We're Here For Sport.
This is
Our Story.
January 2019
We have an idea to change the world of sport for the better. ๐ก
May 2019
Here For Sport is founded, raising money through the sale of specially-designed sportswear. ๐ค
July 2019
Our first range of sportswear arrives, designed and created by Rival Kit. ๐
September 2019
We begin selling our sportswear! ๐
February 2020
We hold our fundraiser, with 300 people attending the Here For Sport masquerade ball. ๐ฎ
March 2020
COVID hits, halting our plans for world domination, but we donโt stop meeting Coventry city council to discuss our project ๐
July 2020
We support Scottish Rowing with their first ever PRIDE campaign. ๐
August 2020
Our LGBTQ+ rowing webinar is held. ๐ฅ๏ธ
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September 2020
We expand our team, recruiting new directors and the first members of our advisory board. ๐ซถ
October 2020
We work with academics at Loughborough University London to publish research into BAME participation. ๐
December 2020
We attend the Sports for Development conference, โSpotlight on 2021โ. ๐ฃ๏ธ
February 2021
We work with Pride of the Terraces to highlight lived experiences of LGBT athletes. ๐
April 2021
We launch our first ever crowdfunding campaign. ๐
June 2021
We begin training for the Centurion challenge & participate in the Scottish Student Sport conference, sharing our findings. ๐ช
September 2021
We participate in the Centurion challenge with LYR and work with local school to introduce rowing to 100+ new people. ๐ฃ
November 2021
We attend the sports for development CEO conference and receive support from LOVE Rowing. ๐คฉ
February 2022
We join the #IWILL movement and speak at the Youth VIP summit, sharing our research. ๐
March 2022
Here For Sport is nominated in the Undergraduate of the Year Awards. ๐
April 2022
Here For Sport gets involved with the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. ๐
May 2022
Here For Sport is runner-up in Undergraduate of the Year Awards. ๐ฅ
August 2022
Here For Sport is named as part of Gen22 and in the closing ceremony. ๐
September 2022
Here For Sport launches its rowing curriculum in Foxford School. ๐ฆ
November 2022
Here For Sport presents at the Elevate conference. โฌ๏ธ
February 2023
Here For Sport is nominated for Attitude 101 Trailblazers. ๐ฅ
March 2023
The first cohort of our outreach project attend NJRIC. ๐
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