Ambassadors David Roberts, Tasha Danvers and Jamie Baulch attend Ceremony. 22 July 2010

The Jaguar Academy of Sport presented 35 young athletes, representing the next generation of British sporting talent, with the Jaguar Academy of Sport Bursary Awards on Wednesday 21 July at a Ceremony in London.

Tasha Danvers and David Roberts, Ambassadors of the Jaguar Academy of Sport, alongside Jamie Baulch, managed to adjust their training schedules to attend the prestigious event at the Hurlingham Club, London.

David Roberts CBE stated: “The Bursary is a fantastic initiative by the Jaguar Academy of Sport to really help support up and coming talent on their path to future success. 

“I wish I had been lucky enough to have such support in the early days of my career, before reaching my first Paralympic Games. It can be a big leap from junior competition to reaching an Olympic or Paralympic Games. Jaguar is really showing their commitment to young sporting talent, which is brilliant news.”

The young athletes were chosen after a rigourous selection process conducted by SportsAid, which administers the Bursary Fund on behalf of the Jaguar Academy,  with the final decision being made by the Patrons and Ambassadors of the Jaguar Academy of Sport, some of the nation’s most successful sportsmen and women.

Representing a total of 30 sporting disciplines all of which are Olympic and Paralympic sports, the athletes aged between 14 and 24 have been drawn from all over the UK, representing 19 English counties, Scotland and Wales.

To find out more visit http://www.jaguaracademyofsport.co.uk