010 winner received support from SportsAid as an 11 and 12 year Harry had just burst onto the scene for both the Great old. He won the One-to-Watch Award having secured Britain and England senior squads when he won the titles at the British Championships and the Australian One-to-Watch Award. He was the youngest member of Junior Elite Diving Championships in the 10m platform. the fourth-placed England team at the Commonwealth Rio will be Tom’s third Olympics having appeared at Games in Delhi that summer at 17 years old. He now Beijing 2008, aged just 14, and winning bronze at has 77 caps for England and 69 for Great Britain, who London 2012. he played for at London 2012, and will be adding to that total in Rio. Hollie Arnold (para athletics) 2008 winner Amber Hill (shooting) 2013 winner Hollie experienced her first Paralympics in Beijing having Amber received the One-to-Watch Award from Her turned 14 not long before. She came 11th in the F42-46 Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron javelin and was presented with the One-to-Watch Award of SportsAid, shortly after becoming the youngest a couple of months after returning from China. She has ever winner of a gold medal at the International since competed at London 2012, and won the IPC World Shooting Sport Federation World Cup series aged 16. Championships in 2013 and 2015 in the F46 category. She specialises in skeet shooting and won gold at the Hollie will be hoping to secure her first Paralympic Baku 2015 European Games to obtain an additional medal in Rio. Olympic quota place for Team GB in Rio. Jodie Williams (athletics) Morgan Lake (athletics) 2014 winner 2009 winner Morgan was the standout winner of the One-to-Watch Jodie is heading out to her first Olympics in Rio to run Award having taken a double gold medal haul in the the 200m for Team GB. She was crowned winner of the heptathlon and high jump at the IAAF World Junior One-to-Watch Award having continued her outstanding Championships in Oregon in 2014. The year before, she form as a junior with gold medals in the 100m and broke a British junior high jump record that had stood for 200m at the IAAF World Youth Championships. She 23 years after clearing 1.93m. Morgan will be Team GB’s sole representative in the women’s high jump in Rio. received the award from Christine Ohuruogu, a recipient of SportsAid support in 2001, who will now be a team-mate in Brazil. 6 7 Did you know? Table tennis player Sam Walker and synchronised swimmer Rugby Sevens will feature for the first time at the Katie Clark are both currently supported by SportsAid Olympics in Rio. 12 of Team GB’s women’s squad and will be representing Team GB in Rio. were previous recipients of SportsAid support. 21 ParalympicsGB members are receiving help from SportsAid SportsAid has distributed more than £55 million to help in 2016 – including Gregg Warburton (wheelchair basketball), British athletes since the charity was established in 1976. Julie Rogers (track) and Oliver Nugent (7-a-side football). Many Olympians and Paralympians will be appearing Jo Pavey, 42, will be the first British track athlete to across your TV screens live from Rio as presenters, appear in a fifth Olympics having been selected for Rio. studio guests, commentators and reporters for the She is a previous recipient of SportsAid support. BBC (official Olympic broadcaster) and Channel 4 (official Paralympics broadcaster). The majority of them received help from SportsAid when they were younger… ParalympicsGB track athlete Toby Gold has Brazilian blood! His dad is half Brazilian and was born in Vitoria. BBC Channel 4 Toby received SportsAid support in 2013 and 2014 and spent time on work experience with the charity Chris Hoy Mark Hunter Jonathan Edwards in April 2016. Denise Lewis Leon Taylor Ade Adepitan Steve Redgrave Victoria Pendleton Danny Crates The youngest and oldest members of Team GB Rebecca Adlington Richie Woodhall Iwan Thomas were both previously supported by SportsAid – Matthew Pinsent Steve Cram Katharine Merry gymnast Amy Tinkler (16) and showjumper Jonathan Edwards Steve Backley Martine Wright John Whitaker (61 on the day of the opening Sharron Davies Paula Radcliffe Liz Johnson ceremony). Mark Foster Colin Jackson Giles Long Adrian Moorhouse Brendan Foster Sean Rose Team GB boxer Muhammad Ali trains at James Cracknell Sophia Warner the same gym that produced former world Marc Woods welterweight champion Amir Khan. SportsAid helped Muhammad in 2012 and 2013, and Amir in 2001. Chris Clarke, guide to ParalympicsGB sprinter Libby Clegg, is a 200m and 400m runner who won world and European titles as a junior. He was supported by SportsAid from 2006 to 2009. 8 9 The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) is managed by SportsAid Show your support on behalf of Sport England. The programme, previously funded by UK Sport, supports for SportsAid Week! British sportsmen and women who are in higher and further education. Team GB gymnast Louis Smith and ParalympicsGB swimmer TASS has distributed TASS athletes competing Ellie Simmonds want you to join them as a champion of SportsAid Week – a brand new initiative raising money nearly £40 million in Rio include and awareness to help support the next generation of British towards athletes and their Dina Asher-Smith, Tom Daley, athletes straight after the Rio Olympics and Paralympics! support networks since the first Greg Rutherford, Louis Smith, awards were made in 2004 Heather Stanning, Sally Conway, SportsAid Week takes place from Monday 26 September to Sunday 2 October Ellie Simmonds, Will Bayley and 2016 and is encouraging schools, colleges, universities, workplaces, sports clubs and individuals across the country to take on a variety of fundraising activities and 156 of the 625 athletes Matthew Skelhon representing Great Britain across challenges which will have a lasting impact on the future of British sport.