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Sky Sports launches scheme for young athletes, giving them financial and media support

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By Jennifer Faull, Deputy Editor

August 30, 2013 | 2 min read

Sky Sports has launched a new scholarship scheme that will support twelve young athletes from Britain and Ireland over the next three years.

The Sky Sports Scholarships scheme will provide financial support, media training, and mentoring.

The athletes will also be involved with Sky’s other sporting initiatives and programming, including Sky Sports Living for Sport, which works in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust and Game Changers, a new Saturday morning show that aims to inspire kids to get active.

The twelve athletes awarded scholarships are: Jack Bateson (boxing), Holly Bleasdale (pole vault), Olivia Breen (sprints), Elise Christie (speed skating), Lucy Garner (cycling), Quillan Isidore (BMX), Jessica Judd (800m), Savannah Marshall (boxing), Siobhan O’Connor (swimming), Sam Oldham (gymnastics), Louis Persent (400m) and Jason Quigley (boxing).

Leading the scholarship programme is former UK Athletics National Events coach Tony Lester, who has mentored Roger Black, Nicola Sanders and Mark Richardson.

Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports said: “We’re proud of our scholarship scheme and we’re proud of our twelve scholars. At Sky we believe in the power of sport and the difference it can make at all levels and we can’t wait to partner with these athletes over the next three years.”

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