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Rio’s arrived!A Guide to the Games with SportsAid
SportsAid is celebrating 40 years of supporting British sport in 2016. The Rio Games mark 10 full Olympic and Paralympic cycles since the charity was established in 1976.
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SportsAid Olympics stats
SportsAid Paralympics stats
238 of the 366 members of Team GB going to Rio have received financial support and recognition from SportsAid during their careers
That’s 65% of the team – an increase of 8% on London 2012 where SportsAid athletes made up 57% of Team GB (308 of 541) and 19% more than Beijing 2008 (144 of 312)
20 of Team GB’s 29 gold medals at London 2012 were won by athletes helped by SportsAid
180 of the 264 members of ParalympicsGB going to Rio have received financial support and recognition from SportsAid during their careers
That’s 68% of the team – SportsAid athletes made up 70% of ParalympicsGB (202 of 288) at London 2012
93 of the 180 SportsAid athletes representing ParalympicsGB in Rio have received their support from the charity since London 2012
SportsAid athletes won 13 silvers and 14 bronzes at London 2012 – that’s 47 out of 65 medals from Team GB’s total haul
20 of the 39 young athletes heading out to Rio as part of the British Olympic Association’s Ambition Programme have received SportsAid support including current awardees Jack Masefield, Elizabeth Warner and Myles Pillage
27 of ParalympicsGB’s 34 gold medals at London 2012 were won by athletes helped by SportsAid
SportsAid athletes won 28 silvers and 24 bronzes at London 2012 – that’s 79 out of 120 medals from ParalympicsGB’s total haul
ParalympicsGB have never finished outside of the top five in the medal table
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Track and field athletes Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford, Dina Asher-Smith and Jazmin Sawyers
Cyclists Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Laura Trott, Katy Marchant and Katie Archibald
Gymnasts Louis Smith, Max Whitlock, Kristian Thomas, Elissa Downie, Ruby Harrold and Katherine Driscoll
Rowers Katherine Grainger, Heather Stanning, Helen Glover, Mo Sbihi and Constantine Louloudis
Sailors Giles Scott, Bryony Shaw and Hannah Mills, and canoeists Richard Hounslow and David Florence
Swimmers Adam Peaty, James Guy, Ben Proud, Aimee Wilmott, Francesca Halsall and Chloe Tutton
Taekwondo athletes Jade Jones, Lutalo Muhammad and Mahama Cho, judokas Nekoda Davis and Ashley McKenzie, and boxer Savannah Marshall
Modern pentathlete Samantha Murray, badminton player Rajiv Ouseph, golfer Charley Hull and tennis player Kyle Edmund
Track athletes David Weir, Richard Whitehead, Jonnie Peacock, Richard Chiassaro, Maria Lyle, Georgie Hermitage and Jade Jones
Cyclists Jody Cundy, Jon-Allan Butterworth, Neil Fachie, Sarah Storey, Megan Giglia and Helen Scott
Rowers Pamela Relph, Lauren Rowles, Grace Clough, Daniel Brown, James Fox, Oliver James and Laurence Whiteley
Swimmers Ellie Simmonds, Amy Marren, Stephanie Milward, Oliver Hynd, Ryan Crouch, Scott Quin and Andrew Mullen
Archer Jess Stretton, wheelchair fencer Dimitri Coutya, and wheelchair tennis players Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett
Canoeists Jeanette Chippington, Emma Wiggs and Ian Marsden, and powerlifters Ali Jawad and Zoe Newson
Shooters Matthew Skelhon and James Bevis, judokas Chris Skelley and Jack Hodgson, and boccia player Nigel Murray
Dressage riders Natasha Baker and Sophie Wells, sailor Hannah Stodel, and triathletes Andrew Lewis and Faye McClelland
More than 400 athletes who have received SportsAid support on their sporting journey will be representing Team GB and ParalympicsGB across 43 different disciplines in Rio. Here are a number of the SportsAid athletes competing…
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Harry Martin (hockey) 2010 winnerHarry had just burst onto the scene for both the Great Britain and England senior squads when he won the One-to-Watch Award. He was the youngest member of the fourth-placed England team at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi that summer at 17 years old. He now has 77 caps for England and 69 for Great Britain, who he played for at London 2012, and will be adding to that total in Rio.
Amber Hill (shooting) 2013 winnerAmber received the One-to-Watch Award from Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of SportsAid, shortly after becoming the youngest ever winner of a gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup series aged 16. She specialises in skeet shooting and won gold at the Baku 2015 European Games to obtain an additional Olympic quota place for Team GB in Rio.
Morgan Lake (athletics) 2014 winnerMorgan was the standout winner of the One-to-Watch Award having taken a double gold medal haul in the heptathlon and high jump at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Oregon in 2014. The year before, she broke a British junior high jump record that had stood for 23 years after clearing 1.93m. Morgan will be Team GB’s sole representative in the women’s high jump in Rio.
SportsAid’s One-to-Watch Award is presented at the charity’s annual SportsBall to celebrate the very best of Britain’s young sporting talent. Six out of 10 previous winners of the award will be representing Great Britain in Rio…
Tom Daley (diving) 2006 winnerTom’s huge potential was quickly identified as he received support from SportsAid as an 11 and 12 year old. He won the One-to-Watch Award having secured titles at the British Championships and the Australian Junior Elite Diving Championships in the 10m platform. Rio will be Tom’s third Olympics having appeared at Beijing 2008, aged just 14, and winning bronze at London 2012.
Hollie Arnold (para athletics) 2008 winnerHollie experienced her first Paralympics in Beijing having turned 14 not long before. She came 11th in the F42-46 javelin and was presented with the One-to-Watch Award a couple of months after returning from China. She has since competed at London 2012, and won the IPC World Championships in 2013 and 2015 in the F46 category. Hollie will be hoping to secure her first Paralympic medal in Rio.
Jodie Williams (athletics) 2009 winnerJodie is heading out to her first Olympics in Rio to run the 200m for Team GB. She was crowned winner of the One-to-Watch Award having continued her outstanding form as a junior with gold medals in the 100m and 200m at the IAAF World Youth Championships. She received the award from Christine Ohuruogu, a recipient of SportsAid support in 2001, who will now be a team-mate in Brazil.
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Rugby Sevens will feature for the first time at the Olympics in Rio. 12 of Team GB’s women’s squad were previous recipients of SportsAid support.
SportsAid has distributed more than £55 million to help British athletes since the charity was established in 1976.
Many Olympians and Paralympians will be appearing across your TV screens live from Rio as presenters,
studio guests, commentators and reporters for the BBC (official Olympic broadcaster) and Channel 4 (official
Paralympics broadcaster). The majority of them received help from SportsAid when they were younger…
Table tennis player Sam Walker and synchronised swimmer Katie Clark are both currently supported by SportsAid and will be representing Team GB in Rio.
22 ParalympicsGB members are receiving help from SportsAid in 2016 – including Gregg Warburton (wheelchair basketball), Julie Rogers (track) and Oliver Nugent (7-a-side football).
Jo Pavey, 42, will be the first British track athlete to appear in a fifth Olympics having been selected for Rio. She is a previous recipient of SportsAid support.
ParalympicsGB track athlete Toby Gold has Brazilian blood! His dad is half Brazilian and was born in Vitoria. Toby received SportsAid support in 2013 and 2014 and spent time on work experience with the charity in April 2016.
The youngest and oldest members of Team GB were both previously supported by SportsAid – gymnast Amy Tinkler (16) and showjumper John Whitaker (61 on the day of the opening ceremony).
Team GB boxer Muhammad Ali trains at the same gym that produced former world welterweight champion Amir Khan. SportsAid helped Muhammad in 2012 and 2013, and Amir in 2001.
Chris Clarke, guide to ParalympicsGB sprinter Libby Clegg, is a 200m and 400m runner who won world and European titles as a junior. He was supported by SportsAid from 2006 to 2009.
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TASS has distributed nearly £40 million towards athletes and their support networks since the first awards were made in 2004
156 of the 625 athletes representing Great Britain across the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio have been supported by TASS during their careers
TASS athletes won 57 medals at London 2012 with 33 in the Olympics and 24 in the Paralympics (15 gold, 15 silver and 27 bronze)
TASS athletes competing in Rio include Dina Asher-Smith, Tom Daley, Greg Rutherford, Louis Smith, Heather Stanning, Sally Conway, Ellie Simmonds, Will Bayley and Matthew Skelhon
21 hockey players across Team GB’s men and women squads received TASS awards as they balanced studying with their sporting ambitions
Six of ParalympicsGB’s 7-a-side football team have been helped by TASS on their journey to Rio since London 2012
Team GB gymnast Louis Smith and ParalympicsGB swimmer Ellie Simmonds want you to join them as a champion of SportsAid Week – a brand new initiative raising money and awareness to help support the next generation of British athletes straight after the Rio Olympics and Paralympics!
SportsAid Week takes place from Monday 26 September to Sunday 2 October 2016 and is encouraging schools, colleges, universities, workplaces, sports clubs and individuals across the country to take on a variety of fundraising activities and challenges which will have a lasting impact on the future of British sport.
The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) is managed by SportsAid on behalf of Sport England. The programme, previously funded by UK Sport, supports British sportsmen and women who are in higher and further education.
Show your support for SportsAid Week!
Please contact Grace Hughes at SportsAid on [email protected] or visit www.sportsaid.org.uk/sportsaidweek to order your SportsAid Week pack to get started.
“Committing to sport at a high level can be a real challenge when you’re young. The support I received from my family, friends and coaches was crucial, and SportsAid acted as an extra vote of confidence when I needed it. You can help young up-and-coming athletes by getting involved in SportsAid Week!” Louis Smith“The support SportsAid gave to me when I was younger made a real difference so early on in my career. SportsAid Week is a great way for people across the country to show their support for the next generation of British athletes straight after Rio.” Ellie Simmonds
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