University of Wolverhampton Backs Local Sport
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The awards, currently in their 5th year are designed to showcase the Black Country at its very best, and local community clubs, coaches and volunteers will be honoured in a glittering celebration in front of 250 of the Black Country’s finest sporting representatives.
Representing the headline
sponsor, Mike Chamberlain, Director of Sport at the University of Wolverhampton
spoke about their involvement with the awards. He said: "The
University of Wolverhampton is delighted to be the headline sponsor for the
Black Country Sport & Physical Activity Awards 2013, and is committed to
supporting sport and physical activity participation in the region. The
university has invested significantly in sports facilities across the Black
Country and is now developing an Institute of Sport which will develop
partnerships with top regional sports clubs and National Governing Bodies of
Sport, to develop talent and improve the performance of the region's
athletes"
The University is also going to be sponsoring
the Sportsperson of the Year category, which this year, as always, promises to
be tightly contested. Last year’s winner
of this award, Olympic Bronze Medallist, Kristian Thomas said "Winning the Sportsperson award last year
was a great honour and privilege. It was
fantastic to be part of the evening in which the sporting success of 2012 was
celebrated."
Simon Hall, Director of the
Black Country BeActive Partnership, who is organising the event, said "The University of
Wolverhampton’s support is a great boost for the awards. We know that they are one of the main sport players
in the Black Country not only producing the next generation of sports staff,
but also providing exceptional facilities for the local community. We are excited about their plans for sport and
the important role they see the Black Country BeActive Partnership playing in
helping them realise their plans”
Nominations
are open until Friday 13th September.
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