Global InformationPanathlon Foundation information
| Founder | Ashley Iceton |
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| Type | Sports Charity |
| Registration no. | 1072638 |
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| Website | www |
The Panathlon Foundation is a charity that gives children with disabilities and special needs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland opportunities to engage in competitive sport that they are so often otherwise denied.[1][2]
Formed in 1996 by Ashley Iceton,[2] the Panathlon Foundation Ltd (registered charity 1072638),[3] provides sports coaching within schools, sports equipment to schools, sports training to teachers, coaches and young leaders, and primarily sporting competitions.[4] Panathlon is aimed at children aged 5 to 19 years with Physical disabilities and Learning Disabilities.[5] They also have specific visual impairment and deaf programmes.[6] As of July 2020, Panathlon works with SEN schools and SEN units in mainstream schools across 43 counties in England and Wales.[1][7]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Hubbard, Alan (23 February 2010). "Alan Hubbard: On why he is pleased the Panathlon is bouncing back". Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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- ^ Hubbard, Alan (21 February 2010). "Inside Lines: The (n)ice girl who has an entire nation whooshing on a star - "A Bonus for Bojo"". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Major investment by Football Foundation in disability sport and the Panathlon Challenge". The Football Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "UK Deaf Sport - The Panathlon Challenge".[dead link]
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