Tokyo

Huge congratulations to Get Kids Going! Patron and Ambassador, Aled Davies who won his third successive individual Paralympic gold. Aled was supported by Get Kids Going! when he was younger which helped to kick start his amazing sporting career. 30-year-old Aled successfully defended his shot put F42 title from Rio 2016 with a 15.33m throw…[Read More]

Multiple Paralympic medallist, Matt Skelhon, broke the qualifying Paralympic record at Rio 2016, but was just two points off the top eight for the Tokyo Paralympics. Matt is a former Get Kids Going! supported athlete receiving his first sports wheelchair and a grant from us. Matt’s fame began at the Beijing 2008 Games where, with…[Read More]

Former Get Kids Going! supported athlete Jordanne Whiley made history at the Tokyo Paralympics to become the first British wheelchair tennis player to win a women’s singles medal at a Paralympic Games. Get Kids Going! gave Jordanne one of her first tennis wheelchairs and naturally we were delighted with her historic win. “It’s such an…[Read More]

Our president and sixth time Paralympian David Weir finished 5th in the men’s T54 marathon in the Tokyo Paralympics. He has been an absolutely amazing inspiration to so many young athletes and we wish him great success in the upcoming London Marathon in October. Switzerland’s Marcel Hug took gold. Fellow Brit Johnboy Smith came 10th…[Read More]

Although Get Kids Going! supported athlete did not make the finals in his first Paralympics, we are so proud of his performance in Tokyo and his positive attitude to Spain’s Daniel Caverzaschi who he played against. Dermot Bailey bowed out of the men’s singles 6-2, 6-0 against Spain’s Caverzaschi. Just after the match Dermot said…[Read More]

We were delighted to see Get Kids Going! supported athlete, Isaac Towers, reach the Paralympic finals with his results on 3rd September in Tokyo. He finished second in the T34 800m race in a season’s best time of 1.46.58. The Get Kids Going! supported athlete began wheelchair racing at the of age 11. He was…[Read More]

We would like to wish Fabienne Andre the best of luck in her next race for the Paralympics. This is Fabienne’s first Paralympic Games. She took up wheelchair racing after Para swimming which she started at the age of 14. She began training as a wheelchair racer in 2018 and started competing in July 2019.…[Read More]

The great news for Great Britain’s Paralympic team keeps on coming as David Smith won his second successive individual Paralympic gold. Get Kids Going! support the athletes in Boccia UK and earlier this year gave them a grant to support the next generation of boccia stars. Seeing athletes like David Smith take a second gold…[Read More]

Tim Jeffery was delighted with his results on 30th August at the Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo. He finished eighth in the R4 mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 event to reach the final in his first event of the Games. This was a fantastic effort for the Get Kids Going! supported athlete after a…[Read More]

More great news for Get Kids Going! athletes as Andy Small won his first Paralympic title in the T33 100m. Great Britain now have 25 gold medals in the Paralympics. We were proud to fund the wheelchair that he won gold with. He narrowly beat defending champion, Ahmad Almutairi, of Kuwait by 0.1s with a…[Read More]

We are over the moon that Great Britain’s wheelchair rugby team have made history to win their first ever gold medal. They were the first European team to reach the finals of the Paralymics and on Sunday 29th August 2021, they beat the USA 54-49. We are proud to support all of the team after…[Read More]

For the first time the Great Britain wheelchair rugby team are guaranteed a medal after an amazing 55-49 semi-final win over hosts Japan. We are so excited as the team didn’t get a medal on their five previous Games appearances. They are the first European team to reach the Paralympic finals for wheelchair rugby. They…[Read More]

Get Kids Going! Ambassador, powerlifter, Ali Jawad says he’s ‘won a medal in life’ by competing in Tokyo Games as he finished sixth in -59kg category despite his battle with Crohn’s Disease. He said: “A big 6th place today at Paralympics I’m so proud of myself for just getting here and getting 2 out of 3…[Read More]

We are delighted that the Great Britain wheelchair rugby team continued their excellent efforts and won against New Zealand 60 – 37 in their second game in the Tokyo Paralympics. Playing on 26th August at the Yoyogi National Stadium they were more than ready for the Kiwi team. CEO David Pond said “By the end…[Read More]

The Great Britain wheelchair rugby team got off to a flying start with their first game in the Tokyo Paralympics. They won their first game against Canada 50 – 47 on 25th August at the Yoyogi National Stadium. It was a tightly fought game with the half time results Great Britain 25 and Canada 22.…[Read More]