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29.Jul.11 £2.8 million funding boost to get more disabled people playing sport
Disability sport was recently given a boost as Sport England revealed how £2.8 million of investment will help increase the number of disabled people playing sport – and make grassroots sport more inclusive.
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29.Jul.11 Playground to Podium success for Armada Network
Over the past two years the Armada McCain Athletics Network have been working with local schools, Active Devon, Plymouth City Council Sports Development and England Athletics to offer both talent identification and coaching to disabled athletes in the Plymouth and surrounding areas.
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28.Jul.11 Lakaysha Mills - better than the boys!
Just three weeks after being identified at the Nottingham Playground to Podium CAAD, Lakaysha Mills (13) attended the Nationwide DSE National Junior Championships, and ompeting against much older athletes, Lakaysha won all three of her events and even scored higher than the boys!
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28.Jul.11 Playground to Podium athlete gets new running blades
Through a ‘Playground to Podium’ event in 2010 promoted by Wesport (West of England Sports Trust), England Athletics Disability Athletics Support Officer (DASO) Job King recognised Sophie Kamlish’s potential for athletics.
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25.Jul.11 Talented young disabled athletes in Oxfordshire
July 13th saw 48 talented young disabled athletes take part in the Oxfordshire County Athlete Assessment Day (CAAD) held at Oxford University’s Iffley Road Sports Complex.
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22.Jul.11 UKA Disability Grand Prix 2011- Crystal Palace
London disability athletics grand prix, disability athletics at its very best!
Don't miss out on this spectacular addition to an action packed weekend of athletics right here in London. Open to spectators who hold a valid ticket for day two of the Aviva London Grand Prix – Saturday 6 August 2011.




