Competitions

Panathlon’s East London Xtend Finals made a poignant return to UEL Sportsdock two years to the day since our last pre-pandemic event at the spectacular venue by the Thames.

Panathlon’s London Football competition returned for the first time since November 2019 as 15 teams sealed their places at our Wembley finals in May.

Panathlon’s rapid expansion in Greater Manchester is creating a competitive pathway which offers children with disabilities and special needs new sporting horizons.

Children with SEND in Cumbria are revelling in opportunities to take part in competitive sport thanks to Panathlon’s burgeoning calendar of events across the county.

Panathlon’s Virtual Programme continues to provide a crucial outlet for children with disabilities and special needs to get active, even after the easing of Covid restrictions and the return of our calendar of external competitions.

Panathlon’s second Essex Discovery Gala at the London Aquatics Centre was hailed by schools as a “perfect pressure-free return” to swimming” for SEND pupils.

Panathlon’s new swimming gala format was praised for “giving SEN children the courage to take risks” at Wednesday’s Essex Discovery Primary Final at the London Aquatics Centre.

Panathlon brought together 43 deaf and hearing-impaired pupils from three Merseyside schools and four council boroughs last Thursday (November 18) for a football tournament at Greenbank Sports Academy.

Our girls’ Merseyside football tournament at Greenbank Sports Academy saw us join forces with Liverpool County FA and Liverpool John Moores University to give 22 girls from three schools a fantastic experience.

Panathlon is re-launching its external swimming programme with new and improved galas across the country which we hope will help rejuvenate the sport.

Over 18,000 SEND pupils entered Panathlon’s virtual and face-to-face sporting activities during the first half-term of 2021/22.

Merseyside has been a hotbed of Panathlon activity so far in 2021/22 with football, dodgeball and swimming on the calendar for SEND pupils.

The 2021/22 term is only a couple of weeks old, but there has already been a flurry of Panathlon activity across the country with both external and in-school competitions.

Panathlon is set to expand its programme of sporting activity for deaf children by adding cricket to its growing roster of sports.

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…

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…