NC A M TE CE INT E R I N V E ER O L E E I N IT F E L H A L T R E C L E A E E R C I E D X EV P CE EL P R N O I E GR G E E L A R P S A L S E S P E S S C C G R R S X T O A E O L P O I O N A N E A I T N I T T T A D Y S L S H S S P N C A O W A N I R R O E N L H A I P I M E Y T O O I W R I A O E I I M E A T E L V T T T T T T H O E E I I P R O R G P T T T T C N R S M T A R E E GLL SPORT E O N P O P E C N O I E E S M M FOUNDATION T F A A S A O C A T S P I I C P I O C I ANNUAL I R D R T N I N N R E M A G P L V N A E E E I REVIEW S R U P H E L I C R A E F P L O E 2011 E V V E I I F E E H H C R C C E I X R T E T R P G A E I I N I N S P A L T S R P O E CONTENTS PATRON WELCOME & INTRODUCTION 1 OBJECTIVES 3 METRICS 5 AWARDS NIGHT – CANARY WHARF 7 COUNTING DOWN TO THE GAMES 9 AMBASSADOR SUCCESSES 11 ATHLETE SUCCESSES 13 PARTNERSHIP – BOROUGHS & DISTRICTS 15 PARTNERSHIP – SPORTING PATHWAYS 17 SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS 19 2012 OUTLOOK 21 THE TEAM 23 AUTOGRAPHS 25 PATRON WELCOME & INTRODUCTION WELCOME PATRON “Welcome to the GLL Sport Foundation Review 2011. This is an exciting time to be involved in sport and I hope this review will demonstrate the fantastic success the Foundation has had in helping young athletes achieve great results in their chosen sport.” I am delighted to continue my role as Patron of this Foundation as I know from personal experience that many young athletes struggle to meet the costs associated with increased training and competition to reach their sporting dreams. It is a shame that in some cases regrettably these young people will not be able to develop to their full sporting potential because of fi nancial need. As Patron I have been able to champion the need for positive recognition and tangible support directly to young sporting talent. Over 70% of the Foundation’s award recipients are under 20 years of age these athletes are amongst the nations champions of future Olympic & Paralympic Games. After London 2012 the next crop of sporting talent supported by the Foundation will dream of competing at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janerio. Since the launch we have supported over 2500 athletes, from across 60 different sporting disciplines highlighting the scale and breadth of support across South England. With the 2012 Games nearly upon us it is vital that our athletes receive the support required to achieve their sporting potential. It is also vitally important that there are support Sally Gunnell - OBE mechanisms and legacy programmes in place for the next generation Patron of sporting stars and we are working hard to achieve this. 1 SUPP ORT DE VE LO P A Perri Shakes-Drayton Athletics C Tower Hamlets H I E V Susie Rodgers E - Paralympic Swimmer Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 2 OBJECTIVES The GLL Sport Foundation is designed to assist young talented athletes achieve their full sporting potential by reducing the fi nancial burden of associated sporting costs, and widening the opportunity and access to sporting excellence. GLL Sport Foundation Objectives • To seek a long term sporting Playing our part for Sport Young people need positive support legacy and co-ordination with and Talent Development and sport needs rising talent to • To support young people achieve national talent development keep Britain improving on a world their full sporting potential by “The social, health and community pathways. stage. We can make a positive reducing the fi nancial burden of benefi ts of getting young people contribution to both agendas. training and competition costs. • To continue the partnership with involved in sport and physical National Governing Bodies of • To be one of the largest activity are widely recognised. This I would like to thank all our sport via SportsAid ensuring the independent athlete support agenda is also an important central sponsors for their resolute Foundation aligns with sporting schemes for talented young theme of the legacy vision from the commitment during challenging pathways agreed within UK sport. people striving for national and forthcoming Games in London. fi nancial times and join them in • To continue the partnership wishing all our supported athletes international sporting success. Over recent years the GLL Sport with localised sporting talent the best sporting success for the • To support young sports people Foundation has channelled over programmes maximising support coming year.” from across partnerships £1.5 million worth of support with for young sports people. where GLL and or our partners over 2,500 individual awards and Peter Bundey operate sport and leisure venues, • To build partnerships and sponsorship of a range of sports Chair, GLL Sport Foundation including partnerships that support nominated sports clubs with signifi cant social benefi t. are recognised in England’s clubs that further their long We believe that the vast majority most deprived social and term sporting legacy. of the athletes that benefi t from economic areas. the GLL Sport Foundation will • To promote the positive impact give something back to sport and of our Ambassadors within society in some way; whether as their peer groups and local a future champion, coach, sport communities to inspire wider volunteer, fund raiser or often as sporting participation. an inspirational role model that inspires other young people to get active and involved in sport. 3 SUPPORTING young sporting talent across London & South England Emma Britton - Trampolining Merton 4 METRICS 900 ATHLETES SUPPORTED ACROSS 60 DIFFERENT OLYMPIC, PARALYMPIC, DEAFLYMPIC AND SPECIAL OLYMPIC DISCIPLINES £490,000 SUPPORT VALUE IN 2011 across London & South England Supporting young future champions Supporting athletes from grass roots through to elite performance 85% of 1% 3% award 4% 12% recipients 10% 21% receive no 44% other form 60% of funding 11% 34% Age -16 Age 21-25 Ambassadors Development Top up Age 17-20 Age 26+ Talent Potential Regional 5 GLL Sport Foundation provides over 900 ways to help 2012 and 2016 hopefuls On the 15 March 2011 marking 500 days until the beginning of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the GLL Sport Foundation announced over 900 young athletes from across London and South England will receive fi nancial and training membership awards. A number of supported athletes across the Foundations Boroughs and Districts were presented with awards on the milestone evening alongside sponsors, partners and supporters. Zac Purchase MBE and Olympic rowing champion lead the awards ceremony at a VIP event held in Canary Wharf, overlooking the Olympic Park, where many athletes strive to compete. ”The next sixteen months are crucial to my Olympic performance, and the Foundation support is very much appreciated and valued in my quest to win another Olympic gold for my country. I hope my quest inspires the next generation of athletes.” Zac Purchase MBE Foundation Ambassadors L-R: Larry Achike – Athletics, Zac Purchase – Rowing, Nadia Williams – Athletics, Alexandra Rickham - Paralympic Sailing, Tosin Oke – Athletics, Daniel Fogg – Swimming, Dervis Konuralp – Paralympic Swimming. 6 AWARDS NIGHT – CANARY WHARF NIGHT – CANARY AWARDS 4th row L-R: 3rd row L-R: 2nd row L-R: 1st row L-R: Charles Turner – Swimming (Ealing), Nadia Williams - Athletics (Barnet), Andrew Dear – Wheelchair Amol Rattan – Fencing Larry Achike -Athletics (Barnet), Tyler Saunders – Wheelchair Basketball (Tower Hamlets), (Waltham Forest), Zac Purchase - Rowing (South Ox), Basketball (Tower Hamlets), Susie Rodgers – Paralympic Kyra Akinnibi – Tennis (Lambeth), Peter Bundey – Chair GLL Abi Oyepitan – Athletics (Barnet), Swimming (Crystal Palace), Emma Britton –Gymnastics Sport Foundation, Arian Sadiqi – Taekwondo (Hillingdon), Tosin Oke – Athletics (Greenwich), Trampolining (Merton), Abdul Buhari – Athletics (Lambeth), Daniel Fogg – Swimming (Waltham Alexandra Rickham – Paralympic Hiroki Harazawa – Swimming Dervis Konuralp – Paralympic Forest), Jamie Mathews – Deaf Squash Sailing (Epsom & Ewell), (Crystal Palace). Swimming (Hackney). (Epsom & Ewell). Luqman Patel (Ealing), Dawud Izza – Taekwondo (Hammersmith & Fulham). 7 A key objective of the Foundation is Foundation Ambassadors inspire local to promote the positive impact of our communities in the countdown to the Games Ambassadors within their peer groups and local communities. GLL is committed to supporting the planning, delivery and future legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012; one mechanism is by delivering a series of high profi le community events to help raise awareness and inspire Local athletes represent positive role models, who through local communities in the countdown to the Games. motivation, determination and commitment inspire the next generation of young people to get involved in sport and where possible show how they are able to overcome adversity and pressures to achieve their life and sporting ambitions. Ben Quilter leads Paralympic Swimmer Judo Masterclass Susie Rogers inspires (Clissold Leisure Centre - local swimmers Hackney) (Crystal palace National Sports Centre) “500 days is an important marker in everyone’s “Now that I have been preparations, I haven’t done selected for Team GB my the math’s yet but it means training will become more a lot more hard training.