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GLL Sport Foundation - February 2018 Newsletter

2018 APPLICATIONS
2018 athlete applications closed on 20^th February, and early indications state that the GSF will support over 3,000 athletes at a total support value of £1.6million this year, which will mark another landmark of the programme within its tenth year.

SIXTY GSF SUPPORTED ATHLETES SET FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES

With the 2018 Australian Gold Coast Commonwealth Games a month away, with new 2018 athletes included it is projected that over 60 supported athletes will compete at the Games for their respective countries.

Below profiles those selected thus far and with some teams yet to be released these numbers will increase.
Notable athletes include 11 year old Anna Hursey a table tennis player selected for Wales, she will be the youngest athlete in their team.

Team Ireland will include 10 boxers supported through the Foundation and with their heritage in boxing a large medal haul is expected to come back to Ireland.

Leon Rattigan will be competing in his third Commonwealth Games within Freestyle wrestling, having successfully won bronze at the two previous Games in Delhi and Glasgow respectively.

Leon explained “I have received support for a number of years and its made a huge impact in my preparation towards qualifying for Gold Coast Games, as a non-funded sport the financial support has paid for international competitions, the gym has aided my strength and conditioning programme and when I picked up an injury I was able to get back on the mat quickly having received physio treatment sessions, I look forward to going to the Games and bringing home my third Commonwealth medal”.

See our Athletes heading to the Gold Coast HERE

LATEST NEWS

SHELAYNA OSKAN-CLARKE WINS BRONZE
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke a 800m runner from Hillingdon backed up her 2017 European Indoor medal with a bronze at the 2018 World Indoor Athletics Championships.
She explains the impact of the Foundation “Gaining the support from GLL reinforces the development that I have made the last couple of years to achieving a European medal and show that GLL has acknowledged this, are aware and are proud of this development”. Read More

EVENTS

SportsAid Fundraising Challenge Events 2018

The GLL Sport Foundation work in partnership with SportsAid to support talented athletes at the top of their game. SportsAid have a number of exciting fundraising challenge events in 2018 that you can get involved with. All money fundraised will go back into SportsAid and help support the next generation of athletes.

More information about each event and details of exactly what SportsAid offer in return for a place on our team can be found at www.sportsaid.org.uk/events. Apply for a place online or email Grace Hughes on grace@sportsaid.org.uk for more information. Events on offer below.

Virgin Money London Marathon
Tough Mudder
Vitality London 10,000
RideLondon-Surrey 100
Great North Run