Fantastic to see coverage of former Olympians Sarah Winckless MBE, our Patron, and Dame Katherine Grainger joining forces at the Women of Scotland Lunch and raising awareness about Huntington's disease and our work in yesterday's @Sunday_Mail@Daily_Record
The Final Olympic Qualification Regatta is taking place from 19-21 May and the GB Rowing Team is aiming to add two more boats to the nine already qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics🚣♂️
Find all timetables and results on the @WorldRowing website 👇
https://t.co/u3CsGzsJWy
Live from the Rowing Euro Champs on the @BBCSport website from 12:10 - 1:40. All the @BritishRowing medals - and reaction. With @Sarah_Winckless - lots of GB success already today. Listen here:
https://t.co/tE3brz1TYV
Live from the Rowing Euro Champs on the @BBCSport website from 12:10 - 1:40. All the @BritishRowing medals - and reaction. With @Sarah_Winckless - lots of GB success already today. Listen here:
https://t.co/tE3brz1TYV
Since the age of 17, Grace has been on a mission to raise awareness and support the Huntington's Disease Association. In her own personal experience, she found it was more common than not that people were unfamiliar with Huntington's disease, having never heard of it before!
Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Peykouck-Lélo Group in Senegal to pursue their dream? https://t.co/yNNeevqPKS #microloan#kivalove via @Kiva
Half term this year - last year, this is the time when we are meant to be getting that extra water work in in a nice relaxed time - not running round the gym- starting to struggle to keep myself motivated let alone them
#HRR23 was filled with record breaking moments on the water. But the competition didn't stop there... 🤔
Jess Eddie and Matt Pinsent battled it out off the water in our inaugural Stewards' Challenge!
Jimmy Pollard is well-known within the Huntington’s community around the world. Jimmy discusses how the disease presents an ongoing series of challenges, strategies to develop new approaches to solving care problems and commentary on common problems faced by family carers.
🏆 Athletics star Yemi Mary John crowned winner of SportsAid's One-to-Watch Award 2023 🏆
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Track sensation Yemi Mary John, 20, from Woodford in Essex, has been named as the winner of SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch Award for 2023!
Yemi Mary received the annual Award, supported by Royal Bank of Canada, after an outstanding year which saw her claim gold in the 400m at the European Athletics U23 Championships and two senior relay medals at the World Athletics Championships.
Yemi Mary, who also featured in the top 10 last year having won gold at the World Athletics U20s Championships in 2022, was presented with the Award by 400 metres legend Christine Ohuruogu MBE at Lee Valley Athletics Centre on Monday (18 December). She edged out para cyclist Archie Atkinson, 19, and BMX rider Freia Challis, 15, as they finished in second and third positions respectively.
“It's a really good feeling and it's great to have had this season's achievements recognised!” said Yemi Mary shortly after being presented with the Award. “They caught me off-guard with my Award which was a lovely surprise. Christine has done amazing things, not only in the sport as a whole but in the 400 specifically, so just to have her recognise me and be able to be in a room with such great and successful people is exciting. I appreciated her being there for it.
“I feel like it sets me up for a great trajectory of success and hopefully I will follow in the footsteps of those before [who have won the One-to-Watch Award]. I feel like I'm already on the radar especially because of my first senior season, not only just competing but coming away with medals. The targets I had for the season were hit in the senior field and it solidified my position there and hopefully I can now go further next year.”
Yemi Mary, who dabbled in many sports from gymnastics to MMA when growing up, only started properly competing on the track in 2019. The University of Southern California student has been supported by SportsAid for the last two years and is now determined to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games having made such an impression on the world stage at senior level in 2023.
You can read the full interview with Yemi Mary here ▶️ https://t.co/czvBFa28m7
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