Support system: 20 young athletes receive backing from SportsAid
Long jumper Alessandro Schenini of Giffnock North is one of the young Scots to receive funding support via SportsAid Scotland (photo by Bobby Gavin)
Young Scottish athletes have received important backing from Scottish SportsAid via a series of grant allocations.
In total, 20 Scots are being supported via the fund this year with 19 of those awarded via SportsAid Scotland and a further one via SportsAid in London (Erin Wallace).
The fund supports about 220 aspiring athletes in Scotland across 30 different sports and seeks to help with training and competition costs.
Talented and hard-working young athletes in the age group from 12 to 22 years are supported each year, via various grants and benefactors.
Here’s the list of 2022 Scottish recipients . . .
Georgina Adam (Robertson Trust) Loughborough Students
Alyson Bell (Persimmon Homes) Giffnock North AC
Louisa Brown (Robertson Trust) Garscube Harriers
Sarah Calvert (Robertson Trust) Livingston AC/Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds
Corey Campbell (Robertson Trust) Team East Lothian
Kirsty Costello (Robertson Trust) Kilbarchan AAC
Kai Crawford (Robertson Trust) Aberdeen AAC
Kane Elliott (Robertson Trust) Falkirk Victoria Harriers
Rebecca Grieve (Robertson Trust) Pitreavie AAC
Rebecca Grieve in action for Scotland at the DNA Athletics event in Glasgow in February (photo by Bobby Gavin)
Isla Hedley (Robertson Trust) Fife AC
Katie Johnson (Robertson Trust) Edinburgh AC
Megan Keith (Robertson Trust) Inverness Harriers/Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds
Alastair Marshall (Robertson Trust) Central AC/Stirling Uni
Jack Patton (Robertson Trust) Kilbarchan AAC
Alisha Rees (Robertson Trust) Banchory Stonehaven/Edinburgh AC
Duncan Robinson (Robertson Trust) Giffnock North AC
Alessandro Schenini (Stevenson Trust) Giffnock North AC
Sarah Tait (Robertson Trust) Lasswade AC/Stirling Un
Erin Wallace (SportsAid London) Giffnock North AC
Brodie Young (Robertson Trust) Airdrie Harriers
*Please note there will be an announcement around Para athletes supported by SportsAid at a later date.
Alyson Bell and Brodie Young competed at the European U20s last summer (photos via British Athletics)
Hammer thrower Kirsty Costello is among the athletes to receive support for 2022 via SportsAid (photo via Tru Wealth)
Tags: Development, SportsAid, SportsAid Scotland
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