Schools salute success of Virtual Panathlon
Panathlon’s Virtual Programme has been hailed as a stunning success at the end of its first term in schools.
Panathlon’s Virtual Programme has been hailed as a stunning success at the end of its first term in schools.
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.
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.
Father and son Russell and Oliver Flower have discovered huge benefits in volunteering together at Panathlon events, taking their involvement to the next level following Oliver’s many achievements as a…
Before the onset of Covid 19 and the closure of all schools, the Panathlon Foundation charity was well on course for another record breaking year. Our participation figures for the…
Panathlon continues to break participation records and March 12th saw us staging 9 competitions in one day. There were four in London, plus events in Havant, Merseyside, Doncaster, Hull and…
In light of the coronavirus lockdown, we will not be participating in activity with schools for the foreseeable future. Further decisions will be made dependent on how the situation with…
After dominating Panathlon’s North London scene for many years, reigning London champions Enfield were defeated by the barest of margins by Hammersmith & Fulham at Copthall Leisure Centre on Thursday….
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…
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”….
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….
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Panathlon’s impact spread further than ever before during the last academic year with almost 22,000 young people with disabilities and special needs benefitting from our competitive sport programmes. The 21,906 competitors who took part in our…
Drapers’ Brookside School were crowned our 2018/19 London Primary champions at the Copper Box Arena with teachers marvelling at the ‘personal growth’ the competition fosters in their pupils. The Romford…
Southwood School from Barking and Dagenham won the Panathlon London Primary Plate Final at the Copper Box Arena – contested by schools who finished as runners-up in their borough qualifying…
Great Arley School proved their prowess in the pool once again by taking gold in the Panathlon U18 National Swimming Final at the London Aquatic Centre. The Lancashire school, winners…
Canterbury seized the Kent Panathlon champions title after beating three rivals to top spot at the Polo Farm Canterbury on Tuesday (June 25). The tenth Kent Multisport Panathlon Final, part…