Young athletes with Olympic or Paralympic potential should not miss out on opportunities due to their background or bank balance
. It certainly represents a glorious achievement for her. For many sports the Olympic and Paralympic Games are the pinnacle of competition. For athletes like Keely, it’s a long, hard road to get there – and a career-defining moment.
If you’re a young athlete with Olympic or Paralympic potential, you should have the opportunity to reach the top of your sport, regardless of your background, bank balance, or where you live.But there are many systemic financial barriers to the top.
We’re also working with new partners, like Badu Sports in East London: grassroots organisations, deeply embedded in their local communities, to help them provide more opportunities for young people from all kinds if backgrounds to explore their sporting potential. Every potential Keely out there should have the chance to get to the Olympics or Paralympics. When sport pathways and programmes are truly accessible and inclusive, every talented athlete has this chance. In turn, we can unleash our nation’s sporting potential and showcase the best of Britain.The next generation of Olympians and Paralympians are to benefit from a record £120m injection in what Sport England is calling its biggest-ever investment in talent.
The talent funding is part of Sport England’s plan to tackle inequalities in sport across the country.“The reality is that the sheer cost of developing athletic potential is a major barrier for young talent,” said Sport England chief executive Tim Hollingsworth.
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