THIS YEAR WE’RE GOING TO HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOALS COLIN JACKSON CBE 2022August1Issue
03 The relaunch of EA Sporting Champions 02Welcome to the first edition of Behind the Line 07 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in focus 05Our Ambassador and Elite athletes 11 Our athletes' acheivements 09Journey to the Games 13Hall of Fame in editionthis 15 Coming up soon
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Our goal is to assist the UK’s next generation of superstar athletes by supporting them in every way we can.
We’re pleased to announce the Sporting Champions scheme will be supporting more than 1,000 talented athletes throughout 2022-2023 from grassroots level to Olympians.
Our scheme provides up and coming athletes from a variety of sporting disciplines with free access to Everyone Active’s 200+ training facilities across the country alongside mentoring and support from some of the UK’s most influential sports stars.
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The impressive line-up of Olympians and Paralympians includes Lutalo Muhammad, Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova, Richard Kilty, Lauren Steadman, Kadeena Cox and Maisie Summers-Newton whose experience and expertise will help to support athletes accepted on the scheme this year through oneto-one and group mentoring sessions.
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We’ve appointed a panel of Elite athletes to work alongside the scheme’s Ambassador, Colin Jackson CBE, with an aim of making sport more accessible within local communities.
After a challenging period due to the pandemic, Everyone Active officially relaunched the Sporting Champions scheme in April 2022.
Great Britain’s legendary hurdler, multiple gold medallist and world record holder Colin Jackson CBE, is continuing to support the Sporting Champions scheme through his role as an Ambassador.
“The Sporting Champions scheme has helped thousands of up-and-coming athletes to achieve their sporting dreams and I can’t wait to see what this year’s intake go on to achieve.”
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“This year, I’ll be working alongside some truly talented Elite athletes to help rising sports stars reach their goals.
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“I’m incredibly proud to be involved in a scheme that is so dedicated to supporting athletic talent from grassroots up.
Jennifer and Jessica were part of Team GB’s bronze medal-winning gymnastics line-up at Tokyo 2022. The twins are aiming for Paris 2022 and have been selected to compete at the European Championships this year.
RICHARD KILTY A core member of the Team GB relay team, sprinter Richard Kilty is one of the few British athletes to have won medals in every major indoor and outdoor championships, including gold in both the Commonwealth Games and the European Athletics Championships as a relay runner and gold in the European and World Indoors as a 60 metre specialist.
KADEENA COX
Competing in T38 para-athletics sprint events and C4 para-cycling events, Kadeena is a three-times Paralympian who also won gold medals in 2015 and 2017 at the World Para Athletic Championships.
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Lauren is the reigning Paralympic triathlon champion in the women’s individual PTS5 race, a three-times world champion and a seven-times European champion.
LUTALO MUHAMMAD Lutalo is the most successful male in British taekwondo history, winning a bronze and silver medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, respectively. He also won the gold medal in the -87kg class at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships.
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Our Elite athletes and Sporting Champions have been busy attending open days and events across the country. In July, Elite athlete Lutalo Muhammad joined in with the Herts School Games, inspiring and motivating the next generation of young sports stars.
MAISIE SUMMERS-NEWTON Maisie is a British Paralympic swimmer and double Paralympic champion and three-times world champion competing in S6 disability events.
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Tin-Tin Ho competed in the table tennis team event, singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. We caught up with Tin-Tin ahead of her journey to the Commonwealth Games - click on the video above.
We couldn’t be more proud of our Elite athletes and Sporting Champions who led the way in Birmingham at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. We’ve been supporting our Sporting Champions and sharing their journey with the local community, in the hope of inspiring sporting participation across the country.
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Spotted: Our Ambassador Colin Jackson along with some of our Sporting Champions at the Queen’s Baton Relay at Basildon Sporting Village.
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Although only 20 years old, Josie has already won the National Circuit Championships and the Women’s CiCLE Classic 2022 (round two of the Women’s National Road Series) while she came third in the youth classification at the RideLondon Classique. Despite her early success, the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was Josie’s biggest competition yet.
Josie prepared for the Games at Everyone Active’s Uttoxeter Leisure Centre to help build her strength and conditioning ahead of the road race. to the commonwealth
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Maisie Summers-Newton is a British para swimmer who led England’s charge in the pool at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She’s also an Everyone Active Sporting Champions Elite Athlete and has been training with Northampton Swimming Club at Moulton Leisure Centre for the past five years.
Maisie is a double Paralympic champion after achieving gold in the S6 100m breaststroke, for which she is already the world record holder. Here’s what Maisie had to say ahead of her journey to the Commonwealth Games.
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Hannah Cockroft, seven-time Paralympic champion and 12time world gold medallist won her first Commonwealth gold in the T33/34 100m wheelchair racing final alongside her team mate and Sporting Champion Fabienne André, who won bronze Maisie Summers-Newton added Commonwealth title to her World, Paralympic and European wins Olivia Breen won a gold medal and got a new PB in the women’s T37/38 100m final Jona Efoloko won a gold medal as part of the 4x100m relay team
All images have been reproduced from the athlete’s social media channels.
We’re so proud to have had so many Sporting Champions attending the Games this year. Here are a few highlights from the Georgia-MaeGames.Fenton became the first woman in history to retain the Commonwealth uneven bars title Ashley McKenzie won gold in the men’s 60kg judo final, making him a double Commonwealth champion Daryll Neita won bronze in the 100m, her first ever individual championship medal. She was also part of the women’s 4x100m relay team, winning a silver medal Paralympic wheelchair racer Danny Sidbury won silver in the 1500m final
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COMMONWEALTHHALLOF Celebrating all of our Sporting Champions that MAISIE SUMMERS-NEWTON: PARA SWIMMING Moulton Leisure Centre JOSIE NELSON: ROAD CYCLING Uttoxeter Leisure Centre REECE DUNN: PARA SWIMMING Central Park Leisure Centre TOM BOSWORTH: ATHLETICS Derwent Pool & Leisure Centre DANNY SIDBURY: ATHLETICS David Weir Leisure Centre HANNAH COCKROFT: ATHLETICS Wythenshawe Forum Leisure FABIENNE ANDRÉ: ATHLETICS K2 Crawley JAMES ARNOTT: ATHLETICS Westminster Lodge JORDAN CATCHPOLE: SWIMMING Waveney Valley Leisure Centre REBECCA BEDFORD: PARA POWERLIFTING Shobnall Leisure Complex ASHLEY MCKENZIE: JUDO Moberly Sports Centre SARAH HAWKES: JUDO Alton Sports Centre WE HAVE PASSION, AND WE LOVE ATHLETICS. 13
COMMONWEALTH GAMES OF FAME that attended this year’s Commonwealth Games LORRAINE UGEN: ATHLETICS Becontree Heath Leisure Centre CHRIS MCALISTER: ATHLETICS David Weir Leisure Centre MORGAN LAKE: ATHLETICS Alton Sports Centre LINA NIELSEN: ATHLETICS Marshall Street Leisure Centre HARRY AIKINES-ARYEETEY: ATHLETICS David Weir Leisure Centre JESSIE KNIGHT: ATHLETICS David Weir Leisure Centre DARYLL NEITA: ATHLETICS Langley Leisure Centre JONA EFOLOKO: ATHLETICS Greenford Leisure Centre GEORGIA-MAE FENTON: GYMNASTICS Basildon Sporting Village OLIVIA BREEN : ATHLETICS Whitehill & Bordon Leisure Centre EILISH MCCOLGAN: ATHLETICS Wythenshawe Forum Leisure TIN-TIN HO: TABLE TENNIS Porchester Centre THAT SEES US THROUGH.COLIN JACKSON CBE 14
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the posts coming and remember to follow and tag @ All the latest updates and information about the scheme can be found on our www.easportingchampions.com
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Joined by our Elite athletes, we’ll be covering a range of topics offering advice and support on any challenges or issues athletes may encounter throughout their sporting career, including sessions on social media training, nutritional advice and support with mental health. More information to come We’vesoon!
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We’re planning to hold our first virtual mentoring session in September.
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