Posts from February 2012
A Modern Pentathlon Themed week of School Visits
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Athletes 4 Schools, Our Athletes , Wells Sports Foundation
Our modern pentathletes Sam Weale and Freyja Prentice were out in the Bath area again last week inspiring local schools through their experiences as world class athletes.
Tagged with: Freyja Prentice, Modern Pentathlon, Priestly Primary School, Ralph Alllen School, Sam Weale
Katarina Paves Way in aim for Olympic Standard
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Our Athletes , Wells Sports Foundation
Our athlete, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, has had an impressive weekend at the Aviva England Age Group Indoor Championships, collecting a trio of medals and records in various individual events.
Tagged with: England Age Group Indoor Championships, Katarina Johnson-Thompson , World Junior Championships
2012 is Looking Bright for Mark Buckingham
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Our Athletes , Wells Sports Foundation
Our triathletes Mark Buckingham and Matt Gunby have made a strong start to the 2012 season at the Mundialto Fast Triathlon in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro with Mark taking 2nd place in the individual race and both Mark and Matt contributing to team success.
Tagged with: Mark Buckingham, Matt Gunby, Mundialto Fast Triathlon
Meet the Man Behind Wells Sports Foundation
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Barrie Wells, Box 4 Kids, Other Related News, Wells Sports Foundation
Meet our Chairman, Barrie Wells, whose entrepreneurial spirit combined with his huge passion for sport has led him into a philanthropic adventure which aims to contribute to London 2012’s legacy for sport.
Tagged with: Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool Football Club
The Man Funding Britain’s Brightest Hopes
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Barrie Wells, Wells Sports Foundation
Recent story by The Guardian covering Barrie's unique funding of London Olympic hopefuls.
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Raising Awareness: The Importance of Sporting Role Models
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Athletes 4 Schools, Other Related News, Wells Sports Foundation
The Annual
Youth Sport Trust Conference brings together the most exciting and innovative work in PE, school sport, whole school achievement and showcases the best global practice. The conference includes; world class keynote speakers, national policy updates and the profession's leading practitioners.
Tagged with: Amy Miveld, Key Themes, Sporting Role Models, Youth Sport Trust Conference
Holly gives Local School a Taste of World Class
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Athletes 4 Schools, Our Athletes , Wells Sports Foundation
Last week, Holly Bleasdale visited Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Wigan through her role for our Athletes 4 Schools scheme. She received a very warm welcome on entering the school assembly to the whole school chanting her name and begun by telling her story and talking about her experiences, bringing through lots of positive messages. Holly also ran 2 activity workshops which were based on pole vaulting techniques and many of them showed interest in getting involved in pole vaulting sessions outside of school. This was all captured by BBC Northwest News who came along to film the visit.
Tagged with: Holly Bleasdale, Pole Vault, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School