James Richardson, Author at Everyone Active Sporting Champions

2024 Sporting Champions Awards To be Presented by Olympic & Paralympic Champions

Posted on 2nd October 2024 (2nd October 2024)

Local and national sports stars will be celebrated at the annual Everyone Active Sporting Champions Awards. Nominations are now open for 10 award categories, which are set to be announced at this year’s prestigious Sporting Champions Awards, hosted at Porchester Hall in Bayswater, London on Wednesday, October 30. The ceremony will be hosted by Great […]

Aspiring Athletes Inspired by Olympians at London Aquatics Centre Mentoring Day

Posted on 11th September 2024 (11th September 2024)

Recently, 45 promising young athletes took a significant step towards elite sporting success by learning directly from Olympic medallists at a special mentoring event hosted at the iconic London Aquatics Centre. The event, held on Wednesday, 28th August, coincided with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Among the mentors were Olympic heroes like Richard […]

Everyone Active Partners with Tofauti Junior Cycling Team

Posted on 16th April 2024

Everyone Active has partnered with the Tofauti Junior Cycling Team, providing financial backing to the squad. The team, now entitled Tofauti Everyone Active runs a squad of 18 riders, two of whom – Ella Tandy and Mari Porton – are part of the Everyone Active Sporting Champions scheme. This means, as well as the financial […]

Everyone Active Sporting Champions Scheme Open for Applications

Posted on 12th February 2024 (12th February 2024)

In this Olympic and Paralympic year, talented young athletes and sportspeople have a golden opportunity to take their careers to the next level with the Everyone Active Sporting Champions Scheme. Now in its eighth year, more than 5,000 athletes have benefitted from over £2 million since the scheme’s inception in 2016. The programme empowers athletes […]

Stars Assemble for Everyone Active Sporting Champions Awards

Posted on 25th October 2023 (25th October 2023)

Elite athletes representing the Everyone Active Sporting Champions scheme, along with up-and-coming athletes who are part of the initiative, will gather at Porchester Hall in Bayswater, London on Tuesday, November 7 for the 2023 Sporting Champions Awards. Returning after a four-year hiatus, the event will be hosted by Great Britain’s double world 110m hurdles champion […]

Sporting Champions Awards & Mentoring Day 2023

Posted on 9th August 2023 (9th August 2023)

We’re thrilled to announce our first mentoring session of the year alongside our Sporting Champions Awards, taking place this November. Mentoring Day Hosted by our Ambassador, Colin Jackson, and joined by our Elite athletes and industry professionals, the mentoring afternoon will take place between 12.30pm and 4pm on 7th November with lunch included. Following on […]

Latest Intake of Everyone Active Sporting Champions Announced

Posted on 25th May 2023 (25th May 2023)

Up-and-coming athletes across England have gained much-needed support as part of a sports talent development programme this coming year. Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions scheme, now heading into its seventh year, has helped thousands of athletes to achieve their sporting potential by providing free access to Everyone Active’s 200+ leisure facilities. Some of the incredible athletes […]

Lutalo Muhammad Leads Wythenshawe Taekwondo Taster Event

Posted on 21st April 2023 (21st April 2023)

Former Team GB Olympian, Everyone Active Sporting Champion Elite Athlete and the country’s most successful taekwondo athlete of all time, Lutalo Muhammad recently led a half term activity session for kids at The Forum Centre in Wythenshawe. As many as 35 local children – some as young as four years old – attended to enjoy […]

Sporting Champions Scheme Attracts Support from Major Governing Bodies

Posted on 14th March 2023 (14th March 2023)

The Everyone Active Sporting Champions scheme is proud to be supported by – among others – both Swim England and British Gymnastics. Since opening for applications in February, the response has been so overwhelming, we’ve decided to extend the closing date for another two weeks. The final closing date for applications will now be Monday […]

The Everyone Active Sporting Champions Scheme open for Applications!

Posted on 13th February 2023 (13th February 2023)

Applications for the Everyone Active Sporting Champions programme are now open! Now in its seventh year, this sports talent development scheme gives up-and-coming athletes much-needed support in their training and progress. Since its inauguration in 2016, the scheme has helped thousands of athletes make good on their potential, by providing free access to Everyone Active’s […]

Bouncing back from Injuries and setbacks Part 2 with Richard Kilty

Posted on 24th January 2023 (24th January 2023)

For all athletes, injuries and the associated setbacks are both par for the course and potentially devastating at the same time. It’s almost impossible for anyone who competes in high level sport to enjoy a totally injury-free career. Injuries are, unfortunately, something that all competitive athletes have to deal with. All we can do is […]

Bouncing back from Injuries and setbacks Part 1 with Lutalo Muhammad

Posted on 24th January 2023 (24th January 2023)

For all athletes, injuries and the associated setbacks are both par for the course and potentially devastating at the same time. No-one who competes at a high level will have had a completely injury-free career; they’re something that everyone has to live with. The best we can hope to do is to mitigate the effects […]