GLL Sport Foundation: Inspiring young people by promoting the development and achievements of young athletes supported by the Foundation.

Supported Athletes in the News

September 2010

Akinnibi shocks the top seed to win in Halton - 05 September 2010

August 2010

2012 Paralympic preparations get underway - GLL Sport Foundation athlete Rob Richardson interview - 26 August 2010

Fergie is the inspiration for judo ace Gordon - 26 August 2010

Turner hoping for Indian summer - 24 August 2010

Team GB YOG Review - 2 Silver medals for Flag Bearer David Bolarinwa - 23 August 2010

Chris Tomlinson eyes British record ahead of Commonwealth Games - 23 August 2010

Commonwealth Games England team - 23 August 2010

David Bolarinwa wins a bronze medal at the Youth Olympics in Singapore - 22 August 2010

Epsom Sailor Alexandra Rickham will be gunning for GOLD at London 2012 Paralympic Games - 18 August 2010

David Bolarinwa sets up 100m Youth Olympics final showdown - 18 August 2010

Athlete blog: Nadia Williams - 15 August 2010

Joel Jackson named in GB squad for the European Taekwondo Championships in Ukraine in September 2010 - 13 August 2010

Open Water Swimmer, Daniel Fogg shows promise - 6 August 2010

Euro heroes head to Crystal Palace - 2 August 2010

Barcelona 2010: Van Commenee looks to London 2012 - 2 August 2010

Shakes-Drayton shines in Spain - 1 August 2010

July 2010

Turner throws down the gauntlet to his rivals - 30 July 2010

Fencers steel at English Institute of Sport in Sheffield - 29 July 2010

London 2012: The Brits who have a golden Games vision - 28 July 2010

UKA strong start in Barcelona - 27 July 2010

Perri Shakes-Drayton hoping success lies just around the corner - 26 July 2010

Shakes-Drayton eager to make a name for herself in Barcelona - 21 July 2010

Rickham and Birrell lead British sailors onto podium at the World Championships - 14 July 2010

Rickham and Birrell lead the field at 2010 ISDF World Championships in Medemblik - 12 July 2010

Soji Aiyenuro enjoy Olympic site visit - 9 July 2010

Young Crawley Athletes receive funding from GLL Sport Foundation - 8 July 2010

Purchase seeking third World gold in Lucerne - 8 July 2010

Nicholls boosted by cash grant for training costs - 7 July 2010

Backing for young athletes - A London physiotherapy practice is to help young British athletes gear up for the 2012 Games - 7 July 2010

June 2010

Alex Wright - Leeds Met Carnegie Athlete of the Month - June 2010

Perri Shakes Drayton wins 400m hurdles national title - 26 June 2010

2012 hopes rise as 19 Crawley athletes receive GLL Sport Foundation funding - 26 June 2010

David Bolarinwa is World Number 2 (U18) in the 100 meters - 21 June 2010

Success for Andy Turner at the European Team Championships - 21 June 2010

Andy Turner was the only British winner on day two of the European Team Championships in Bergen as GB finished in second place overall behind Russia - 20 June 2010

Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter return with a bang at Munich World Cup event - 20 June 2010

Sabre star Soji Aiyenuro gets silver at Mens Hertfordshire Open - 17 June 2010

Perri Shakes-Drayton set PB in Turin - 13 June 2010

Alexandra Rickham on form in the 2010 Access Class Worlds & SKUD18 International Championships - 12 June 2010

Nicholls ahead of schedule - 11 June 2010

Beijing champions Purchase and Hunter to return for GB - 8 June 2010

Turner, Tomlinson, Johnson, Shakes-Drayton and Wall named in GB squad for European Team Championships - 8 June 2010

Lucas, at 13, hopes to be the new 'Tim Henman' in 2012 Olympics - 2 June 2010

May 2010

Super Purchase leads gold rush - 31 May 2010

Repton duo capture National ABA junior titles - 27 May 2010

Zac Purchase delighted by World Cup squad selection - 19 May 2010

London Disability Swim Squad - May update; GLL Sport Foundation athlete success - 17 May 2010

British record for Turner at City Games - 16 May 2010

Turner triumphs with victories in Manchester - 16 May 2010

Golden Boy! Hampstead School pupils meet paralympic swimmer Dervis Konuralp - 13 May 2010

Olympic hero Sally Gunnell backs Perri Shakes-Drayton for glory - 13 May 2010

British Swimmers dominate LEN Open Water Cup - 8 May 2010

April 2010

Interview of the week Perri Shakes-Drayton - 29 April 2010

Perri Shakes-Drayton dreams of a European medal in Barcelona - 28 April 2010

Barnet Copthall Swimming Club swimmers perform well at the British Championships - 13 April 2010

Olympic rowing champions show their class - 12 April 2010

Katie Clark receives GLL Sport Foundation award - 6 April 2010

March 2010

Olympic hopefuls awarded sporting grants - 29 March 2010

Newham Classic 10k run - 29 March 2010

£400000 earmarked for talent programme - 26 March 2010

Sutton youngsters to receive athletics grants - 23 March 2010

Perri feels the benefit as she chases gold - 22 March 2010

McNess brothers shine for Repton Boxing Club - 18 March 2010

Sally Gunnell announces cash help for 800 young athletes - 17 March 2010

GLL Sport Foundation awards 2012 hopefuls - 17 March 2010

Soji's birthday bronze duelling best in Europe - 12 March 2010

Perri Shakes-Drayton focussed on London 2012 - 5 March 2010

Perri Shakes-Drayton sets sights on success indoors and out - 4 March 2010

February 2010

Perri Shakes-Drayton selected for World Indoor Championships in Doha - 23 February 2010

Dervis Konuralp inspires students at the Legacy Champions Initiative launch - 23 February 2010

Deadline approaching for athletes grant applications - 18 February 2010

Judo to cash in on £300k of grants - GLL Sports Foundation invites applications for funding - 16 February 2010

Zac Purchase is back in winners circle - 15 February 2010

Competitive high jump field among pre competition highlights in Sheffield - 12 February 2010

Top 15 finish for Soji Aiyenuro at Camden International Cadet Sabre Championships - 11 February 2010

Perri Shakes-Drayton hungry for further success - 11 February 2010

Simon Baker and Danny Arnold looking to retain National School Boys boxing titles - 8 February 2010

Felix Samuels and Devon Robins clock national qualifying times at Burns meet in Sheffield - 4 February 2010

Soji Aiyenuro to represent Britain at Camden International Cadet Sabre Championship - 4 February 2010

Chris Tomlinson, along with other GB stars win in Glasgow - 1 February 2010

January 2010

Paralympian backs Greenwich Starting Blocks young talent - 28 January 2010

Camden swimmers perform well in Geneva - 28 January 2010

South Oxfordshire - Fantastic funding opportunity for talented young athletes - 28 January 2010

GLL Sport Foundation provides opportunities for athletes - 27 January 2010

GLL Sport Foundation - update athlete support opportunities - 27 January 2010

Olympic rowing heroes cast in history - 25 January 2010

Cash boost for talented youngsters - 25 January 2010

Sally Gunnell OBE urges runners to join the Newham Classic 10k run and support the GLL Sport Foundation - 23 January 2010

Golds for Long Jumpers at the Southern Championships - 21 January 2010

Chris Tomlinson is relishing Glasgow test - 20 January 2010

Nathan Hanson on the fast track to Stardom - 19 January 2010

Rising stars are given the cash to succeed - 18 January 2010

Andy Turner looking for revenge and a good start in Glasgow - 18 January 2010

British Fencing - a weekend of international success - 18 January 2010

London riders invited to apply for grant funding - 18 January 2010

Telegraph Top 10 for 2012 - How was if for Perri Shakes-Drayton - 5 January 2010

December 2009

London Region win Winton Cadet Cup - 22 December 2009

International Cadet Bronze Medal for Soji Aiyenuro - 14 December 2009

Christmas cheer for Camden Swimmer Robert Dos Santos - 9 December

Dervis Konuralp - 2012 Live Paralympic highlights - 9 December 2009

London Disability Swim Squad wins 33 medals at Nationals - 2 December 2009

November 2009

Soji Aiyenuro top 10 finish - 26 November 2009

Talented youngsters given cash boost for training costs - 24 November 2009

Congratulations to winning Great Britain Cadet Sabre Team - 24 November 2009

Great Britian U17s win European Fencing Circuit Team Event - 24 November 2009

Martin Ward leads Britain to win over America - 17 November 2009

Gymnasts win gold at the British Open - 12 November 2009

Soji Aiyenuro finishes on the podium at Gateshead Under 20s Sabre Tournament - 5 November 2009

October 2009

Martin Ward among super talented teenagers with their sights set on London 2012 and Olympic Gold - 29 October 2009

Tomlinson admits he must raise his game - 28 October 2009

Turner targets double gold in 2010 - 28 October 2009

Perri Shakes-Drayton blog - rehab update and the season ahead - 27 October 2009

Ashley Facey-Thompson selected for GB training camp - 26 October 2009

Dervis Konuralp supporting the 'Anti Discrimination Campaign' - 24 October 2009

Andy Turner eyes Euro gold - 22 October 2009

Zac Purchase is excited about the 2012 Olympics coming to England and to his doorstep at Dorney Lake - 14 October 2009

Soji Aiyenuro wins gold at the British Cadet and Junior Championships - 8 October 2009

September 2009

Dervis Konuralp inducted into Hall of Fame - 22 September 2009

Soji Aiyenuro shines as UK's best young blade - 17 September 2009

Andy Turner hoping to develop firendly rivalry with GB star to inspire great performances - 14 September 2009

Soji Aiyenuro and Curtis Miller part of the gold winning England team at the UK School Games - 11 September 2009

Chris Tomlinson admits the countdown is on ahead of London 2012 - 11 September 2009

Dervis Konuralp and other elite athletes to be inducted into the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Hall of Fame - 10 September 2009

Chris Tomlinson to lead the domestic charge against Australia at the CityGames - 9 September 2009

Perri Shakes-Drayton update on a busy season - 3 September 2009

Zac Purchase targeting second Olympic title - 3 September 2009

Beijing Olympian Winston Gordon in action at the GB Judo World Cup along with young crop of Foundation supported athletes; Graham Trinder, Alex Farbon, Sian Wilson - 3 September 2009

Zac Purchase and 5 other Olympians will swell Great Britian rowing squad next year - 1 September 2009

August 2009

5th place for Chris Tomlinson at the British Grand Prix - 31st August 2009

Zac Purchase, Olympic Gold Medalist from Beijing set to return next season - 30 August 2009

Sixth place for Daniel Fogg in the FINA 10k Swimming World Cup - 29 August 2009

Katie Clark moves up to the senior ranks as she is selected for the GB team for 09/10 - 28 August 2009

7th place at the Kayaking World Championships for Paul Wycherley & Andy Daniels - 27 August 2009

Ambassador Chris Tomlinson takes on the new World Champion at the British Grand Prix - 24 August 2009

International success for Katie Clark in Belgrade - 20 August 2009

Lucas Taylor wins British Junior National Championship title - 20 August 2009

2012 hopeful Dan Fogg comes second in the British Gas Great London Swim - 14th August 2009

Olivia Carnergie-Brown part of silver winning junior womens coxless 4 at World Junior Rowing Championships in France - 8 August 2009

Ambassador & Beijing Olympian Wiinston Gordon going for Gold at the World Judo Championships, Rotterdam, 26-30th August - 6 August 2009

Raiders Wheelchair Basketball Team secure sponsorship - 3 August 2009

July 2009

Paralympic Sport benefits from GLL Sport Foundation sponsorship - 24 July 2009

UKA announce the team for the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, 15-23 August - Selection for Perri Shakes-Drayton, Rikki Fifton, Andy Turner and Chris Tomlinson - 28 July 2009

Sally Gunnell presents grants to Young Ahletic Stars - 23rd July 2009

Success at the European U23 championships for Perri Shakes-Drayton and Leevan Yearwood - 17 July 2009

Perri Shakes-Drayton and Leevan Yearwood in Olympic Auditions - 10 July 2009

Wheelchair Racer Jake Williamson racks up the medals - 9 July 2009

Harrington ready for European quest - 7 July 2009

June 2009

Lucas aims to follow in Andy Murray's footsteps - 29 June 2009

Barnet Copthall Swimmers finish top of the podium at the BAGAT Championships 2009 - 19th June 2009

Gabrielle matches the best - 19 June 2009

Rikki Fifton sets a PB for the 2nd time in 5 days - 7 June 2009

Barnet Copthall Swimmers finish 2nd in top league Gala - 1st June 2009

May 2009

14 Year Old Big Hitter Clinches Men's Gold - 25 May 2009

Camden Swimmers Triumph at the London Region Championships - 2 May 2009

April 2009

British Synchronised Duet gain 11th place in the Junior European Championships - 27 April 2009

March 2009

Gymnasts set for national stage - 26 March 2009

£1.5m cash up for grabs for young athletes - 20 March 2009

February 2009

Perri Shakes-Drayton tipped to join the British Elite - 25 February 2009

GB deaf football star Nick Beese has to retire from football - 22 February 2009

Perri Shakes-Drayton rising star for 2009 - 20 February 2009

Dervis Konuralp delivers disability swimming master classes - 18 February 2009

Olympic long jump finalist Jade Johnson selected for Great Britain & Northern Ireland Team - 16 February 2009

GB select Phillipa Towler-Green for 2009 World Figure Skating Championships - 12 February 2009

Katie Clark from Reading wins Gold - 11 February 2009

Camden Sabres- 10 February 2009

September 2008

Olivia takes bronze at Junior's - 29 September 2008

Sharon wins a silver double in six weeks - 4 September 2008

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