The shortlists are announced. The tickets are selling fast. The countdown is on.
With just over a week to go until the London Sport Awards 2019, we’ll be focusing in on each of this year’s Award Categories to give you the inside track on each Award and the groups and people that are in the running.
The Technology for Participation Award
Technology has become a part of our everyday lives, and this Award focuses on those groups and individuals who have used technology to help get more people, more active, more of the time.
From app developers to coaches, team managers and funders, more and more of us are using technology to give sport a head start.
The Technology for Participation Award celebrates those that have brought new thinking to sport and given more people a chance to be active across the capital.
Sport Tech Hub
The Technology for Participation Award is backed this year by Sport Tech Hub.
Sport Tech Hub was the UK’s first technology incubator programme dedicated to supporting start-ups driving innovation in physical activity and sport, we believe in the power of tech and sport to change lives.
They believe that technology can play a major role in solving the world’s physical inactivity crisis and that London is the best place to find that solution.
Sport Tech Hub exists to bring together the best and brightest of new innovations for physical activity and sport.
What They’re Saying
“It is a real honour to be able to sponsor The Technology for Participation Award at the London Sport Awards this year.
“Our belief in the power of technology to get more people active it absolutely epitomised by our trio of shortlisted nominees and all three deserve recognition.
“London is the Sport Tech capital of Europe, with nearly €100m invested into the start-up ecosystem in 2018.
“We look forward to growing the impact of Sport Tech in encouraging more people to lead physically active lifestyles and celebrating the companies behind this technology at the Awards.”
Who’s In The Hall of Fame?
The Technology for Participation Award was introduced last year, preceding it was The Making It Easier Award with all the winners part of our London Sport Awards Hall of Fame:
- Camden Council, Health and Wellbeing Team – Race to Health – 2018
- London United – Fulham FC Foundation – 2017
- Our Parks – 2016
Who’s In The Running?
On the shortlist for The Technology for Participation Award at the London Sport Awards 2019 are:
Find out more about our three shortlisted nominees tomorrow, as we look at the nominations made for Better Points, Walk with Path and Street Tag.
Join Us
You can be there with us as we find out who wins The Technology for Participation Award at the London Sport Awards 2019. Tickets are on sale now, but hurry – they’re selling fast, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out!
