SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION
SportsAid helps the next generation of British sports stars by giving them financial support and recognition during the critical early stages of their careers.
40th anniversary
SportsAid is celebrating 40 years of helping British athletes in 2016. Join the charity to support the next generation today.
Support The Next
What will you do to support the next generation of young British athletes? They will give everything to reach their goals.
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 young talented athletes across the country every year.
PARTNERS
SportsAid's partners include local businesses, global brands and charitable trusts.
Latest news
Athlete of the Month – Madi Rowlands, 15, from Maidstone
25 Feb 2016It’s been a life-changing couple of weeks for freestyle skier Madi Rowlands after she made history by becoming the first Team GB athlete to ever win a medal on snow at the Winter Youth Olympics. That moment came when she took gold in the women’s ski halfpipe on the third day of the Games before following up and claiming bronze in the women’s ski slopestyle later that week.
Where it all began for….SportsAid alumna Shelley Rudman
24 Feb 2016Shelley Rudman says the support SportsAid gives to Team GB athletes competing in winter sports is ‘incredible’ having been a beneficiary of a TASS Award at the beginning of her career. Shelley, who won a silver medal in the women’s skeleton at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games, is the focus of this month’s ‘Where it all began for….’ alumni feature to mark SportsAid’s 40th anniversary in 2016.
Adam Pengilly – Lillehammer is a ‘stepping stone’ for Team GB athletes
23 Feb 2016Adam Pengilly, Team GB’s Chef de Mission, feels SportsAid ‘has made a real difference’ to the seven young athletes supported by the charity that competed at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. SportsAid alumnus Adam, who followed Sir Clive Woodward into the post after he was in charge at the inaugural Games in Innsbruck in 2012, led the team of 16 to five medals.
SportsAid's support meant so much to me and I’ll always be very grateful for what they’ve done.
Victoria Pendleton
SportsAid alumna
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Jul 20162016 Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London E20 2ST
The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 follows the route of London 2012's Olympic road race through closed streets of London and the green hills of Surrey.
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Apr 20162016 Virgin Money London Marathon Royal Observatory Greenwich Park London SE10 8QY
The Virgin Money London Marathon is one of the world's most famous fundraisers. SportsAid was the first ever official charity of the London Marathon back in 1984.
