Panathlon re-launches at-home sporting challenges!
Panathlon has re-launched its multi-skills challenges for students to do in their homes and gardens to coincide with the third national lockdown.
13 January 2021
Ovingdean Hall extended Panathlon partnership
Ovingdean Hall Foundation has donated £25,000 to Panathlon to fund our sporting events for deaf and hearing – impaired children.
05 November 2020
In-school virtual programme off to flying start
Over 8,000 competitors have joined Panathlon’s ‘virtual programme’ in the first 10 days – and its impact in over 100 schools has already proved to be hugely positive.
07 October 2020
How Panathlon helped Whitefield through lockdown
Panathlon played a key role in keeping students active and motivated during the coronavirus lockdown at Whitefield Academy Trust in Waltham Forest, East London.
28 September 2020
Do you want to become a disability sports coach?
Do you want to become a disability sports coach? Panathlon’s long-running partners, Greenbank College in Merseyside, would like to hear from you!
24 September 2020
Brookfields pioneer Panathlon’s ‘new normal’
Panathlon’s ‘new normal’ took shape this week as Brookfields Specialist SEN School in Reading were the first to try out our virtual in-school competition format.
17 September 2020
Special guests aplenty at East London Final
There were ‘Panathlon VIPs’ aplenty at Tuesday’s East London Multisport Final to witness Barking & Dagenham and Waltham Forest book their tickets to the Copper Box Arena in June. Barking…
10 March 2020
London Multi-Sport: Road to the Copper Box Arena
Panathlon has been busy in London over the last four weeks delivering eight multi-sport competitions across the capital. We have seen 635 competitors from 81 schools take part with 160…
10 February 2020
MCKS Charitable Foundation UK partner with Panathlon
Panathlon have received a £25,000 donation from the MCKS Charitable Foundation UK to fund part of our primary-age sporting activity in 2020. Jas Sura, Kuldip Sura and Kevin Sweeney from…
05 February 2020
Huge Sutton event boosts London Primary programme
Panathlon’s Primary programme in London took a big step forward with a double competition at Sutton Sports Village which one young athlete described as “the best day of my life”….
04 February 2020
New Essex champs Quilters hail Panathlon’s impact
Panathlon’s impact was hailed as ‘beyond just sport’ by Quilters Junior School after their pupils finished as champions in Panathlon’s Essex Primary Swimming Final at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre….
29 January 2020
Gold again for Knightsfield in National U18 Deaf Swimming Final
Teachers and students praised the ‘level playing field’ Panathlon provide for deaf students as Knightsfield School defended their National U18 Deaf Swimming title at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre. Knightsfield,…
28 January 2020
Olympic pool gala “captures imagination” of SEN pupils
Competing at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre in a special Panathlon swimming gala “captured the imagination” of primary-age pupils from the London boroughs of Redbridge and Havering. Panathlon staged the…
24 January 2020
Mary Hare pupils “inspired to continue swimming journey”
Pupils from Mary Hare School were in awe of competing in the London 2012 Aquatics Centre and “inspired to continue their swimming journey” after winning gold medals in the Panathlon…
17 January 2020
Jack Petchey Foundation’s support passes £1m milestone
As the partnership between Panathlon and the Jack Petchey Foundation enters its 15th year, funding received from our longest-serving supporter is set to pass the £1million mark. The Foundation, which…
07 January 2020
New winners crowned at Autumn Panathlon Football competitions
Panathlon have enjoyed another cracking Football season this year, with events across London in October & November. We hosted 4 regional first round competitions at Newham Powerleague (East London), Eltham Goals…
12 December 2019
Stormont House claim first Special Schools’ Swim title
Stormont House School from London hailed Panathlon for providing “equality and equity” after they were crowned our inaugural Special Schools’ Swimming champions at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre. The team…
27 November 2019
Great Arley clinch National U14 Swimming crown
Great Arley School from Thornton-Cleveleys claimed a second National U14 Swimming crown at our finals on Tuesday at the Aquatic Centre in the London 2012 Olympic Park. The Lancashire school…
26 November 2019
Brookfields win inaugural National Special Schools Final
Brookfields School from Berkshire were crowned champions at our inaugural Panathlon National Primary Special Schools Final at the prestigious Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Thursday. Finishing the day’s event with a total of…
15 November 2019
Mercedes leads honours at our 11th Jack Petchey awards!
Mercedes Jacdonmi is the 2019 winner of Panathlon’s top annual honour for competitors in London and Essex – the Jack Petchey Outstanding Achievement award. Mercedes (pictured above with Steven Francis…
14 November 2019
Robinswood clinch National Primary glory
Robinswood Trust from Gloucester were crowned Panathlon National Primary champions at the Copper Box Arena on Thursday after edging out last year’s inaugural winners Barr View and Drapers’ Brookside from…
07 November 2019
Tears, tornadoes and tiptoeing through landmines… all for Panathlon!
Andy Haven reflected on a “life-changing experience” after running six marathons in five days through the brutal Atacama Desert – raising £15,000 (so far!) for Panathlon and the Royal Marsden…
29 October 2019
New research highlights Panathlon’s massive impact
The full extent of Panathlon’s transformational impact on participating schools, competitors and Young Leaders has been revealed by new independent research. Last year almost 22,000 young people with disabilities and…
11 October 2019
Powerchair Hockey Returns to London
Panathlon’s annual North London and South London Powerchair Hockey competitions took place this week which saw 33 competitors battle it out for top spot. Burntwood and The Vale Schools pupils…
02 October 2019
