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Date posted 10 Feb 2023
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Application’s Open for the GLL Sport Foundation:

 

GLL Sport Foundation invites talented athletes to apply for 2023 Sports Awards as part of it’s 15th year anniversary.

 

Athletes from across South Oxfordshire can once again apply for support from the GLL Sport Foundation for 2023/2024.

Athletes who train at any Better leisure centre across the Vale can also apply for support.

 

The GLL Sports Foundation celebrates its 15th year in 2023 and it’s the UK’s largest independent athlete award programme which has so far contributed over £13 million to help over 24,000 athletes with their sporting journeys.

 

The innovative scheme is provided by charitable social enterprise GLL and expects to award £1.2 million pounds worth of help in 2023 for successful athletes.

Already a popular and essential support programme for athletes, the foundation is expecting heightened athlete interest as the cost of living crisis hits and training costs, equipment purchases, strength & conditioning costs and travel costs continue to rise.

 

Its always been the core mission of the programme to support young talent on their sporting journey, with the majority of athletes aged under 21 and the largest cohort of under 18’s. Across the programme, 87% of athletes receive no other funding or athlete support, which underlines the importance of the scheme to both athletes and GLL’s social values. 

 

Over the last 15 years, the GLL Sport foundation supported athletes have excelled in major competitions and have gained 76 Olympic and Paralympic medals and 77 Commonwealth Games medals.

 

Last year there were 46 athletes across the Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire who received support from The GLL Sport Foundation in various forms.

 

Athletes from across the UK can apply for support through the GLL Sport Foundation via the online portal at: www.gllsportfoundation.org

Application’s are open now until 20th February 2023