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GSF Athlete Jess Bailey was competing at the Under-20 Athletics World Championships in Lima, Peru last week. Combining her training whilst doing her A-Levels, Jess set a new personal best to come eighth in the world! Competing in the 3000m race for T... (more)

GSF athlete Divine Iheme, the fastest 14-year-old in Britain and the world after the teenager smashed the world record for his age group during an athletic meet at Lee Valley (August 26). Divine ran an unthinkable 10.3 seconds, shaving off a staggeri... (more)

As the excitement from the Paris Olympic Games begins to settle, all eyes now turn to the Paralympic Games (28th August – 8th September), where 42 athletes supported by the GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) are preparing to represent Great Britain with prid... (more)

GLL celebrates Paris Olympics 2024 successes for the UK’s Largest Independent Athlete Support Programme  As celebrations continue to mark athlete successes at the Paris Olympics, the GLL Sport Foundation has been proudly counting the impact of its G... (more)

On Thursday, 18th July, the Horley Leisure Centre and Spa was abuzz with excitement as it hosted the GSF Celebratory Event, an occasion dedicated to recognising the remarkable achievements of local athletes supported by the GLL Sports Foundation (GSF... (more)

On the evening of 23rd July, GLL welcomed athletes from across the Royal Borough of Greenwich to celebrate the annual GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) awards at Sutcliffe Park Sports Centre. The event acknowledged the success and achievements of Greenwich-... (more)

On Monday 15th July, Enfield Partnership held the very first GLL sports foundation evening to highlight the achievements and successes of local talented athletes from across the partnership. Enfield are supporting 27 athletes from across 10 different... (more)

On Wednesday 24th July 2024, Camden Town Hall hosted the annual GLL Sport Foundation awards evening to celebrate athletes in Camden being accepted onto the largest independent athlete award programme in the UK.     The awards evening was a great oppo... (more)

Better York celebrated the York 2024 GLL Sport Foundation athletes at their annual awards evening held last night at the York Stadium Leisure Complex. The evening was a celebration of the great sporting talent in the City of York and to recognise all... (more)

Ninety talented athletes and sports people from Croydon have received awards from the GLL Sports Foundation (GSF), to help them along their sporting journey. The athletes, who compete nationally and internationally, received grants of up to £500 to ... (more)

On Tuesday 16th July 2024, Islington Town Hall hosted the annual GLL Sport Foundation awards evening to celebrate athletes in Islington being accepted onto the largest independent athlete award programme in the UK.  The awards evening was a great op... (more)

Lee Valley hosted its second annual GLL Sports Foundation (GSF) Celebration Event at Lee Valley White Water Centre. This is the second group of talented athletes to be supported by the Foundation which has seen athletes from as young as seven being s... (more)

As the world gears up for the much-anticipated Paris 2024 Summer Olympic (26th of July – 11th of August) and Paralympic Games (28th of August – 8th of September), the GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) celebrates an impressive milestone. A remarkable cohort ... (more)

On Wednesday 10th July 2024, Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre hosted the annual GLL Sport Foundation awards evening to celebrate athletes in Hillingdon being accepted onto the largest independent athlete award programme in the UK.  The GLL Spo... (more)

Athletes from all corners of Cornwall gathered at Callywith College in Bodmin for this year’s GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) awards. The event honoured 116 talented athletes across 13 different sports, providing nearly £70,000 worth of financial, traini... (more)

67 talented young athletes from Cardiff will benefit from thousands of pounds worth of free memberships for sports venues and leisure centres, cash bursaries and other athlete support services thanks to GLL the UK's largest leisure charitable social ... (more)

On Thursday 27th June Carterton Leisure Centre was transformed into a Hollywood-style auditorium– complete with stage, theatrical lighting, a professional singer and canapes – for the GSF 2024 West Oxfordshire GSF Awards. More than 70 people attended... (more)

41 talented young athletes from Swindon including international athletes Suzanna Hext and Corie Mapp will benefit from thousands of pounds worth of free memberships for sports venues and leisure centres, cash bursaries and other athlete services - th... (more)

Top athletes from South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse took to the Beacon Theatre in Wantage on Wednesday 26th June to celebrate the GSF 2024 South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Sports Awards. More than 100 people attended the event to... (more)

46 talented athletes from Waltham Forest (list in attachments) will benefit from a £28,700 fund – thanks to charitable social enterprise GLL.  The athletes will be supported through the GLL Sport Foundation (GSF), the largest independent athlete supp... (more)

On Wednesday 19th June 2024, Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre hosted the annual GLL Sports Foundation awards evening to celebrate the acceptance of Barnet-based athletes onto the largest independent athlete award programme in the UK. The GLL Sports Fou... (more)

41 talented young athletes from Bath and North East Somerset, including Olympian swimmers Kieran Bird and Leah Crisp and Brodie Williams who won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, will benefit from thousands of pounds worth of free membership... (more)

Tuesday 11th June saw the 2024 GLL Sport Foundation Awards Evening take place at West Reservoir Centre in Stoke Newington. This event is hosted every year to celebrate the achievements of athletes who have been successful in gaining support from the ... (more)

Social Enterprise GLL has supported 51 talented athletes for 2024/25 by awarding in kind and financial awards of a total of £31,650, with 67% of these athletes receiving no other central funding. 12 different Sports are represented in Reading this ye... (more)

140 of Belfast’s rising stars across 33 different sports have been awarded bursaries and financial awards worth £88,500 by social enterprise GLL to help them pursue their sporting ambitions. The 16th GLL Sport Foundation Awards ceremony at Belfast Ci... (more)

Charitable Social Enterprise GLL have announced 2,256 athletes will benefit from the 2024 intake of its Sport Foundation – the largest independent athlete award programme in the UK. A £1.295m fund comprised of financial bursaries, training and access... (more)

The UK’s largest independent athlete support programme – the GLL Sport Foundation Awards – closes its application window on 20 February. Talented athletes from 65 areas across the UK are invited to apply for a range of support awards which include fi... (more)

The UK’s largest independent athlete support programme opens its annual Award programme for new applications today (20 December 2023). Talented athletes from 65 areas across the UK are invited to apply for a range of support awards which include fina... (more)

GLL Sport Foundation (the largest independent athlete support programme in the UK) celebrated 15 years of supporting local athletes with a special celebration at The House of Commons (2 November) attended by an array of industry, sporting and library... (more)

GLL marks 15 years of its Sport Foundation with a new cohort of 2,000 supported athletes and a new partnership with Switch The Play Foundation Charitable Social Enterprise GLL have announced 2,000 athletes will benefit from the 2023 intake of its GLL... (more)