An evening with the British Olympic Association & Sir Clive Woodward, Director of Olympic Performance
Tuesday 29th September 6:30pm, Mayfair

The London 2012 Olympic Games will be the biggest sporting event this country has ever seen.  If you would like to hear more about the progress being made and how you can support athletes and get behind the Team in the run-up to the Games, this is an evening for you.  Guest will include the BOA’s Chairman, Lord Moynihan (former Minister for Sport), Chief Executive Andy Hunt, Director of Elite Performance Sir Clive Woodward, Sir Matthew Pinsent, four-times Olympic Gold Medallist and Chairman of the Team 2012 Fundraising Programme,as well as a host of Olympians, Paralympians and athletes.  Paul Dieghton, CEO of LOCOG,  (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) will also be speaking on the evening. 

In April, Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, launched "Team 2012", an initiative run by a coalition of organisations including London 2012, the British Olympic Association, the British Paralympic Association and UK Sport.  The aim of the initiative is to raise vital funds to support aspiring athletes and those organisations that will take them on their journey to 2012.  This event is an opportunity for you to hear first-hand how the programme works, what targets have been set, how you can get involved and our athlete’s own stories of courage and determination. 

After graduating from Loughborough University and successful careers both playing rugby and in business, Sir Clive Woodward was appointed by the Rugby Football Union as England Rugby’s first full-time professional Head Coach in 1997.  England’s rise to number one ranking in the world was achieved with a record-breaking sequence of victories, and ultimately led to glory with victory over Australia in the Rugby World Cup Final in Sydney 2003. On his return from this unique sporting achievement, Clive was rewarded with a Knighthood. After eight years of coaching England, Clive entered the world of football, joining Southampton FC, before joining the British Olympic Association as their Director of Olympic Performance. This new role sees Clive working with LOCOG, UK Sport and the 35 Olympic disciplines building strong, meaningful and productive partnerships - all underpinning elite performance to enable our coaches and athletes to deliver success in Beijing, Vancouver and culminating in London 2012.

I am delighted to be an Ambassador for Team 2012 and I very much hope you will join me for this very special evening.

http://www.olympics.org.uk/boa.aspx 

If you would like to attend please RSVP to Kate Lewis

kl@picapital.co.uk

020 7529 5664