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At StreetGames, we are passionate about the power of major sporting events to encourage ambition and aspiration in young people.
Our Inspiration campaign is designed to break down barriers and open up opportunities for those living in underserved communities to connect to these events through spectating, volunteering, and participation in their own communities.
This summer, we were delighted to offer young people from Brent-based network members Track Academy the opportunity to attend the Wanda Diamond League London Athletics Meet at London Stadium, an iconic Olympic venue that provided the backdrop to London 2012’s Super Saturday. Featuring stars of the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and European and World Championships, the Meet was the final Diamond League event in the run up the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In spectacular success for Team GB, the event saw new European records set in the women’s 800m by Keely Hodgkinson, and the men’s 400m by Matthew Hudson-Smith.
Track Academy are huge proponents for using sport as a tool for social change, using athletics alongside education and mentoring to help young people from all walks of life to find direction and reach their goals. For the young people they support, attending the London Athletics Meet was an opportunity to experience a world-class sporting venue and to see some of their sporting heroes in action, encouraging them to take up space in the sporting world and emphasising the power and potential of the sports that they take part in.
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