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Nominations are now open for the 2007 London Sports Awards, which recognise disabled people who have made an outstanding achievement over the past year in their sport. The London Sports Awards, organised by London Sports Forum for Disabled People (LSF) and supported by Sport England London, also honour volunteers, sports clubs, teams, coaches and schools who have taken the initiative to make access to sport better for disabled people.
The awards will also help kick start the sporting careers of many disabled people who are aiming for the 2012 Paralympics. 2012 will allow disabled people from across London to share a common bond with elite athletes. For many it will be the catalyst to successful careers within sport and physical activity.
The London Sports Awards recognise excellence in the following categories:
- Junior Sportsman of the Year
- School of the Year
- Junior Sportswoman of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Sportsman of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Sportswoman of the Year
- Club of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year
- Community Organisation of the Year
- Local Authority of the Year
- Sports Governing Body of the Year
Ade Adepitan MBE, Athens Wheelchair Basketball Medallist and guest speaker at the 2006 London Sports Awards said: “The London Sports Awards shine the spotlight on all the people who make it possible for disabled people to achieve their dreams in sport. My road to the Paralympics started at school, when I got involved in wheelchair sport after being inspired by watching the GB wheelchair basketball team in action. Without role-models and all the people who put in the hard work which made sport possible for me, I couldn’t have achieved what I have.”
Stewart Lucas, LSF Chief Executive said:
“For many disabled people, sport is much more than exercise and keeping fit. It also offers a chance of breaking through the barriers and exclusion they face everyday. The London Sports Awards highlight ways in which the community is overcoming these barriers.”
Nominations are now open. Forms can be downloaded from www.londonsportsforum.org.uk/awards.html or by contacting LSF on 020 7354 8666.
Nominations close Friday 26th January, and the award winners will be announced at a gala dinner in City Hall’s spectacular Living Room in March 2007.
