SportsAid

Hollie Arnold

Danielle Khan

Danielle already has an impressive track record, at the age of 12, which includes victories at the Junior British Open in Nottingham and silver medal at the European "Starclass" Event. Danielle has set herself ambitious targets, aiming at retaining her National title for several years and eventually represent GB at the Winter Olympics.

Danielle is an exciting up and coming Junior Short Track Speed Skater, and shows great promise for the future. Many thanks to TAUT and SportsAid for their support, which will enable her to continue her improvement within the sport.Stuart Horsepool, National Performance Manager.

James Huckle

James Huckle was one of many SportsAid funded athletes to compete at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India from 12-18 October.

His outstanding performance in three categories - 50m Prone, 50m 3 Positions and 10m Air Rifle - saw him become a triple Commonwealth Gold medallist. The current Senior British Champion in the 50 m 3 Postions and 10m Air Rifle, has really impressed his peers and coaches having only taken up shooting two years ago.

Other exceptional performances from SportsAid athletes include:

• Shauna Thomas 16 from Newton Heath, Manchester was on top form winning double Gold in the 100m and 200m track events.
• Curtis Griffith-Parker 18 from Lewisham also claimed two medals – Gold in the Shot Putt and Silver in the Discus.
• In the 800m, Lynsey Sharp, 18 from Crammond claimed Bronze.
• Peter Smith 18 from Hull won Gold in the Hammer.

Overall the performance from our athletes was impressive - England finished 3rd in the medal table with 53% of medals won being connected to a SportsAid athlete, Wales took home 16 medals, Scotland 18 and Northern Ireland 9. Information on teams and results can be found at http://cygpune2008.com.

Rebecca Eaton

Rebecca Eaton is one of the country’s most promising young triathletes and as she moves up an age group she is looking to continue her outstanding form.

Rebecca, 15 from Eastbourne, is part of the National Talent Squad and has had great success in the Youth age group becoming the Youth National Duathlon Champion and being selected to represent Great Britain at the European Youth Triathlon Championships in Spain.

As she moves into the Junior age group she has a busy six months ahead of her. This month she will compete at the European Triathlon relays, Inter Regional Championships also this month, County Cross Country in October, South of England Cross Country Championships in January and the Sussex Schools Cross Country Championships also in January.

As if this wasn’t enough to keep her busy Rebecca is also aiming to achieve a podium place at the National Championships and to win the National Duathlon Championships in the coming season.

Inspired by the recent success of Team GB here hopes for the future are to represent Great Britain at the Olympics and at the World Championships.

Zoe Smith

At only 13, Zoe is already U18 National Champion, with over forty British Youth Records to her name. At the British U18 National Championships held in Scotland last October, Zoe equaled British Senior Champion, Joanne Calvino's 11-year old snatch record. Zoe trains in South East London four times a week under the direction of coach Andy Callard, who spotted her weightlifting abilities while she was still a gymnast.

Goals for 2008
She is now determined to make an impression at the London 2012 Games. In the meantime, she hopes to bring back medals from both the European Youth Championships in Caen, France, and the Commonwealth Youth Games in Delhi, India next October.