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14Aug

Former Olympians Race for Future in the SportsAid 120m Challenge

Trafalgar Square 120m RaceFour of Britain’s greatest ever Olympians came together in Trafalgar Square with two of the country’s brightest stars of the future to raise money for SportsAid in the Betfair sponsored 120m Challenge

Track and field legends Steve Backley, Iwan Thomas and Ashia Hansen plus former swimming champion Karen Pickering took part…

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14Aug

Sporting Champions Support London Runners at Battersea Park

Jonathon and OliverThe London leg of the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Series, sponsored by FORTUNE and Tiffany & Co., saw a capacity crowd of 26,000 runners from 268 companies take part in a 5.6k (3.5 mile) route around Battersea Park.

The runners were joined at the event, which raised approx £40,000 for SportsAid,…

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14Aug

Golden Opportunity for Next Generation

Golden LeagueEight of the country’s most talent athletes were offered up a golden opportunity to attend an inspirational trip to a top level athletics meet at the Stade de France, Paris thanks to SportsAid National partner Gaz de France.

The aim of the trip to the Gaz de France Golden League athletics…

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14Aug

SportsAid Athletes in Beijing

After a spectacular opening ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing, the 2008 Olympic Games is well under way.

For each of the athletes making up the 313 strong British Team, the opportunity to compete at the Games is the realisation of a lifelong dream, and the journey to this point…

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