THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A NEXT GENERATION
SportsAid is a charity which enriches the lives of talented young athletes by recognising and nurturing their abilities through and beyond sport.
BRINGING YOU CLOSER TO THE ATHLETES
We are helping the country’s most talented young athletes to fulfil their potential with financial support, recognition and personal development opportunities. They are local heroes, living on your doorstep, with inspirational stories of dedication, commitment and sacrifice!
START MAKING A DIFFERENCE TODAY
The athletes we support will spend over £7,000 each year in meeting the costs of their sport with their family. Without the charity's backing, many of these young prospects would face a tough decision on whether to continue training and competing. You can help them on their journey!
WHO WE ARE
SPORTS
SportsAid supports athletes from over 60 sports - most of which are Olympic and Paralympic disciplines.
ATHLETES
SportsAid helps more than a thousand talented young athletes across the country every year.
PARTNERS
SportsAid's partners include local businesses, global brands and charitable trusts.
Latest news
INSIDE MY WORLD: CLAIRE STANCLIFFE ON DEAFLYMPICS AND FUTURE AMBITIONS
15 Oct 2021SportsAid is aiming to shine a spotlight on the next generation of household names across Great Britain….your local heroes! Our blog series, entitled ‘Inside My World’, will look to offer you an insight into the lives of the country’s most talented athletes while also offering them the platform to express themselves to a wider audience. This time....it's Claire Stancliffe, 32, from Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. She is a footballer who represents the England and Great Britain deaf teams.
DAVE THOMAS ON RBC’S LOYAL AND LONG-STANDING SUPPORT OF SPORTSAID
24 Sep 2021Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of the largest banks in the world, is a loyal and long-standing supporter of SportsAid. This year's SportsAid Week has seen the charity celebrating its 45th anniversary with RBC recently confirmed as the official supporting partner. To mark this occasion, we caught up with Dave Thomas – CEO, RBC Europe – to talk about how the partnership with SportsAid has evolved over time, reflect on the impact of the pandemic on the sporting calendar, and look forward to Birmingham 2022!
THE SPORTSAID VAULT PODCAST: PARALYMPIC SPECIAL REFLECTING ON TOKYO GAMES
24 Sep 2021The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games produced so many top-level performances and outstanding medal successes for Great Britain to celebrate….it’s hard to know where to start! We felt it was time for another special edition of the SportsAid Vault Podcast which reflects on the Paralympics and gives you the inside track on the Games in Tokyo. In this episode, we are joined by Alasdair Donaldson, the Paralympic Talent and Development Manager at British Triathlon, and Fabienne Andre, ParalympicsGB's T34 wheelchair racing sensation.
With the help of SportsAid, I did my thing. I didn’t come from a wealthy family, and there were times when I thought ‘I need a job’ but I stuck to my swimming. Thankfully it did pay off. It's about gambling and making sacrifices. I put a high risk in myself and invested the time in what was going to make the difference to my swimming.
Adam Peaty
Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth gold medallist
FEATURED PARTNER
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada provides young British athletes with financial support and recognition through its partnership with SportsAid. 50 young sports stars, across 31 disabled and non-disabled disciplines, are receiving an annual £1,000 award.