Panathlon Foundation

This article is about the UK youth parasport charity. Not to be confused with Panathlon International, whose clubs promote ethical sport.

Panathlon Foundation
FounderAshley Iceton
TypeSports Charity
Registration no.1072638
Location
  • England
Websitewww.panathlon.com

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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  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "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)
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  7. ^ "Panathlon: Another highly successful year".[dead link‍]