We are delighted that Millie Knight, Menna Fitzpatrick and James Barnes-Miller are amongst the 18 athletes forming part of the biggest ever squad taken by Great Britain to the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer, Norway. The Championships run from 12-23 January 2022. Initially scheduled to take place in Lillehammer, from 7 to 20…[Read More]
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Paralympian & Get Kids Going Ambassador Millie Knight ahead of the Winter Paralympics
Get Kids Going! Ambassador Millie Knight is really looking ahead for the winter season of skiing. The visually impaired Paralympic skier, who we have supported for the past 8 years, shared her training diary with us. “After a total of 7 weeks in Saas Fee, I am finally home for a bit of a breather…[Read More]
Congratulations to wheelchair racer Shelly Woods for completing three marathons in three weeks
Get Kids Going! Ambassador Shelly Woods fulfilled her amazing challenge of completing three marathons in three weeks. She came 5th in her third marathon – the Boston Marathon with a time of 1hour, 54mins, 33secs Her time of 1 hour 42 mins 36 sec in Berlin was her fastest marathon time in 10 years. In…[Read More]
Wheelchair racer Olivia Gallagher made surprise visit to Royal Parks Half Marathon to thank Get Kids Going!
One of our future wheelchair racing Paralympians Olivia Gallagher made a surprise visit to the our tent at the finishing line of the Royal Parks Half Marathon on 10th October 2021. Olivia is in training for next year’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympic Games. Olivia, who was born with cerebral palsy,…[Read More]
Tennis champion Gordon Reid joins the Duchess of Cambridge and Emma Raducanu for doubles match
Former Get Kids Going! supported athlete Gordon Reid joined three other of the champions of the US Open and the Duchess of Cambridge for a game of doubles. The event held by the Lawn Tennis Association on Court 3 at the National Tennis Centre in south London on 24th September 2021. Get Kids Going! was…[Read More]
Shelly Woods wins Great North Run for the 8th time
Former Get Kids Going! supported athlete and Get Kids Going ambassador Shelly Woods has won the Great North Run for the eighth time. It’s her first victory in the race since 2014 and she last competed in 2019. The Great North Run celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, so it was a very special race…[Read More]
Good luck to all taking part in 40th Great North Run
We will be in Newcastle this weekend cheering on all of our runners for the Great North Run. The race has special significance this year, after the anniversary celebrations were cancelled due to the pandemic last year. This year’s redesigned course starts and finishes in the centre of Newcastle (not finishing in South Shields as…[Read More]
Aled Davies wins his third consecutive Paralympic gold for shot put
Huge congratulations to Get Kids Going! Patron and Ambassador, Aled Davies who won his third successive individual Paralympic gold. Aled was supported by Get Kids Going! when he was younger which helped to kick start his amazing sporting career. 30-year-old Aled successfully defended his shot put F42 title from Rio 2016 with a 15.33m throw…[Read More]
Matt Skelhon vows to come back stronger after Paralympics
Multiple Paralympic medallist, Matt Skelhon, broke the qualifying Paralympic record at Rio 2016, but was just two points off the top eight for the Tokyo Paralympics. Matt is a former Get Kids Going! supported athlete receiving his first sports wheelchair and a grant from us. Matt’s fame began at the Beijing 2008 Games where, with…[Read More]
Former Get Kids Going! supported athlete Jordanne Whiley makes British Wheelchair Tennis history in Paralympics
Former Get Kids Going! supported athlete Jordanne Whiley made history at the Tokyo Paralympics to become the first British wheelchair tennis player to win a women’s singles medal at a Paralympic Games. Get Kids Going! gave Jordanne one of her first tennis wheelchairs and naturally we were delighted with her historic win. “It’s such an…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! president David Weir after Tokyo Paralympics
Our president and sixth time Paralympian David Weir finished 5th in the men’s T54 marathon in the Tokyo Paralympics. He has been an absolutely amazing inspiration to so many young athletes and we wish him great success in the upcoming London Marathon in October. Switzerland’s Marcel Hug took gold. Fellow Brit Johnboy Smith came 10th…[Read More]
All the best to Get Kids Going! supported athlete Dermot Bailey
Although Get Kids Going! supported athlete did not make the finals in his first Paralympics, we are so proud of his performance in Tokyo and his positive attitude to Spain’s Daniel Caverzaschi who he played against. Dermot Bailey bowed out of the men’s singles 6-2, 6-0 against Spain’s Caverzaschi. Just after the match Dermot said…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! supported athlete Isaac Towers reaches Paralympic finals in 800m
We were delighted to see Get Kids Going! supported athlete, Isaac Towers, reach the Paralympic finals with his results on 3rd September in Tokyo. He finished second in the T34 800m race in a season’s best time of 1.46.58. The Get Kids Going! supported athlete began wheelchair racing at the of age 11. He was…[Read More]
Best of luck to Get Kids Going! supported athlete Fabienne Andre for her first Paralympic games
We would like to wish Fabienne Andre the best of luck in her next race for the Paralympics. This is Fabienne’s first Paralympic Games. She took up wheelchair racing after Para swimming which she started at the age of 14. She began training as a wheelchair racer in 2018 and started competing in July 2019.…[Read More]
David Smith wins his second Paralympic gold for Boccia
The great news for Great Britain’s Paralympic team keeps on coming as David Smith won his second successive individual Paralympic gold. Get Kids Going! support the athletes in Boccia UK and earlier this year gave them a grant to support the next generation of boccia stars. Seeing athletes like David Smith take a second gold…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! supported athlete Tim Jeffery reaches Paralympic finals in shooting
Tim Jeffery was delighted with his results on 30th August at the Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo. He finished eighth in the R4 mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 event to reach the final in his first event of the Games. This was a fantastic effort for the Get Kids Going! supported athlete after a…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! supported athlete Andrew Small wins his first Paralympic gold
More great news for Get Kids Going! athletes as Andy Small won his first Paralympic title in the T33 100m. Great Britain now have 25 gold medals in the Paralympics. We were proud to fund the wheelchair that he won gold with. He narrowly beat defending champion, Ahmad Almutairi, of Kuwait by 0.1s with a…[Read More]
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team make history and win Gold medal at Paralympics
We are over the moon that Great Britain’s wheelchair rugby team have made history to win their first ever gold medal. They were the first European team to reach the finals of the Paralymics and on Sunday 29th August 2021, they beat the USA 54-49. We are proud to support all of the team after…[Read More]
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team reach first Paralympic final
For the first time the Great Britain wheelchair rugby team are guaranteed a medal after an amazing 55-49 semi-final win over hosts Japan. We are so excited as the team didn’t get a medal on their five previous Games appearances. They are the first European team to reach the Paralympic finals for wheelchair rugby. They…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! Ambassador Ali Jawad has “won medal in life” by competing in Tokyo Paralympics
Get Kids Going! Ambassador, powerlifter, Ali Jawad says he’s ‘won a medal in life’ by competing in Tokyo Games as he finished sixth in -59kg category despite his battle with Crohn’s Disease. He said: “A big 6th place today at Paralympics I’m so proud of myself for just getting here and getting 2 out of 3…[Read More]