We are delighted to announce that Menna Fitzpatrick won two medals for Great Britain in the World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Spain. With her guide Katie Guest, she picked up a silver medal in the visually impaired Giant Slalom with a time 2:03:64 and a bronze medal in the visually impaired Slalom event with…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! Para Athlete James Barnes-Miller for winning golds in World Para Snowboard World Cup
Huge congratulations to Para Snowboarder James Barnes-Miller for winning his first gold medal of the season. James was competing in the World Para Snowboard World Cup held in Pyha, Finland. James said “First World Cup boardercross and first gold of the season – absolutely buzzing! I love coming to this place”. James Barnes-Miller became the…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! Para Athlete Neil Simpson on receiving GB’s first gold medal in World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
Neil Simpson won GB’s first gold medal in the World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Spain. With that amazing achievement 20 year old Neil, became the first British male athlete to win a gold on the slopes this year. With his guide Rob Poth, they completed the course in 56.66 at the event in Espot…[Read More]
Justin and Francis – Smashed America!
Congratulations to Justin and Francis! The amazing Justin Levene and Francis Cade have cycled 3,000 miles across the US on a fabulous road trip raising a staggering £165,000 (and counting) for Get Kids Going! (with an exclamation mark) which encourages disabled children and young people to participate in sport. The intrepid pair started the humongous…[Read More]
2 Bikes 1 Wheelchair 3000 Miles Across The USA
Big thanks to Justin Levene and Francis Cade who are doing an absolutely amazing challenge for us. They are taking 2 Bikes and 1 Wheelchair on a 3000 mile journey across The USA. Their video below marks the start of their challenge and you can find out more on their JustGiving page Cycling Across America…[Read More]
A great time cheering on Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team in the 2022 World Championships
We would like to thank the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team for inviting our Chief Executive, Jane Emmerson, over to Denmark to watch some matches in the World Championships. Jane was able to watch the squad’s matches from their match against USA on 13th October right through to their final match against New Zealand on…[Read More]
Good luck to Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team in the 2022 World Championships
We wish all the best The Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team in the World Championships which is taking place in DGI Huset Vejle, Denmark from 10 until 16 October 2022. The Paralympic champions, Great Britain, got off to a flying start in their first game on 10th October against Switzerland. The score was GB 66…[Read More]
A Big Thank You to all our 2022 TCS London Marathon runners
Thank you to all our wonderful runners who kindly ran this year’s TCS London Marathon for Get Kids Going! What a momentous week it has been!… welcoming all our runners to the Get Kids Going! Stand at the Running Show and then cheering you every step of the way on Race Day! It was truly…[Read More]
Congratulations to all Get Kids Going! supported athletes for winning Mini London Marathon 2022
We would like to give a huge congratulations to all of the Get Kids Going! supported athletes for their amazing achievements in the Mini London Marathon 2022. We were delighted that three members of the Weir Archer Academy which was founded by our President David Weir and Jenny Archer won their events on Saturday 1st…[Read More]
Good luck to all taking part in the London Marathon 2022
We will be in London this weekend cheering on all of our runners for the TCS London Marathon. This will be the third time the race is taking place in October after initially being pushed back from April in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. The BBC will be following coverage of 42nd London Marathon…[Read More]
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team narrowly defeated in the 2022 King Power Quad Nations finals
The Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team came second at the King Power Quad Nations in Cardiff on 18th September 2022. The Paralympic champions, Great Britain, met Canada in the finals who had beaten Germany 53-48. The final itself needed two periods of overtime to separate the teams, but Canada who finally won the Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha…[Read More]
Get Kids Going!’s President David Weir wins his 8th Great North Run and Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins her first
After both winning the Big Half races in London, we were delighted that Get Kids Going! president David Weir and supported athlete Eden Rainbow-Cooper won The Great North Run. Earlier in the week it looked as if the event may not take place due to the sad passing of HM The Queen. However, the traditional…[Read More]
Congratulations to all Get Kids Going! Para Athletes on their successes in the Commonwealth Games 2022
We would like to give a huge congratulations to all of the Get Kids Going! supported athletes for their amazing achievements in the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham. In a hugely exciting games, the athletes made us all proud with their determination and prowess after a particularly challenging few years. 400 sports men and women…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! Ambassador Aled Davies for his gold medal in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Huge congratulations to Get Kids Going! Ambassador Aled Davies for his first Commonwealth Games Gold medal. Aled won a gold medal for shot in the Tokyo Paralympics last year. However in the Commonwealth Games he switched to discus when he knew there was an opportunity to add the missing gold from his collection. Aled was…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! supported athlete Fabienne Andre for her bronze medal in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Huge congratulations to Fabienne Andre for her first Commonwealth Games medal. She picked up a bronze medal in the women’s T33/34 100 metres on 2nd August 2022. She had an excellent finish time of 19:58 seconds and beating Paralympic bronze medallist Australian Robyn Lambird by 10 seconds to take third place. Fabienne, who lives in…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! supported athlete Eden Rainbow-Cooper for her silver medal in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Huge congratulations to Eden Rainbow-Cooper for her first Commonwealth Games medal. She picked up a silver medal in the women’s T53/54 marathon on 30th July 2022. She came in at just under the two hour mark, four minutes behind Australia’s Madison de Rozario who took the gold medal. Eden, who lives in Havant is an…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! supporting the England Team at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event with a fully integrated programme of para sport disciplines and this year’s Games promises to be extra special with big crowds cheering on the athletes after Tokyo 2020 took place behind closed doors. Birmingham 2022 has the Commonwealth Games’ biggest Para-sports programme, with 42 events across eight sports.…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! Ambassador Ayaz Bhuta MBE awarded honorary doctorate
Get Kids Going! Ambassador, British Paralympic wheelchair rugby player, Ayaz Bhuta, MBE was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bolton for services to sport and the community. He said: “Truly humbled to be awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University of Bolton. I graduated from the university in 2010 and it…[Read More]
Congratulations to all Get Kids Going! Para Athletes on their successes in Winter Paralympics 2022
We would like to give a huge congratulations to all of the Get Kids Going! supported athletes for their amazing achievements in the Winter Paralympics. In a hugely exciting games, the athletes made us all proud with their determination and prowess after a particularly challenging few years. Their work at the Paralympics got off to…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! Para Athlete James Whitley on achieving his Paralympic Best
Get Kids Going! supported athlete James Whitley for a top-ten finish in the giant slalom at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing. James said he was “really, really happy” with the result. In the highly competitive men’s standing class James came sixth with a combined time of 1:58.38 after two runs. James began skiing at the…[Read More]