Seventeen SportsAid athletes selected for Paralympic volleyball
20 Jun 2012
Another 17 athletes who have received support from SportsAid during their careers learned on June 20 that they would compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games after the British Paralympic Association announced its selection for sitting volleyball.
The announcement takes the total number of SportsAid athletes in the ParalympicsGB team to 151, which is 73% of the 208 team members confirmed so far.
The 17 athletes who have either received a SportsAid or TASS Award (SportsAid manages TASS on behalf of UK Sport) are as follows:
- Amy Brierly – TASS Award 2011 from Deloitte
- Andrea Green – SportsAid Award 2012 from Asda, TASS Award from Deloitte
- Anton Raimondo – SportsAid Award 2012 from Lloyds TSB (Local Heroes), TASS Award from Deloitte
- Charlie Walker – SportsAid Award 2012, TASS Award from Deloitte in 2011
- Claire Harvey – SportsAid Award 2011 from GLL
- Emma Wiggs – SportsAid Award 2012 from St Johns School, TASS Award from Deloitte in 2011
- James Roberts – TASS Award 2011 from Deloitte
- Jessica Frezza – TASS Award 2011 from Deloitte
- Jessica O'Brien – SportsAid Award 2012 from Lloyds TSB (Local Heroes), TASS Award from Deloitte
- Justin Phillips – SportsAid Award 2012, TASS Award from Deloitte
- Martine Wright – TASS Award 2011 from Deloitte
- Muzaffar Jabbar – SportsAid Award 2011 from Westminster
- Netra Rana – TASS Award 2011 from Deloitte
- Rob Richardson – SportsAid Award 2012 from Prudential, TASS Award from Deloitte
- Sam Scott – SportsAid Award 2011 from Jaguar Academy of Sport
- Samantha Bowen – SportsAid Award 2012 from Lloyds TSB (Local Heroes)
- Vicky Widdup – SportsAid Award from Prudential 2011, TASS Award 2012 from Deloitte
Congratulations to all the athletes – we’re looking forward to seeing you in action.
SportsAid's Patron
As SportsAid’s patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge is helping to shine a light on the achievements and potential of young athletes throughout the UK – an inspiring generation who one day hope to represent the nation at the Olympic or Paralympic Games. SportsAid alumnus Sir Chris Hoy welcomed the patronage by saying, “SportsAid played an important role when I was starting out so I know what a huge boost this will be to the young sportsmen and women the charity helps today. As patron Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge will give them the profile they deserve.”
