Competing in Panathlon competitions has given visually-impaired teenager Mercedes Jacdonmi a springboard to fulfil her potential as a sprinter – as well as match the trophy collections of her three older brothers! …
It’s no exaggeration to say that Panathlon has changed Georgie Hart’s life. After winning countless medals and accolades as a Panathlete, which gave her the confidence to achieve so much outside the sporting…
The parents of eight-year-old Mia Norman were so impressed by their daughter’s first ever visit to a Panathlon competition that they immediately vowed “never to let her be held back”…
Up in the stands of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre, a group of proud mums were loudly cheering on Downham Primary School in the Panathlon Essex Primary Swimming Final –…
Panathlon impacts positively on schools in many different ways. At John Watson School in Oxfordshire, it has inspired a partnership which is giving disabled, SEN and mainstream pupils a rare…
Our 2019 Jack Petchey Outstanding Achievement award winner, Mercedes Jacdonmi, may have moved on to college this year – but her long and illustrious Panathlon journey is set to continue….
The finest young Panathletes from Doucecroft School in Colchester were honoured last Friday at our Essex Primary Outstanding Achiever awards, supported by Woodland Group. Panathlon and our funders Woodland Group…
Ten-pin bowling prodigy Adam Rollason has been awarded the Panathlon Outstanding Achievement Award at the Disability Sport and Physical Activity Awards in Merseyside while Knowsley Central picked up the School…
Molly Neill perfectly embodies the ‘all-in’ spirit of Goldbeaters Primary School when they compete in Panathlon competitions. The 10-year-old from Edgware, North London, was part of the Goldbeaters team who…
Jack Courtney’s determination to overcome severe anxiety and participate in competitions has earned him our 2018/19 GLL London Primary Panathlon Outstanding Achievement award. Jack, 10, was part of the team…
Panathlon has ignited not only a deep love for sport, but a profound change of mindset and self-esteem in 16-year-old Freddie Fairbrass from Kent. Freddie has dyspraxia hypermobility and generalised…
Competing at the recent Panathlon London Final was the latest stage in Abdul Khan’s remarkable journey from a marginalised young boy to confident, gregarious and talented teenager. When he first arrived…
Panathlon are supporting a talented young archer from Hull who has special needs. Finlay Clark, who was fifth in the Under-14 Outdoor GB rankings at the end of last year,…
Treetops School in Grays, Essex, have thrown themselves so wholeheartedly into Panathlon over the last three years that our competitions now form the basis of their entire PE curriculum. Treetops is a…
Egerton Rothesay pupil Matthew Bedford exemplifies the hugely beneficial effect that Panathlon has had on students at the school in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire. Matthew, 11, was part of the winning Egerton Rothesay team at the…
Award-winning Panathlete Toyin Fabusiwa returned to the Panathlon family on Tuesday in a new role – becoming Head Official at our Boccia England Lord’s Taverners South London competition. Toyin, now 20,…
Armaan Shahzad has been named Panathlon’s 2017/18 West Yorkshire Primary Outstanding Achiever after overcoming multiple disabilities and a lack of confidence to excel in the sporting arena. The 11-year-old from…
Troy McIntosh from Hackney has received the Panathlon Outstanding Achievement Award for London for immense bravery in the face of his severe disabilities and personal tragedy. The eight-year-old, a pupil…
Matthew Key has credited Panathlon with igniting his transformation from self-confessed “couch potato” into an ambitious young boxer. The 15-year-old, a pupil at West Lea School in north London, was…
Three GB Paralympic legends were united in their praise for Panathlon as they enjoyed the sight of 200 of London’s finest disabled athletes competing at our showpiece final at the…
Freya Levy has flourished in numerous ways in the last six months – firstly in her role as a Panathlon intern but also totting up international sporting appearances in THREE…
The parents of three Panathletes honoured at the London Children of Courage awards have expressed their immense pride after watching their children take to the stage. Romeo Itonga, 12, Aminata…
Abby-Jo Wawrzewski has won the 2017 Jack Petchey Outstanding Achievement Award – Panathlon’s top individual honour in the London and Essex area. The 16-year-old (pictured left), who attends Brent Knoll School in Forest Hill, South-East London, has…
This year’s Panathlon Jack Petchey Awards Ceremony takes place on November 15 at John Lewis Stratford in London, and will feature the prestigious Jack Petchey Outstanding Achievement Award. Here, we take a look…
