Team Bad Sports Win 100m on Olympic Track

The Gold Challenge Olympic Stadium Event gave individuals the opportunity to be among the first people in the world to run the 100m on the track that will see the stars of Team GB and Paralympics GB compete against world Olympic and Paralympics athletes in summer 2012.

Four members of Team Bad Sports came 1st place in their corporate team relay race on Sunday – with Relwyn seeing the boys over the finishing line.

Team Captain, Barry Austin tells us what it was like to take part in the Gold Challenge Olympic Stadium Event;

“It was fantastic to be given the chance to run at the Olympic stadium as part of the Gold Challenge event.   To just run on the track was great, but to win the race was the icing on the cake – seeing one of our team, Relwyn, being interviewed on the big screen afterwards was a memorable experience.  It’s fair to say that the team were buzzing after the race, so it’s hard to imagine how it must feel to win an  Olympic or Paralympic medal!   More importantly though, being part of the race led to us getting more sponsorship for our chosen charity, Dementia UK”

Team Bad Sports A & B are half way through their 2012km challenge and have, to date, raised £1020.00 for Dementia UK.

Thank you team, keep it up!

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Robert Completes 2012km in Olympic Stadium

Congratulations to Robert Burge who set himself the challenge of completing 2012km in just 4 months.  On Sunday 1st April 2012, he succeeded in doing just that, by running his final 100m on the Olympic Stadium track.

16 of Robert’s family and friends were there to watch him complete his challenge on what was a wonderful day.  Read more about Robert’s day here!  

Robert completed his challenge having raised an impressive £3,368.75 for Dementia UK.

Thank you Robert for your support.

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Gold Challenge Olympic Stadium Event Highlights

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And the Team DUK 100m race lanes go too…

Be among the first people in the world to run the 100m on the track that will see the stars of Team GB and Paralympics GB compete against world Olympic and Paralympics athletes in summer 2012.

Congratulations to Tyrone McIvor and Dalbinder Sanghera who have won their chance to run in the Dementia UK  100m race lanes in the Gold Challenge Stadium Event on 1st April 2012.

Tyrone, completed the 201.2km challenge with his wife during summer 2011.  As a team, the McIvor’s raised a total of  £692.50 (inc Gift Aid); that’s £346.25 each.  Being a top fundraiser and the first people to complete the Gold Challenge for Dementia UK, it made it an easy choice for us to invite Tyrone to take part in this unique opportunity.

After having completed her original distance of 201.2km, Dalbinder decided to take her Gold Challenge to the next level and cover the full distance of 2012km.  Although she is not our highest fundraiser,  Dalbinder is taking on the 2012km challenge whilst also being a carer for her mother.  We’re pleased to offer our second race lane to Dalbinder, who has started out on an amazing journey to raise, not only funds, but also to raise awareness of the work of Dementia UK and family carers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for both Tyrone and Dalbinder to be some of the first people in the world to run 100m on the London 2012 Olympic Stadium track.   Well done!

We’ll be there to cheer them on!

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Dementia UK Challengers to Run 100m in the Olympic Stadium

Be among the first people in the world to run the 100m on the track that will see the stars of Team GB and Paralympics GB compete against world Olympic and Paralympics athletes in summer 2012.

Congratulations to Robert Burge and Bethan Ricketts, who have both been given their own 100m race lane in the Gold Challenge Stadium Event on 1st April.

Bethan, to date, has raised the grand total of £1527.50 towards her 20 Sport Challenge and is currently in 11th place in the top fundraisers league.

Robert is not far behind in 12th place having raised, to date, a magnificent £1502.50 towards his 2012km challenge.

This is a fantastic opportunity for both Robert and Bethan to take part in a once in a lifetime experience.   Well done!  We’ll be there to cheer them on!

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