Newsletter June 2012

We're coming to the climax of the biggest and busiest year yet for Panathlon, with over 3,000 disabled young people competing in 50 different sporting events across the country. We've also trained over 200 Young Leaders as Panathlon Officials and are qualifying a further 100 coaches with various sporting body qualifications.

From Stoke Mandeville to the Olympic Stadium  

In this exciting sporting year, we are proud that Panathletes have competed at the birth place of the Paralympics - Stoke Mandeville and also on the new Olympic track in London.    
Competitors at Stoke Mandeville 

Panathlon held its first ever competition at Stoke Mandeville in partnership with the EFDS and DSE. 150 competitors from 7 teams took part including four new areas; Beds, Bucks, Berks and the Chilterns. Read the full story here. Also competing were 3 Development squads from London who came to the historic venue. See the Gallery of pics here. Gold Challenge  

Thanks to the British Paralympic Trust for helping to fund this event. So from the venue of inspiration for the first Paralympics - right up to date to London 2012, Panathlon had its first "race" in the new Olympic Stadium in April. Thanks to our friends at Gold Challenge and the Mayor of London, Panathlon is proud that we were the first disability race on the new Olympic track. Mayor of London Photo's can be seen here and a short video of the day is worth a watch here.
Team Newham celebrate success on the Olympic Track
Kent Update

In April, Panathlon ran 3 training days where we qualified 46 Young Leaders as Panathlon Officials and then organised 3 multi-sport competitions involving 260 young disabled competitors from 20 schools. Some pics of the action here .  The four teams that have qualified for the Final are - Ashford, Sheppey & Sittingbourne, Dartford and Herne Bay. School Games  We look forward to the Kent Final on June 13th at Sevenoaks Schools as part of the Kent School Games.
Herne Bay Kent Qualifiers for the Final
Essex News
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The culmination of the Essex Panathlon competitions which started last November, is nearly here with the Final due to take place on June 28th at Basildon Sports Village as part of Essex School Games. The two semi-finals took place in April with the results here. Two local Paralympic athletes, Anna Strike and Dan Bentley, helped out awarding medals and inspiring young competitors. The four qualifiers are; Thurrock, Witham, Tendring and NW Essex Teams. Our Young Leaders from both Braintree College and Great Baddow Schools were trained as Panathlon Officials recently and performed their duties perfectly! Further information on the Essex Final from [email protected]
 
Paralympian Anne Strike inspires competitors

London Stansted celebrates 100 days to go to Paralympics

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As reported in the last edition, London Stansted Airport have chosen Panathlon as their first
ever Charity of the Year. Building upon this new relationship, Panathlon have trained 7 of their staff as sports officials, who then officiated at the South Essex Semi-Final. We held a Mini-Panathlon Challenge at the Airport terminal on 18th May for local schools. Three sports were played and officiated by London Stansted staff and local Team GB athlete Faith Pitman helped out. The retailers at the airport also held collections and a fabulous �331 was raised for Panathlon. 
Panathlon competitors, London Stansted staff and Team GB Judo player Faith Pitman at Stansted Airport
Competitors at Stansted Airport 18th May
Cambridgeshire Joins Panathlon !
Four new teams from Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Huntingdonshire took part in their first Panathlon on 30th May.
In an incredibly close finish, Peterborough just edged out Huntingdonshire who finished in 2nd place and South Cambridgeshire in 3rd, all separated by the closest of margins of 2 points!
We look forward to seeing you again next year!
Pics here, results here, news here
The successful Peterborough team from 30th May.

Panathlon around the country

School Games We are delighted to be working with School Games Organisers in various parts of the country and holding Level 3 county wide Finals. 

 

Finals and fixtures coming up soon include -



SurreyTues 12th JuneElmbridge XCel 
Kent FinalWed 13th JuneSevenoaks School Kent
MerseysideWed 13th JuneGreenbank Academy
Essex Final Thur 28th June Basildon Sports Village
SuffolkFriday 6th JulyKing Edward School
London Final - June 14th
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We are looking forward to the culmination of our London programme, where 1,500 competitors have taken part in 20 qualification competitions to date this year.
Powerchair Football at the London Final
The 5 Teams who have made it through to the Final are Camden, Harrow, Newham, Croydon and Haringey. The event takes place at Westway Sports Centre (map here) on June 14th between 11am and 2.30pm. More details from [email protected]

Please note this event is not part of the School Games programme.
Panathlon Swims!

Exciting News - Panathlon has carried out its very own "test" event with our friends at ASA Aquatics. A new format is being tested for "non-classified" swimmers in order to tempt the less able competitors into the water! Clissold Pool in Hackney, a stones throw from the Olympic Park, hosted our first "wet" competition involving local Panathlon teams with Haringey winning the first ever competition. We will develop this format over the coming months so watch this space! Pics from the day here.  

Fundraising Ball

We held our first ever Fundraising Ball in May at the London Hilton Stansted and raised an estimated �15,000 which is to be split between both Panathlon and the Hilton in the Community Foundation. We were joined by past and present members of Team GB Paralympic Squad, including Giles Long, Danny Crates, Noel Thatcher, Dan Bentley, Liz Johnson, Helen Turner and Louise Sugden. A huge thanks to all those who bought tickets, supplied raffle and auction items or made donations - please click here for more information.

Please put this date in your diaries for next year's Ball Saturday May 11th 2013!



Around the World
in a Day

   

Stansted Airport was once again the venue for the "Around the World in a Day" fundraising event for Hilton in the Community Foundation on May 20th. All funds raised by running, walking, swimming, rowing or cycling are to be donated by Hilton London Stansted to the local Panathlon schools in Essex. A week of activity took place before the day including sponsored walks

by Southview and Marketfield Schools, local Cricket and Running clubs clocking up the miles, and Paralympic swimmer Liz Johnson swimming some 36km towards the total. Thanks to all those that took part and helped us clock up a staggering 2,641km!  

 
Part of the Team including members from Hilton London Stansted, Woodland Team and Panathlon friends!
 
Well Done!  
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Many congratulations to Amanda Tingley, our runner in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, who completed the 26.2 mile course and raised an amazing �1,645.13 for Panathlon. Well done also to our chair Giles Long and sporting patron Danny Crates who also completed their first London Marathons!
(And maybe their last?)
Play Golf and raise funds for Panathlon!
Panathlon and Corporate Sponsors, the Woodland Group, invite you to the beautiful Foxhills Golf and Spa resort on 16th October. Please come and join us for a great day of Golf and help raise funds for Panathlon at the same time. More details - [email protected]
Young Leaders and Coach Education
Some of our JPF Young Panathlon Officials
Some of our Panathlon Officials.
One of the great developments this year has been Panathlon utilising over 200 Young Leaders in different parts of the country. We have ran 14 Young Officials courses 'qualifying' Young Leaders, who then have officiated at 20 competitions this year. This has been a great experience for all involved and we will look to develop this work more next year. See some thoughts from our Young Leaders by reading their Blogs. Additionally we have qualified 100 sports coaches through Governing Body Accredited Sports Awards. More information from [email protected] Jack Petchey Logo sky

Thanks to the Jack Petchey Foundation for partnering us on this work.
 
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Now you can donate to Panathlon by Text and every penny goes straight to our charity, with no extra costs or admin charges. Just text:
PANT12 �5 to 70700. (If you are feeling extra generous, you can replace the �5 with any amount you wish!) Thank you for any and all contributions you make.
Ways to follow Panathlon
Keep up-to-date with all the action by watching the Panathlon Channel on YouTube.
View our videos on YouTube

See 500+ photos from competitions in 2012 by viewing the gallery.
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Follow all the Panathlon action @panathlon with regular updates on our activity around the country. 
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Read our coaches, competitors and Paralympic visitor's blogs.
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Next edition!
Happy Panathlete !
We will have a full report from the Finals of the London, Kent, Essex, Merseyside, Suffolk and Surrey competitions in our next edition before the end of summer term.

If you wish to get in touch about any aspect of Panathlon, then please email [email protected]

Thanks for all your support.
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