Panathlon provides coaching funds, equipment and multi-sport competitions for young disabled people around the country.
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Mayor extends support through to 2012
Following the successful pilot year funding in 2010 from the Mayors Sports Legacy Plan, further support of £86,000 in 2011 and again in 2012 has been offered to extend and enhance Panathlon. This means that in the three years to the lead up to the Olympics and Paralympics, the Mayor of London will have invested £255,000 in developing grass roots disability sport, through the Panathlon Challenge.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson said, 'The Panathlon Challenge is a fantastic competition. It is about taking part, aspiration and achievement, three of the best motivators for young people."
 Read the full story here.
Keep up to date with all the results, pictures and blogs on Panathlon by visiting the new re-freshed website www.panathlon.com
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See Panathlon on Sky Sports
 
Highlights of the recent Sky Sports programme, featuring Panathlon, can be seen here.
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Essex Panathlon
Special schools from NW Essex kicked off the 2010/11 Panathlon season with an enthusiastic performance at Braintree College on Nov 25th. Over 50 Panathletes competed in 5 sports, supported by young leaders from Braintree College who completed their Panathlon training and then successfully ran the competition a week later.
In a tight competition, Southview school from Witham narrowly edged out Shorefields from Clacton, with Marketfield from Colchester in third. (Full scores in the results section.)
 | | Pictured here is John Townsend from Hilton and some of the Southview team |
Panathlon in Essex are supported by a new partnership, the Hilton in the Community Foundation, who presented a cheque to the Panathlon Charity for £8,621. This generous donation will go towards coaching, equipment and competitions throughout the county in 2011. Many thanks Hilton in the Community Foundation for your kind support!
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 Jack Petchey Foundation
extends Partnership
 | | Pictured here is Jack and Kate Hoey MP awarding Divya Hirani the Outstanding Achievement Award 2010. |
The Jack Petchey Foundation will support school participation in the Panathlon Challenge in London and Essex and will help Panathlon develop its coaching awards, leadership courses for disabled young people and official's qualifications. We will once again be extending the Outstanding Achievment Award to recognise extra special individual contributions.
Huge thanks to Jack Petchey Foundation for helping to expand Panathlon in 2011.
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2011 Panathlon Competitions (Full fixtures here)
| Date | City / County | Venue | | | | | | 13th Jan | London West | Goals Wembley | | 19th Jan | London West | West London Academy | | 21st Jan | London West | Hillingdon Sports Complex | | 25th Jan | London East | Langdon School, East Ham | | 31st Jan | London East | Robert Clack School, Dagenham | | 4th Feb | London South | Goals Elmers End | | 7th Feb | London South | John Fisher School, Sutton | | 11th Feb | London Central | Westway Sports Centre | | 14th Feb | London East | St. Pauls Academy | | 15th Feb | London Central | Southfields College | | 17th Feb | London Central | Westway Sports Centre | | 18th Feb | London North | Powerleague Tottenham | | 1st Mar | London North Final | Southbury SC, Enfield | | 2nd Mar | Merseyside
| Greenbank Academy | | 9th Mar | Merseyside
| Greenbank Academy | | 10th Mar | London South | Goals Elmers End | | 12th Mar | London West | Goals Wembley | | 15th Mar | London East Final | Langdon School | | 17th Mar | London South Final | Crystal Palace | | 23rd Mar | London West Final | West London Academy | | 25th Mar | London Central Final | Southfields College | | 3rd May | Kent WEST | Malling School | | 4th May | Kent EAST | Canterbury TBC | | 5th May | Kent CENTRAL | Sittingbourne
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19th May | Wiltshire TBC
Essex Semi Final | Venue TBC
Braintree College | | 20th May | Essex Semi Final | Riverside Sports Centre | | 25th May | Kent FINAL | Malling School | | 16th Jun | London FINAL | Westway Sports Centre | | 1st Jul | Essex FINAL | Riverside Centre, Chelmsford |
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Outstanding Achievement Award
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, Kate Hoey MP, Commissioner for Sport and Jack Petchey, awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at City Hall on November 3rd to three incredible individuals who thoroughly deserved individual recognition of their contribution to Panathlon.
Jack Petchey, who over the last 10 years has donated more than £65million of his own fortune to schools, clubs and projects which benefit young people in London and Essex, was a special guest of honour at City Hall.
He took great delight in awarding the Jack Petchey Outstanding Achievement Award to three worthy individuals, Daniel Mynott, Adil Ghani and Divya Hirani who made inspirational contributions to their Panathlon team.
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Around the country
In 2011 we will be expanding Panathlon Challenge by including new schools from Wiltshire, Essex, Kent, London and Merseyside.
We are working with many National Governing Bodies of Sport and offering coaching awards, leadership awards and young official's courses. To register your interest for courses in football, boccia, polybat and table cricket, please email ashley@panathlon.com
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 Work Placement
on offer
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Panathlon Charity Fundraising.
Panathlon has set a 2011 target of raising £300,000. This will be invested back into over 100 special schools across the country with coaching funds, specialist sports equipment and multi-sport competitions. Panathlon aims to generate over 10,000 Active man hours of sporting participation in 2011!
Please help us reach this target by visiting our charity donations webpage here
We also have a guaranteed entry in to the 2011 Virgin London Marathon, so if you wish to run and raise some money for our charity, then please email ashley@panathlon.com
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Panathlon has established 5 Powerchair Football clubs in London, one per County Sports Partnership area, who have all received coaching funds and specialist equipment. Panathlon is further supporting these clubs with more resources in 2011 and over 50 hours of coaching sessions are already planned across the 5 Clubs, leading to a Pan London competition in the summer. More details from matthew@panathlon.com
