Pupils with disabilities and special needs from across Merseyside relished competing in a host of sports as Panathlon offered them the opportunity to start the new term with a bang.
Teachers and colleagues paid tribute to Steve Sullivan as he brought an end to his 22-year career developing sporting opportunities for disabled children in Merseyside.
Panathlon’s record-breaking growth in 2021/22 is a welcome antidote to dispiriting reports of disabled people’s lack of engagement in sport and physical activity since the pandemic.
Great Britain star Michael McCabe says he “may never have become a wheelchair racer” if Panathlon hadn’t given him the opportunity to fall in love with sport at school.
Panathlon’s ‘virtual’ in-school programme has been re-launched for 2022/23 to build on the legacy of an incredible summer of sport!
A record 52,476 young people participated in Panathlon sporting competitions in 2021/22 as our face-to-face events made a triumphant return to school calendars to blend with our in-school virtual programme.
Olivia and Ellie Chaviaris from St Peter’s Catholic Primary School in East Grinstead raised over £300 for Panathlon by organising a basketball ‘bounce-a-thon’!
Panathlon has forged a partnership with Greenwood Academies Trust that will open up sporting opportunities to thousands of SEND pupils across its 37 primary, secondary and special academies.
Essex Eagles batsmen raised £1357 for Panathlon during their T20 Vitality Blast campaign thanks to the generosity of our mutual sponsors Woodland Group.
As we build up to the UEFA Women’s Euros, Panathlon is giving hundreds of girls with disabilities and special needs a platform to discover the game.
Panathlon Challenge will receive £1 for every run scored by the Essex Eagles in their T20 Vitality Blast home matches this summer thanks to our sponsors Woodland Group. Woodland Group…
Our team of 33 riders raised over £20,000 for Panathlon at Sunday’s 100-mile RideLondon cycling race.
The beaming smiles of 169 primary school children in Peterborough was all the evidence needed of ten-pin bowling’s many benefits as an inclusive sporting activity for SEND pupils.
Panathlon has joined with multiple partners to serve up inclusive tennis for adults with disabilities and special needs at Pocklington Tennis Club in North Yorkshire.
The return of Panathlon London’s Football programme was hailed as “absolutely huge” for pupils after the combined West Lea and Oaktree team from Enfield were crowned our 2021/22 champions.
Panathlon’s London Football programme built towards its climax at Wembley on May 19 with two recent events – a ‘Higher Ability’ Finals and a Plate Final for schools knocked out in the first round.
Staff from Paget Primary School said Panathlon “blows every other school competition away” after their pupils topped the podium at Thursday’s Birmingham Primary Multisport Final.
Panathlon plays a “priceless” role in sustaining the London 2012 legacy a decade after the Games, according to management staff at the Olympic and Paralympic venues.
Panathlon was the springboard for a lucky group of sixth-formers to get an amazing opportunity to train with the Great Britain diving team at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre. Pupils…
Panathlon’s North London Primary Discovery swimming gala helped “turned the tide” of Covid’s negative impact on children’s wellbeing, according to school staff.
Schools relished the return of “real competition” at Panathlon’s South East Regional Swimming Final, with the Aquatics Centre offering a spectacular stage to conquer anxieties, improve skills and exceed expectations.
Competing at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre was an opportunity “worth its weight in gold” for deaf children after two years of isolation and restriction, according to champions Mary Hare School.
Panathlon had its biggest ever month in March with an astounding 5000 pupils with disabilities and special needs taking part in our competitions.
Panathlon supports the Sport for Development Coalition’s #OpenGoal campaign – which coincides with International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (April 6th). #OpenGoal aims to showcase how sport and…
