British Judo Youngsters Take Centre Stage at SportsAid UK Fundraiser
On Thursday 23rd November Jamie Mansfield (Witley JC/JC Osaka), Archie Platt (JC Osaka), Amy Platten (Redbridge JC) and Ryan Burt (Ealing JC) along with Nick Shepherd from the BJA attended The Hilton Hotel Park Lane, London for the annual SportsAid UK fundraiser “The Sports Ball”.
Jamie, Archie, Amy & Ryan carried out an hour-long judo demonstration for the guests at the drinks reception which is some going! They all did extremely well and engaged with the guests and held everyone’s attention with a great display of judo throughout.
Since 1976, SportsAid has helped aspiring British sportsmen and women when it matters most – at the very start of their journey towards becoming the next generation of sporting heroes.
SportsAid helps young athletes to overcome the financial obstacles they face in their bid to become Britain’s next generation of Olympians, Paralympians and world champions. The cost of their sport is one of their greatest challenges throughout their progressive years in the sport. Almost two-thirds of the British team at London 2012 were former – and in a few cases current – recipients of SportsAid’s support, winning 20 Olympic and 27 Paralympic gold medals between them. It was a similar story at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games where more than 460 SportsAid athletes were in action.
