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The Panathlon Foundation is a sports charity that enables children with disabilities in England to have sporting opportunities. Formed in 1996 by Ashley Iceton,〔 the Panathlon Foundation Ltd (registered charity 1072638),〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Panathlon Foundation limited )〕 provides sports coaching within schools, sports equipment to schools, sports training to teachers and coaches and sports competitions. Panathlon is aimed at children with Physical disabilities and Learning Disabilities and includes children with multiple disabilities including Visual and Hearing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=panathlon challenge )〕 Panathlon works with SEN schools and SEN units in mainstream schools.〔 The sports played are the disability specific sports of Table Cricket, Polybat, New Age Kurling, Boccia and Powerchair Football and disability adapted versions of Athletics and Football (Severe Learning Disability Football and Visual Impaired Football).〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=School Games (UK Government Initiative for School Sports) )〕 In the 2009 academic year Panathlon’s work involved 2,500 thousand children aged 7 to 19 years in London, Kent, Essex, Wiltshire and Liverpool.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Jack Petchey Foundation, "Panathlon Challenge" )〕 The charity’s patron is ex-Paralympian Danny Crates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title="Panathlon Challenge Sky Sports Highlights with Danny Crates Introducing" - YouTube )〕 Guests at Panathlon competitions include former sports minister Kate Hoey,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=YouTube, Interview, "Kate-Hoey-Panathlon" )〕 former GB Paralympian Giles Long〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=YouTube, Interview, "GilesLong-Panathlon" )〕 and current GB Paralympian athletes Liz Johnson,(【引用サイトリンク】 title=YouTube, Interview, "Panathlon Liz Johnson Kent soundbite Day 1" ) Helen Turner(【引用サイトリンク】 title=YouTube, Interview, "Panathlon Helen Turner Kent 5th May 2011" ) and Adam Alderman.(【引用サイトリンク】 title=YouTube, Interview, "Panathlon Adam Alderman May 20th" ) Current significant funders of the Panathlon Foundation include The Jack Petchey Foundation,〔 The Mayor of London,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Mayor gives backing to Panathlon Challenge 2010 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Mayor gives backing to Panathlon Challenge 2010 )〕 Woodland Group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Woodland Logistics Delivers for the Panathlon Challenge )〕 Panathlon was featured on Sky Sports in 2010〔 and raced the 100M's at the London Olympic Stadium test event in April 2012.〔 〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Panathlon Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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